From April 2023, Kobe University will start the Medical Innovation Engineering Major, which integrates medicine and engineering to provide practical education on the development of medical devices at the Graduate School of Medicine. In 4, a new medical-engineering fusion department will be established in the Faculty of Medicine, and a new base for medical device development will be established at the International Cancer Research Center attached to the Faculty of Medicine in Minatojima Minami-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe.
According to Kobe University, the aim of the Department of Innovative Medical Engineering is to cultivate human resources who will become leaders in research and development for the domestic production of medical equipment. A total of 3 students, 1 in the master's course and 15 in the doctoral course, enrolled as the first batch of students.
We aim to develop 1 to 3 new medical devices per year by gathering the knowledge of various human resources such as practical education in clinical sites, doctors, and engineering researchers.A commemorative ceremony and symposium will be held on April 4 at the Sysmex Hall of Kobe University School of Medicine in Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe.
We will apply to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to establish a new department in the Faculty of Medicine with a capacity of about 25 students.The new development base will be a 7-story facility with a total area of approximately 3,000 square meters, equipped with seminar rooms and laboratories to serve as a platform for medical device research and development.
Japan's medical equipment is mainly imported from Europe and the United States, resulting in a trade deficit of about 1 trillion yen every year.In particular, the advanced medical equipment used in operating rooms, etc. is currently dependent on imported products, and the development of domestic medical equipment is required.
