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The service is based on RIKEN Genesis OncoPrime Basic test carried out at RIKEN Genesis Innovation Genome Center in Kawasaki and will first be limited to four national university hospitals (Tokyo University, Okayama University, Hokkaido University and Chiba University), to be eventually extended to 10 university hospitals. RIKEN Genesis is an affiliate company of Sysmex […]
Transgenic, a startup focused on genetic testing, signed a non-exclusive licnese for a recombinant model mouse for Alzheimer’s disease developed by Hiroshi MORI of Osaka City University. The model mouse carries an amyloid β precursor protein (APP) gene mutation uniquely found in patients with familial Alzheimer’s disease. In these mice, Aβ oligomers are formed, and […]
In collaboration with Barbara Treutlein of MPI of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, and Cincinnatti Children’s Hospital, the group of Hideki TANIGUCHI has elucidated the regulatory mechanism of human liver bud development. The team used single-cell RNA sequencing to reconstruct hepatocyte-like lineage progression from pluripotency in two-dimensional culture. By reconstituting hepatic, stromal, and endothelial interactions, 3D liver […]
NEDO targets various metal resources to recycle the waste of electric and electronic equipment, to extract and recycle base metals, precious metals, rare metals, etc. from these so-called urban mines. The program on Research and development project on recycling technology to build highly efficient resource recycling system (FY 2017 ~ 2022) will start this year. […]
Kazunori SONOKI of Hirosaki University and Eiji MASAI of Nagaoka University of Technology have engineered Pseudomonas putida KT 2440 and Sphingobium sp. SYK-6 to use G-, S- or H-lignin as sole carbon source for producing cis-cis-muconic acid, a precursor for polymer materials. Yields were up to 35 wt%. JST news release, June 19, 2017
The material is produced from fish waste using a series of microchemical and purification steps resulting in reducing molecular weight and rearranging chemical bonds. Only water under high pressure is used in this process which was patented by Hokkaido Research Institute and supported by NEDO. The material will be offered as functional food additive, for […]
The group of Katsutoshi HORI at Nagoya University has developed a microbial consortium which rapidly degrades oils in waste water, e. g., from food plants, and thus greatly improves waste water purification beyond classical procedures such as pressurized air separation. A venture company named Friend Microbe Co. was formed under Katsuhiko NISHIDA, a former director […]
Selexis is a CMO for the production of recombinant proteins using mammalian cells. JSR, which operates a Life Science Business directed towards in-vitro diagnostics and reagents, bioprocess materials, materials for personalized medicine and development of biotechnology-based medicine, had already acquired KBI Biopharma, a US-based CDMO, in 2015. JSR news release, June 14, 2017
The enzyme, named L-glycotransferase Amano L and obtained from an Aeribacillus strain,, adds a glucose residue to maltotriose. The 82 kDa enzyme is stable at 65C and between pH 5 and 10, with an optimum of pH 7.5. Use of this enzyme leads to clear dextrin solutions, supports anti-staling and helps in cryopreservation steps. Amano […]
A-Station” has been established to further accelerate drug discovery research through evolution of the open innovation system established by Kyoto University and Astellas in the AK project where clinical and basic research of the university and drug discovery research of the company are closely linked in a timely manner. A-Station is a new platform for […]