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Teijin has notified the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, PMDA, to introduce in spring 2018 a wearable cloth as general medical equipment (Class I). The Techno sensor ER” is capable to measure an electrocardiogram by 12 electordes. Technology is based on Nishijin’s textile technology.” Teijin news release, November 16, 2017
The mole rat, native to East Africa, lacks pain sensitivity in its skin, and has very low metabolic and respiratory rates. The mole rat is also remarkable for its longevity and its resistance to cancer and oxygen deprivation. Kumamoto University will construct a mass breeding facility to exploit the unique features of this animal for pharmaceutical and cosmetic projects. Nikkei Biotech news […]
The study group will meet about five times in FY2017 and formulate a bio venture investment guidance“, to promote dialogue between domestic and foreign investors and domestic bio ventures.” Nikkei Biotech news release, November 16, 2017
In cooperation with ExaScaler Co. and PEZY Computing Co., an entirely new immersion cooling system was established at RIKEN which lowered the energy requirements of the computer (2 petaflop class) to 17.009 gigaflops/W. RIKEN plans optimization work to realize even better power consumption performance. RIKEN news release, November 16, 2017