BioJapan Exhibition Report

Osaka-Kansai Expo “Science Exhibition: Connecting with Me and the Future” We exhibited at this event.

Two PI Training Program recipients were selected for the FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program.
PI Training Program recipients Dr. Yu Muta (Kyoto University) and Dr. Kimitoshi Kimura (Kyoto University) have been selected for the “5th FOREST Program”.
Following Dr. Atsushi Mitsuhashi (University of Tokushima) in the previous fiscal year, a total of three researchers from the PI Training Program (nine recipients ) have been selected for the FOREST Program (the selection rate for the 1st to 4th programs was approximately 10%, which is a very narrow selection gate).

About FOREST
In order to promote FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology) program aiming to create seeds that lead to disruptive innovation through diversity and fusion without setting specific projects or short-term goals, this program provides long-term support for unrestricted, challenging and fusion-oriented diverse research not bound by the existing frameworks, for the period of seven years in principle (up to 10 years with an interim stage-gate review) while securing an environment in which researchers can devote themselves to their researches.

The 5^th KENTO Co-Creation Forum was held.

The 14^th Steering Committee meeting was held, and progress was shared with all members.

As part of our support for startup creation/ growth promotion, we held the 5^th Startup Seminar

As part of our support for startup creation/growth promotion, we held a Startup Seminar (special edition).

We exhibited at the EXPO 2025 pre-event " Science : Connecting You to the Future."

We held the PI Development Program Progress Report General Meeting.

As part of our support for startup creation /growth promotion, we held the 3rd Startup Seminar.

As part of our support for startup creation/ growth promotion, we held the 4th Startup Seminar

The 13^th Steering Committee meeting was held, and progress was shared with all members.

A panel discussion was held at BioJapan (co-hosted with the Life Science Incubation Council).

We exhibited at BioJapan.

The 3rd Progress Report Meeting of the PI Development Program was held.

We participated in the “Pre-EXPO Medical care in the Future.”

Participated in the 83^rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association to promote the KENTO Imaging Support Center.

As part of our support for startup creation/growth promotion, we held a Startup Seminar (special edition).

The COI-NEXT Program (NCVC) × LSIC 2024 results report meeting was held.

A site visit to support the promotion of startup creation/growth under the Co-Creation Opportunity Formation Support Program (COI-NEXT) was held. In addition, a mentoring event was held for the three recipients of the program.

As part of our support for startup creation/growth promotion, we held the 1st Startup Seminar (total of 5 sessions).

A promotional video about support for the Creation and Growth of Startup has been released on the NCVC YouTube channel.
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Unit Meeting was held at the Support and Screening Committee for Startup Creation, where advice was given by members of the Startup Support Promotion Committee and a lively exchange of opinions took place.

Pamphlet for Kento Imaging Support Center has been created.
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Continuing from last year, we exhibited at Biojapan in collaboration with the Place for Co-Creation, National Circulation Center, Osaka Prefectural Government, and the Institute of Biomedical Innovation-Ken-Ei Kenkyuken.We exchanged information with visitors, focusing on the introduction of the newly launched “Organization for the Promotion of Health Metropolis Co-Creation” as well as the initiatives of the National Center for Medical Innovation.

The Raman microscopy seminar was held and attended by 72 people, including online participation.

The 8th Steering Committee meeting was held and progress was shared with all members. In addition, the General Foundation for Research on Microbial Diseases of Osaka University, Osaka Public University, and Wellier Corporation were approved as new participating institutions.

JST’s FY2022 “Startup Creation/Growth Promotion Support” program has been adopted.
(Amount of support: up to 100 million yen, period: up to 3 years)

The Kick-off Symposium for the Kento Imaging Support Center was held and attended by 102 people including from companies and universities

Official transition to full-scale support by JST has been approved.
(Amount of support: up to about 400 million yen/year, until FY2029)
We would like to thank all participating institutions for their cooperation and guidance over the past two years.
We look forward to your continued support.

The registration site for the Kick-off Symposium of Kento Imaging Support Center on September 7 has been released.

Kowa Corporation, a participating organization in the Health and Medical Data Platform, has pre-released a health promotion support [Suita Self-Care Suite Trial].

Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK) has been recognized as a “Global Biocommunity” by the Cabinet Office. The National Cardiovascular Center will continue to contribute to BiocK as a key institution of the Digital Biohealth Subcommittee.

NexGen Corporation issued a press release on the occasion of its participation in the “Place for Co-Creation.

The 5th Steering Committee was held to share the progress with all members. The SC approved MUFG Bank, Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Co., Ltd., JCR Pharma Co., Ltd., and NEXGEN Co., Ltd. as new participating institutions.

Shigehiro Asano, the subーproject leader of COI-NEXT, delivered a lecture whose title was “From Keihanshin area to all over Japan. －our project to create an innovation through KENTO－” at HVC KYOTO post-event 2, “To develop innovation ecosystem － What is it that we need in Kansai district?”. This event was organized by JETRO and Kyoto Research Park Corp.

The 3rd steering committee meeting was held. The participants reviewed the progress of the project. They also welcomed AIR WATER INC., Kowa Company, Ltd., and JSPA(Japan Selfcare Promotion Association) as new participating institutions.

The second Steering Committee meeting was held to report the progress with all members.
At this meeting, Kobe University was approved as a new participating institution. In addition, the University of Hyogo, Tohoku University, Kumamoto University, and the University of Tokushima joined the project as a member of the Data Utilization Promotion Fund (for two years).

The first Steering Committee meeting was held to share the progress with all members.
LSI Medience Corporation and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. were also approved as new participating institutions.

The terms of participation for “COI-NEXT” have been established.

“COI-NEXT (bio-field / full-fledged type)” was adopted.