https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/pr/2022/20220223_1/index.html Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have shown that cell-penetrating peptides (CPP*) can be used to introduce plasmid DNA into plants by spraying. Depending on the DNA carried by the plasmid, the researchers showed that they could express foreign proteins in the plant, introduce interfering RNA which silences specific […]
Plants can be transfected by spraying, using DNA and cell-permeable peptide
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.1c07723
Japan starts 1 billion € program on “green power” semiconductors and data centers
https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101513.html
Hydrogen generation from electrolysis: enhancing catalyst lifetime by Co2MnO4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-021-00732-9
Cellular medicine for fecal incontinence: Austrian Innovacell Biotechnologie venture starts phase III clinical studies in Japan
https://bio.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/column/16/021500017/022100228/
CO2 to plastic raw materials – Japan starts 10 years program
https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101517.html
Antibody-covered masks allow for real-time detection of Corona infection
https://www.jst.go.jp/pr/announce/20220210-2/index.html
Corona monitoring from sewage: Shionogi and Shimadzu’s joint venture AdvanSentinel 
https://bio.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/news/p1/22/02/08/09139/
Shimazu and Shionogi establish Advan Sentinel, a joint venture for sewage monitoring of COVID
The company Advan Sentinel in Osaka will provide sewage monitoring-related services to the national and local governments, companies, etc., aiming for sales of 1 billion JP¥ (~7.6 million €) in the next 2-3 years. Shimadzu has developed a „PoP-CoV“ sampler which is installed in manholes for continuous collection over 1 or 2 days. The sample […]
iPS cell-derived kidney tissue: Kyoto startup Regenfro
https://bio.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/news/p1/22/02/07/09134/