In the 1st phase on Next-generation printed electronics materials and processes fundamental technology development” (2011 – 2016), high-definition printing on flexible substrates using pressure sensors etc. was achieved. In the second phase (2016 – 2018), this technology will be customized, leading to printing without photolithography through Thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCD) of any […]
Tokyo Medical Univeersity and Kogakuin University will develop next generation technology for liquid biopsy
Projects will include robot-assisted surgical instruments, brain-computer interface for the early diagnosis of dementia, oral endoscopic surgery etc. Nikkei Biotech news release, April 27, 2016
TAK Circulator venture analyzes human skin microbiome, provides personalized skin cosmetics
The Tokyo-based venture company which originates from research seeds at the University of Tokyo applies Next Generation Sequencing procedures to analyze the individual skin microbiome and suggests individual cosmetics to, e. g., treat juvenile acne and other ingredients to keep a juvenile skin. TAK Circulator website https://www.tak-circ.com/en/
Chugai concludes license agreement with Two Cells Inc. on knee cartilage cell theerapy
Two cells has developed a method to harvest mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) from healthy human synovial cells and injects them after expansion into the damaged knee. A clinical trial will be started in 2017 and products launched in 2020. First products will address cartilage damage caused by sports or accident, and later expansion to osteoarthritis […]
Al Hi-Tech Co. starts operation of Al-composite waste to hydrogen generation plant
The Toyama-based pilot plant produces up to 5 kg/hr hydrogen from 90 kg aluminum scrap, equivalent to the filling amount of the fuel cell vehicle traveling distance of about 700km. The equipment contains a pulper type separator which separates pulp and aluminum-plastic by high speed rotation of the composite material, a dry distillation furnace which […]
Cyberdyne and Keio University start joint research on robotics and stem-cell therapy for spinal cord injury
Cyberdyne, developer of the HAL robot suit, and Keio University have initiated a study to combine rehabilitation of spinal cord-injured patients by combined use of iPS cell-derived neural stem cell transplantation and use of HAL robot suit. Cyberdyne news release, April 118, 2016
RIKEN team achieves continuous femtosecond high-resolution crystal structure analysis (SFX) of proteins
In the procedure, developed at RIKKEN’s SPring8 radiation facilities, microcrystals of proteins are mixed into hyaluronic acid as a hydrogel transport medium, and 20.000 to 30.000 high-resolution diffraction patterns are obtained by femtosecond laser irradiation from which the protein structures can be calculated at about 2 A resolution or better. The procedure is expected to […]
Japanese Society for Genome Editing established
The society HQ is located in Kyoto, and its president is Taku YAMAMOTO of Hiroshima University. https://jsgedit.jp
Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) to expand cancer sequencing service „OncoPrime“
The sequencing service on gene mutations in cancer tissue of cancer patients was started in April 2015 with Kyoto University Hospital and later expanded to Okayama and Hokkaido University Hospital. By the end of 2016, two more university hospitals will follow. Sequencing is done in the USA, and MKI carries out IT analysis of the […]
J-TEC develops autologous cell products under AMED contract
J-TEC, now a Fujifilm company, has started two projects under the Japan AMED mechanism (an NIH-type funding): the development of autologous epidermis including physician-led clinical trials for skin reconstruction, and the expansion of autologous mesenchymal stem cells for applications in ischemic diseases. April 12, 2016