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2016/ 6/ 8

Mitsui Fudosan establishes life science base Promotes innovation through industry-government-academia collaboration

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　On June 2016, 6, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. established Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J) as a pillar of new industry creation.Based in the Nihonbashi area, we will promote and revitalize innovation in the life science field through industry-government-academia collaboration.

　Life science is a complex area of ​​all sciences, and its targets are wide-ranging, including medicine, science, engineering, and artificial intelligence. Through these networks, LINK-J promotes human and technical exchanges with universities, organizations, companies, etc., and supports human resource development and commercialization of ideas.

　The chairman is Hideyuki Okano, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Keio University, and the vice-chairman is Yoshiki Sawa, the dean of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.Thirteen people, including Mr. Yoichiro Matsumoto, Director of RIKEN, and Mr. Shinya Yamanaka, Director of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, will participate in the Steering Advisory Committee.It has also decided to collaborate with the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), which forms the top-class life science agglomeration in the United States, and the life science organization Biocom.

　The business base is Nihonbashi, where many related companies in the life science field are concentrated.Nihonbashi Life Science Hub and Nihonbashi Life Science Building 2 have been added to the Nihonbashi Life Science Building, which houses industry groups such as Osaka University, Kyoto University, Tokyo University, Tohoku University, and the Tokyo branch of UC San Diego, which will be the first in Japan. Become.

　The Tokyo Metropolitan Government also announced its active cooperation, saying, "We will grow Tokyo into an international life science business base and contribute to the health and longevity of the entire nation." In collaboration with LINK-J, we plan to hold a seminar to announce the research results of advanced medical care by the Medical Industry-Academia Collaboration / Medical Device Development Support Center (tentative name) in Tokyo, and promote support and exchanges.

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