In this project, practicality of ocean current power generation will be tested. It could be utilized as a distributed power source for solitary islands, e. g., in the Kuroshio Sea area, and 18 prefectures are involved in the program. Power generation capacity, equipment durability and economy of the system will be scrutinized. Industrial contractor is […]
University of Tokyo team develops fluorescent dyes for intracellular pH measurement
Yasutero URANO and colleagues have synthesized a group of dyes exhibiting a short absorption wavelength of about 80 nm while maintaining fluorescence by becoming acidic. The dyes exhibited high stability on light irradiation. Furthermore, by changing the chemical structure, the fluorescence color could be changed from deep red to near infrared light in response to […]
Daiichi Sankyo extends phase I/II test on novel treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
The drug, DS-5141, is a nucleic acid medicine and has been co-developed with Orrphan Disease Treatment Institute, Tokyo. As it was not possible to obtain the expected results with regard to the main endpoint of efficacy, the administration period for the same patient will be prolonged 4fold. Daiichi Sankyo news release, April 25, 2018
Kobe city quarter: hydrogen only for 2 days, a next step towards Japan’s „hydrogen society“
On April 19th and 20th, hydrogen was used as the only fuel to provide 2800 kW of heat and 1100 kW of electricity to the two facilities of Kobe Port Island central civic hospital, to Port Island sports center, and to Kobe International Exhibition Hall. The performance of each device and system in actual supply […]
Clinical study on gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MDM)
NS-065 / NCNP-01 is an exon-skipping nucleic acid drug created through joint research between National Center for Neurological and Medical Research (NCNP) and Nippon Shinyaku. Itt is targeted as a remedy for patients with DMD who have gene mutations responding to exons 53 skipping of the dystrophin gene. In this study, NS – 065 / […]
NEDO conducts successful field test to supply thermal and electric energy by hydrogen only
On April 19th and 20th, hydrogen as a fuel was used as the only fuel to provide 2800 kW of heat to the two facilities of Kobe Port Island central civic hospital, to Port Island sports center, and to Kobe International Exhibition Hall. This included a total of 1100 kW of electricity. The performance of […]
NEDO starts AI chip program directed towards SMEs
The R & D project will focus on (1) accelerating AI chip development and (2) “AI chip enabled high-efficiency and high-speed processing, aiming to realize “Connected Industries” through the creation of new added value by digitalization. NEDO also plans to dispatch experts so that small and medium-sized venture companies participating in this project can work […]
Dainippon Sumitomo (DS) Pharma Animal Health starts clinical trial on stem cell therapy for dogs
In the experimental design, mesenchymal stem cells are obtained from adipose tissue and applied to dogs who suffer from hernia. The company, a subsidiary of DS Pharma, cooperates with J-ARM Co., Osaka. DS Pharma Animal Health news release, April 19, 2018
iHeart Japan establishes cell culture processing center in Kyoto
IHeart Japan, who develops multilayered sheets of iPS cell derived cardiomyocytes, has established a cell culture processing facility (CPC) in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto Prefecture,as a business base om April 17th, 2018. Nikkei Biotech, April 18, 2018
Toray develops wearable power supply which can be directly pasted on clothes by hot melt method
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Tokyo and at the University of California in Santa Barbara, a group around Daisuke KITAZAWA at Toray has synthesized a new semiconductor polymer PBDTTT-OFT” that is heat resistent and shows high energy conversion efficiency. PBDTTT – OFT has a skeleton similar to “PBDTTT – EFT (or PTB […]