Window to Japan
The team of Akemi OKADA at Osaka University has used next-generation sequencing of leukocyte DNA and machine learning to analyze patterns of white blood cells in Japanese population. Based on 170,000 Japanese whose genetic data are stored in Biobank Japan, their procedure revealed that individual differences in 11 overall patterns are related to more than […]
Inoac Technical Research Institute Co. and AIST, under NEDO contract, have developed a lightweight, high-strength polypropylene and silica airgel with low thermal conductivity of 0.016 W / (m · K). It can be cut and curved and has been developed into mass production of long rolled specimen with a length of 30 meters. It is expected […]
NextGem has basic technologies to identify and isolate hematopoietic stem cells which are active over a long time, a very small portion of hematopoietic stem cells with the proportion of around 1 cell in 100,000 cells of mouse bone marrow cells. The company applies AI and bioinformatics technology including machine learning to reveal such cells […]
Artificial Photosynthetic Chemistry Process Technology Research Association (ARPChem) reports on a red transparent oxygen generating photoelectrode capable of highly efficient decomposition of water by sunlight using a tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) photocatalyst. Tantalum nitride photocatalysts are known as a material which absorbs visible light from 400 nm to 600 nm and photocatalytically decomposes water. In the […]
BioIOS is a hydroxy sulfonated palmitic/stearic acid derived from palm oil. The hydrophilic groups are located in the middle of the hydrophobic chain, providing this new surfactant with excellent surfactant proberties. Kao news release, January 23, 2019
The group of Kenya HONDA has isolated eleven intestinal bacteria that activate immune cells. When administered to mice, infection resistance against pathogenic bacteria and anticancer immune response was strengthened. RIKEN news release, January 23, 2019
In this collaborative research, Shionogi aims to create new peptide drug conjugates by linking drugs or drug candidate compounds to cargo peptides which are able to pass the blood-brain-barrier. Shionogi news release, January 23, 2019
SB623is proprietary product of SanBio, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells that have been genetically engineered to express the intracellular domain of Notch-1. When injected into neural tissue, SB623 cells seem to reverse neural damage. SanBio news release, January 19, 2019
The new container claims 100 % utilization of recycled plastics and zero residual liquid. Kao Corp news release, November 28, 2018
ACTE Ltd. has established to 2,200 dental clinics in Japan and established a method to isolate and store stem cells from dental pulp cells. Gene Techno Science news release, January 17, 2019