Osaka University has signed an agreement with cosmetics manufacturer Mandom under a cross-appointment system (* 1).While Mandom employees are involved in in-house work, he also works as a full-time specially appointed assistant professor at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, and also promotes research guidance work.
According to Mandom, the first target of the cross-appointment system under this agreement is female employees who belong to the Life Science Laboratory of the Mandom Foundation Research Institute.Engaged in research to build an evaluation method for searching for active ingredients in cosmetics using cutting-edge technologies such as regenerative medicine technology at Mandom, as well as international joint research with overseas faculty members and students at the Advanced Cosmetics Science Joint Research Course at Osaka University. Engaged in research guidance.
Osaka University is working on the largest scale female researcher training in Japan by industry, government and academia under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Traction Type)".Mandom is also focusing on promoting diversity toward the 2027th anniversary of its founding in 100.Mandom hopes that this female employee will improve her motivation and broaden her horizons, accelerating her current research.
* 1 Cross-appointment system A system in which researchers are hired at two or more of universities, public research institutes, and companies, and engage in research and development and education at each institution.
