RIKEN opens European Office in Brussels
The office was opened on Nov. 1, 2018, followed by an opening ceremony on Nov. 29.
RIKEN news release, December 7, 2018
RIKEN opens European Office in Brussels
The office was opened on Nov. 1, 2018, followed by an opening ceremony on Nov. 29. RIKEN news release, December 7,...
read moreMorinaga Milk will introduce milk products containing tripeptide MKP as blood pressure lowering agent
The tripeptide (methionine – lysine – proline) isolated from casein degradation has been shown to be an ACE inhibitor and lower systolic blood pressure in man. This development follows up on lactotripeptide present in Calpis products since 2012, and other...
read moreMitsubishi completes MUSE cell production facility, aims at triple sales of biodegradable plastic
According to a business presentation meeting of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, the companies Life Sciences Institute LSII hs completed, in October, the facility for the manufacture of heterologous MUSE cells. For 2019, triple sales of biodegradable BioPBS (bio-based...
read moreNEDO initiates program for Cyberspace Infrastructure Technology
“Society 5.0” is seen as a human-centered society where people can live a comfortable, vibrant and high-quality life by providing goods and services that respond to individual needs. In Society 5.0, a huge amount of information from sensors in the physical space is...
read moreSuntory sequences genome of red-wine grapes dominant in Japan
Suntory has announced that they deciphered the genome of muscat Bailey A, the most widely used red wine grapes harvested in Japan. Suntory, ASEV Japan meeting, November 18,...
read moreKeio University screens ALS drugs on disease-specific iPS-cells and starts phase I/IIa clinical trial
ALS is a refractory neurological disorder characterized by muscle atrophy due to disorder of spinal motor neurons. A team of Keio University Hospital has generated iPS cells from tissues of patients with neurological disorders and developed a drug screening method...
read moreOlympus starts clinical trial on cultured cartilage cells with Korean JV
Olympus has built a joint venture with Korea’s Sewon Cellontech under the name of Olympus RMS Co., Ltd. This JV has developed in Japan from autologous tissue a CCI kit (Cultured Chondrocyte Implantation kit), for the treatment of traumatic cartilage defects of the...
read moreKeio University: plans for clinical study on iPS cell derived neural progenitor cells, focus on subacute spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Keio University prepare for clinical studies using neuronal precursor cells derived from allogenic iPS cells. It is expected that such treatment can alleviate paralysis symptoms in patients with subacute stage spinal cord injury ("spinal cord injury 14...
read moreKonica-Minolta establishs subsidiary “Precision Medicine Japan”
The objective is to help Konica Minolta and acquired companies in decision-making for R & D, and to accelerate the development of companion diagnostic (CDx) technologies and services. Nikkei Biotech news release, November 28,...
read moreTokyo Institute of Technology: highly efficient reduction of carbon dioxide with copper manganese photocatalyst
A joint team at TIT and AIST has developed a largely improved system for production of formic acid from CO2, using a Cu (I) photosensitizer and Mn (I) catalysts. The quantum yield was 57%, the turnover number 1300 times or more. JST news release, November 28,...
read moreSpiber to build production plant for spider silk proteins in Thailand
The facility will be built in Rayong, Thailand, with production and purification facilities 100 times larger than the company’s production facilities in Tsuruoka, Japan. Construction will start in mid-2019, and commercial production is planned for 2021. Processing of...
read moreTeam at Kyoto University elucidates mechanism how round shape of eyeball is formed
Satoru OKUDA and colleagues at Kyoto University’s Virus and Regenerative Medicine Research Institute have elucidated the mechanism by which the form of eye balls is shaped. First, myosin gathers on the inner surface of nerve tissue that protrudes from the brain, and...
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