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  • <Response to COVID-19 at iCONM>
  • New！ 7/12/2024
    【Information】 On July 8th (Monday), Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Matthias Barz, the Head of the BioTherapeutics Division and Professor for Biopharmacy from Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, visited our institute.
  • 7/9/2024
    【Award】Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Center Director of iCONM, Received the Municipal Meritorious Service Award from Kawasaki City
  • 6/14/2024
    【Infomation】Online Signing Ceremony Held for MoU with the University of Engineering Technologies of Turkmenistan named after OguzKhan
  • 12/25/2023
    【Infomation】Workshop with Nurses in Kawasaki City and CHANGE members
  • 12/25/2023
    【Infomation】Visiting Class at a High School in Kawasaki City
  • 12/25/2023
    【Pressrelease】Programmed Medical Device (SaMD) Innovation Process and Industrial System Structure Empirically
    -Present and Future of Medical Digital Transformation
  • 12/1/2023

    【Upcoming event】 We will hold the iCONM/CHANGE academic Seminar online.
    Dec. 18 (Mon) 14:00～16:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 13:45)

    Lecture ①
    Title：Exploring hypothalamic neurons and microglia: a strategic action plan to combat obesity
    Speaker： Rosalia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, PhD
    Affiliation：Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona)
    Position：Associate Professor,
    Head of the Biomedical Sciences Unit UI

    Lecture ②
    Title：Neuro-metabolic models: unravelling brain influence on metabolic disorders
    Speaker： Xavier Muñoz Berbel, PhD
    Affiliation：Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC)
    Position：Tenure-track researcher

    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
         *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
    Language: English

    Registration: by Tuesday, December 12, until 12 p.m

  • 11/29/2023
    【Pressrelease】Professor Kazunori Kataoka(Center Director of iCONM), recognized as a "Clarivate Highly Cited Paper Researcher" for the eighth time in seven consecutive years.
  • 11/29/2023
    【Information】 On November 20th, Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert of the Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, visited our institute.
  • 11/21/2023
    【Award】Professor Kazunori Kataoka, Center Director of iCONM, has been selected to a 2023 Highly Cited Researcher in Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science), recognized for his exceptional research influence demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
  • 11/13/2023
    【Infomation】iCONM Public Lecture "Frontiers of Nanomachine Research" was held on 11/11.
  • 11/1/2023
    【Infomation】A newsletter describing iCONM's quarterly events and academic achievements is posted below.
  • 10/26/2023
    【Pressrelease】Deep Learning Solves Longstanding Problem in Nanoparticle Evaluation
    --Discriminating nanoparticle shape from the trajectory of Brownian motion
  • 9/26/2023
    【Pressrelease】Startups move in to challenge ferotosis drug discovery, which is attracting worldwide attention.
  • 9/19/2023
    【Pressrelease】The 2023 Clarivate Citation Laureate Award has been announced, and iCONM Director Kazunori Kataoka has received the award. Clarivate, a global information service provider, selects researchers from around the world who have produced Nobel Prize-worthy research results based on Clarivate's proprietary data analysis, and honors their achievements with Citation LaureatesTM. This year, 23 researchers from five countries received the award.
  • 8/29/2023
    【Award】iCONM Deputy Senior Researcher Yuki Mochida (Lecturer, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) received the Young Scientist Poster Award at the 13th IPC (International Polymer Conference) held in Sapporo, Japan, July 18-21.
  • 8/1/2023
    【Infomation】A newsletter describing iCONM's quarterly events and academic achievements is posted below.
  • 7/12/2023
    【Pressrelease】The Creation of "comb-structured mRNA" and its cellular immunity leading to a novel cancer therapy as a tumor mRNA vaccine -Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
  • 7/7/2023
    【Infomation】In the 2023 edition of the White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation, the initiatives of the Kawasaki waterfront area were introduced as a "large-scale regional science, technology and innovation center.
  • 6/6/2023
    【Information】Dr. Xavier Emanueli, a founding member of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), visits our center.
  • 6/1/2023
    【Pressrelease】iCONM with BioLabs First Corporate Activity Begins
  • 5/31/2023
    【Pressrelease】Basic agreement with the University of Tokyo on the promotion and dissemination of nanomedicine and nursing care innovation.
  • 5/28/2023
    【Award】Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Center Director of iCONM, ranked #1 in Japan and #42 in the world in the second annual ranking of top scientists in the field of chemistry based on data collected from the Microsoft Academic Graph as of December 21, 2022. This ranking is based on the D-index (Discipline H-index) of scientists and takes into account the number of publications and citations, and is a highly reliable list based on an in-depth survey of 166,880 scientists registered on Microsoft Academic Graph. In the field of chemistry, the ranking is based on the profiles of 43,128 scientists.
  • 5/23/2023
    【Information】iCONM 2022 Activity Report has been published.
  • 5/22/2023
    【Award】Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Center Director of iCONM, has received the 34th Mukai Award, which goes to the researchers who have conducted pioneering and original research in the field of basic or applied research that is expected to contribute to the advancement of science and technology.
  • 4/24/2023
    【Award】Prof. Kazunori Kataoka(iCONM Centor Director) attended the award ceremony held on April 22 (Japan time) in San Diego to receive the 2023 Biomaterials Global Impanct.
  • 2/24/2023
    【Award】Biomaterials, an international academic journal announced the winners of Biomaterials Global Impact Award for 2023 and Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Center Director of iCONM was awarded!
  • 2/16/2023
    【Upcoming Event】CHANGE kick-off Symposium
    The CHANGE kick-off Symposium will take place on March 27th in a hybrid format.
    Date: March 27th (Mon.) 13:00-16:05 (Open at 12:45)
    Holding method:Hybrid format at Sation Conference KAWASAKI / Zoom Webinar
    　*We will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
    　*Due to the capacity of the venue, it may not be possible to accommodate requests for venue participation.
    language: Japanese/English *Simultaneous interpretation is provided. *Registration is now closed. Please contact us.
  • 2/1/2023
    【Publication】On January 31, a paper co-authored by Prof Yokota's group at TMDU, Dr. Kataoka, Centre Director of iCONM and Dr. Yasutaka Anraku, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM (Project Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo) was published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology.
  • 1/11/2023
    【Award】Research. com which is the number one research portal for scientists announced Best Scientists in 2022 and Prof. Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of iCONM) received Best Scientist Award! He also recceived an Materials Science in Japan Leader Award and Chemistry in Japan Leader Award.
  • 11/18/2022
    【Upcoming event】 We will hold the iCONM academic Seminar #6 online.
    Nov. 30 (Wed) 10:00～11:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 9:45)
    Title：「Selective synthesis of chitosan nano-conjugates for photochemical internalization cancer therapy」
    Speaker：Dr. Már Másson　/　Professor Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
         *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
    Language: English
    *Registration is now closed.
  • 11/16/2022
    【Award】On November 16, Clarivate plc (UK), which provides insights and analysis results to accelerate innovation, announced Highly Cited Researchers ™ in 2022, and Prof. Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of iCONM) was listed in. Prof. Kataoka has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year.
  • 10/5/2022
    【Paper List updated】The list of published papers by CONM researchers has been updated.
  • 9/6/2022
    【Information】Talents grew up in iCONM #4 introduction Dr. GONZALEZ CARTER
  • 8/16/2022
    【Information】Talents grew up in iCONM #3 introduction Dr. Junjie Li
  • 8/9/2022
    【Information】Talents grew up in iCONM #2 introduction Dr. Saed Abbasi
  • 7/29/2022
    【Award】7/29/2022 Dr. Dirisala Anjaneyulu, iCONM Research Scientist was selected for this Interstellar Initiative.
  • 7/29/2022
    【Information】Talents grew up in iCONM #1 introduction Dr. Joachim van Guyse
  • 6/24/2022
    【Information】iCONM and Universidad Internacional de Cataluña, Spain signed a MoU and an internship student is conducting research at our center.
  • 6/6/2022
    【Information】iCONM and BioLabs announced our collaboration and the launch of a new co-working facility “iCONM in Collaboration with BioLabs”.
  • 3/15/2022
    【Activity Report】We held the young researchers meet up.
  • 3/11/2022
    【Award】Dr. West Paraiso (Research Scientist, iCONM) won Gold Medal for his poster presentation at MRM2021!
  • 3/10/2022
    【Information】 Dr. Sabina Quader, iCONM Principal Investigator, co-authored a review article with Associate Professor Rodriguez of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain, in the journal Nanomedicine.
  • 3/9/2022
    【Article posted】iCONM's comments on the opening of the Tama River Sky Bridge appeared on the front page of the Kanagawa Shimbun.
    • Opening of the Tama River Sky Bridge to be passed on to the next generation (1)
  • 3/9/2022
    【Information】 March 2022, the newsletter "NanoSky Vol.9-Concept of“In-Body Hospitals” evolving toward the realization of a smart life care society" has been published.
  • 3/8/2022
    【Article posted】Attended the preview of the Tama River Sky Bridge (opening 3/12) connecting the King Sky Front and Haneda.
  • 3/7/2022
    【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Nikkei Biotechnology & Business.
  • 3/3/2022
    【Information】Mr. Hirokazu Iwasaki (Vice Director of iCONM) appeared on FM Kawasaki.
  • 3/2/2022
    【Article posted】An article about Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)'s research was published on Yakuji Nippo
  • 3/2/2022
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #62 at Web.
    Mar. 18, 2022 (Fri.) 13:30-15:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 13:15)
    Title: ″My Belongings from Pipettes to Money(?) ″
    Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi ATSUMI / Business Strategy Manager, Office for Post COINS, iCONM
    Language: Japanese
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 2/15/2022
    【Article posted】An article about lecture of Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published on P.6 Kagaku Kogyo Nippo.
  • 2/15/2022
    【Article posted】An article about the workshop held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology on December 13 was published on Science Manabi Labo.
  • 2/15/2022
    【Article posted】An article about Prof. Takanori Ichiki(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Principal Research Scientist, iCONM) 's research was published on Iyakukeizai.
  • 2/15/2022
    【Article posted】An article about iCONM's Incubation Project, which is scheduled to start in the spring of 2022, was published in the Kagaku Kogyo Nippo.
  • 2/9/2022
    【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Asahi Newspaper.
  • 2/9/2022
    【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
  • 2/4/2022
    【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published on P.4 Kagaku Kogyo Nippo.
  • 1/28/2022
    【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Ken Tatsu Net.
  • 1/24/2022
    【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata Youtube Channel.
  • 1/21/2022
    【Activity report】We held the 8th COINS Symposium at web.
  • 1/19/2022
    【Information】Director general, Kataoka's special lecture at last year's WPI Symposium can be viewed in the archive.
  • 1/19/2022
    【Article posted】 An article about Director General, Kazunori Kataoka was published in The Chemical Daily "Choutanpa" dated today.
  • 1/15/2022
    【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata
  • 1/13/2022
    【Activity report】December 2021, we held an exhibition and workshop introducing our research and King SkyFront area at Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum in Ikuta Ryokuchi Park.
  • 1/12/2022
    【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
  • 1/12/2022
    【Article posted】An article from last December's Weekly Playboy No. 51 appeared on Yahoo!News.
  • 1/11/2022
    【Activity Report】We hold the COINS Seminar #61 at Web on Jan. 11 (Tue.). Speaker: R Dr. Shintaro SENGOKU / Professor, Dept. of Technology and Innovation Management Dept. of Innovation Science School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology Title: “Managing inter-/transdisciplinary and fusion scientific research for innovation″
  • 1/8/2022
    【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata
  • 1/8/2022
    【Information】iCONM appeared on Ado Machikku Tengoku
  • 1/7/2022
    【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published on Yomiuri Shimbun.
  • 1/3/2022
    【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Bakugan!Nama news Daimyoujin
  • 12/24/2021
    【Article posted】An article about the workshop held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology on December 13 was published in the media.
  • 12/22/2021
    【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
  • 12/21/2021
    【Article posted】Nobuhiro Nishiyama Principal Research Scientist (iCONM, Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)'s research on "Chemical Surgery" is published in the Chemical Industry Daily. It was published on the first page.
    • Next-generation boron neutron therapy GLP test from 22 years
  • 12/13/2021
    【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, about the development of mRNA medicine was published on weekly Playboy vol.52.
  • 12/13/2021
    【Activity Report】A workshop on the theme of "super-aging society" was held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology for Science and Technology.
  • 12/10/2021
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #61 at Web.
    Jan. 11, 2022 (Tue.) 10:00-11:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 9:45)

    Speaker: Dr. Shintaro SENGOKU / Professor, Dept. of Technology and Innovation Management Dept. of Innovation Science School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Title: “Managing inter-/transdisciplinary and fusion scientific research for innovation″

    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 12/6/2021
    【Article posted】The article about research of nanomachine was published on weekly Playboy vol.51.
    • In 2045, Disease-free era has arrived by "In-Body Hospitals"! | RCC radio
  • 12/3/2021
    【Article posted】In the January 2022 issue of Nikkei Trendy, "Nanomachine" to be researched by iCONM was introduced in "Technology and Consumption 40 Required Keywords for Talking about the Future".
  • 12/1/2021
    We will hold the 8th COINS Symposium at web.
    Date: Jan 21 (Fri.) 13:00-17:15 (Open at 12:30)
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
       *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
       Public Viewing (Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall)
    language: English - Japanese *Simultaneous interpretation is provided. CLOSED　*The online registration is closed. Please contact us.

    An article about this symposium was published in the media.

    • "Introduce cutting-edge medicalcare" | Kanagawa Shimbun Ltd.(12.22)
  • 11/26/2021
    【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) regarding his research of mRNA was published in Chugoku Shimbun.
  • 11/26/2021
    【Information】"Mirai wo tsukuru shigoto zukan (Gakken)" has been selected as one of the "100 books for Science Roads" sponsored by RIKEN. The smart nanomachine researched by iCONM is taken up in the illustrated book, and is explained by Senior Researcher Yuki Mochida.
  • 11/24/2021
    【Activity Report】Participants of “Kawasaki distributed Museum Lecture” and first grade students from Tokyo Metropolitan Science & Technology High School visited King SkyFront.
  • 11/17/2021
    【Article posted】An article about the press releases on 10/6 was published in Nikkeisangyo Shimbun.
  • 11/16/2021
    【Award】On November 16, Clarivate plc (UK), which provides insights and analysis results to accelerate innovation, announced Highly Cited Researchers ™ in 2021, and Prof. Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of iCONM) and Prof. Takahiro Ochiya (Tokyo Medical University, a COINS participating researcher) were listed in. Prof. Kataoka has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year, and Prof. Ochiya does for the third consecutive year.
  • 11/16/2021
    An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, about the development of mRNA medicine was posted on Yahoo!News.
  • 11/12/2021
    【Article posted】An article about the lecture of Prof. Keiji Itaka (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published in Yakujinippo.
  • 11/10/2021
    【Activity Report】On November 10th, Dr. Sabina Quader (Senior Research Scientist, iCONM) gave an online special lecture at the International University of Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), and described the future prospects of the research about smart nanomachines being developed at iCONM.
  • 10/29/2021
    【Article posted】 Articles on 10/6 and 10/8 press releases have been posted on overseas sites.
  • 10/22/2021
    【Article posted】 An article of Kazunori Kataoka, Dierctor General, was published in "COMPUS" HARIMA QUARTERLY.
  • 10/19/2021
    【Article posted】 Newton Mook Science Knowledge of Medicine Revised 3rd Edition was published. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General introduced "In-Body Hospital".
  • 10/18/2021
    【Activity Report】iCONM exhibition booth at BioJapan 2021
  • 10/15/2021
    【Activity Report】6th graders of Kamimaruko Primary School, Kawasaki City visited King SkyFront.
  • 10/11/2021
    【Information】 COINS member Professor Takahiro Ochiya of Tokyo Medical University, appeared NHK World “Medical Frontiers” and explained early diagnosis of cancer.
    • On air:October 16（Sat.）4:00
  • 10/8/2021
    【Press Release】 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry (USTC: University of Science and Technology), has created nanomachines that detect MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases), a principal enzyme for cancer cells to invade normal tissue, and deliver anticancer drugs according to an announcement in the journal Advanced Materials (IF = 30.849).
    This research result was published in " The journal Advanced Materials "
  • 10/7/2021
    【Activity Report】We hold the COINS Seminar #60 at Web on Oct. 7 (Thu.). Speaker: Rosalia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, PhD Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) Associate Professor, Head of the Biomedical Sciences Degree Title: “Targeting neurons: more brain than brawn to solve obesity″
  • 10/7/2021
    【Information】On Wednesday, October 13 - Friday, October 15, iCONM participates in BioJapan 2021BioJapan 2021, which is Asia's largest event in bio business to be held at Pacifico Yokohama. Please visit us!
    Booth No: D-14 / Exhibition booth: Yokohama・Kawasaki pavilion
  • 10/6/2021
    【Press seminar】 The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, in collaboration with the Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, has succeeded in efficiently delivering an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) into the mouse brain, confirming its high efficacy and specificality in treating orthotopically transplanted mice with glioblastoma (GBM), A press seminar was held.
    This research result was published in "Nature Biomedical Engineering"
  • 10/6/2021
    【Article posted】An article about our efforts with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation was published in Yahoo! News.
  • 10/1/2021
    【Activity Report】 COINS (the core project of iCONM) was held “COINS Online Workshop 2021” .
  • 10/1/2021
    【Information】 iCONM has designated October as "Compliance Promotion Month" and will carry out various activities to ensure compliance.
  • 9/28/2021
    【Article posted】An interview article about round-table discussion which Director General, Kaznori Kataokathe joined was published in the Monthly Keidanren vol.Sep. 2021.
  • 9/26/2021
    【Article posted】 An article about research of iCONM was published in the Koumei Shimbun.
  • 9/24/2021
    【Activity Report】 September 24 (Fri.), COINS Seminar #59 was held at web.
    Speaker: Speaker: Ichio Aoki, PhD. / Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
    Title: ‟In vivo MR Imaging for nano-machine and thranostics”
  • 9/7/2021
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #60 at Web.
    Oct. 7 (Thu.) 16:00～17:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 15:45-)
    Speaker: Rosalia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, PhD
    Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona)
    Associate Professor, Head of the Biomedical Sciences Degree
    Title: “Targeting neurons: more brain than brawn to solve obesity″
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
    *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 9/2/2021
    【Activity Report】We held 1st iCONM/Industry-Academia Collaborative Seminar.
  • 9/2/2021
    【News】COINS is exhibiting at "Innovation Japan 2021 -University Trade Shows Online".
  • 8/26/2021
    【Information】Prof. Takanori Ichiki(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Principal Research Scientist, iCONM) appeared on FM Kawasaki.
  • 8/23/2021
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #59 at Web.
    Sep. 24 (Fri.) 13:00-14:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 12:45-)
    Speaker: Ichio Aoki, PhD. / Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
    Title: “In vivo MR Imaging for nano-machine and thranostics″
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
    *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 8/11/2021
    【Article posted】An article about our research "Nano-micelle Packaging CRISPR/Cas9 Components Enables Brain Genome Editing” was posted on TriLink BYOTECHNOLOGIES.
  • 8/4/2021
    【Article posted】 Introduction of iCONM video (6/26 TV program LOVE Kawasaki) was introduced on COI website and COI Drive.
  • 8/4/2021
    【Article posted】 An Article of JST NEWS (published on June) was published in Science Japan website.
  • 8/3/2021
    【Press Release】 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine and the International University of Catalunya jointly announced that Polymeric Nanomicelles Improve Internalization of Lipid Metabolism Modulators in Brain Cells.
    This research result was published in " Biomaterials Science "
  • 8/3/2021
    【Activity Report】Four members from “Kawasaki City Children’s Council” visited iCONM
  • 7/30/2021
    【Activity Report】Second grade students from Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology、Elementary schools in Kawasaki City isited iCONM.
  • 7/26/2021
    【Information】 Dr. Yasutaka ANRAKU (Project Associate Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) was appeared NHK World “Medical Frontiers” and explained nanomachines with the ability to deliver drug into the brain.
  • 7/26/2021
    【Activity Report】 July 26 (Mon.), We held the 9th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
  • 7/15/2021
    【Information】An article about the press release on 4/20 "Treatment of primary and metastatic breast and pancreatic tumors upon intravenous delivery of a PRDM14-specific chimeric siRNA/nanocarrier complex" was published in Science Japan.
  • 7/4/2021
    【Article posted】 7/4（Sun.）An Article about Kingskyfront was published in Yomiuri Shimbun P.22.
  • 7/2/2021
    【Article posted】 An Article of JST NEWS (published on June) was published in 客観日本 website. (Chinese)
  • 6/24/2021
    【Information】 iCONM will be introduced on TV. Please take a look.
    TVK NewsLink (Fri.) 25/6/2021 at 9:30 pm ~
    TVK LOVE KAWASAKI (Sat.) 26/6/2021 at 9:00 am~
  • 6/21/2021
    【Activity Report】 June 21 (Mon.), We held the 8th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
  • 6/14/2021
    【Activity Report】 16th COINS General meeting was held on June 14.
  • 5/31/2021
    【Activity Report】 May 31 (Mon.), We held the 7th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
  • 5/29/2021
    【Activity Report】 May 29 (Sat.), 2nd iCONM Public Lecture at Web was held at web.
    Title: ～Cancer treatment and clinical trial we want to know correctly～
    Program overview:
    "Greeting" Kazunori KATAOKA, Director General, iCONM
    "What we want to know about brain surgery - Especially brain tumor -" Prof. Yoshihiro MURAGAKI Vice Director, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University
    "What are clinical trials? - How can we receive a best treatment? -" Prof. Noriyuki KATSUMATA, Medical Oncology, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Nippon Medical School.
  • 5/10/2021
    【Activity Report】 May 10 (Mon.), COINS Seminar #58 was held at web.
    Speaker: Kanjiro MIYATA / Associate Professor / Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo ／ Kataoka・Kinoh Lab, iCONMI
    Title: ‟ Nanomedicines for oligonucleotide delivery”
  • 4/26/2021
    【Information】 We will hold the 2nd iCONM Public Lecture ～Cancer treatment and clinical trial we want to know correctly～ at Web.
    May 29, 2021 (Sat.) 14:00-16:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 13:45-)
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
    Language: Japanese
    Program overview:
    "Greeting" Kazunori KATAOKA, Director General, iCONM
    "What we want to know about brain surgery - Especially brain tumor -" Prof. Yoshihiro MURAGAKI Vice Director, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University
    "What are clinical trials? - How can we receive a best treatment? -" Prof. Noriyuki KATSUMATA, Medical Oncology, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Nippon Medical School. *Registration is now closed.
  • 4/12/2021
    【Activity Report】 April 12th (Mon.), We held the 6th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
  • 4/12/2021
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #58 at Web.
    May 10 (Mon.) 15:00-16:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 14:45-)
    Speaker:Ph.D. Kanjiro MIYATA / Associate Professor / Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo
    Title: "Nanomedicines for oligonucleotide delivery"
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 4/1/2021
    【Activity Report】 March 27 (Sat.), The 1st iCONM Public Lecture was held simultaneously at zoom and public viewing. Three-part lecture with the theme “What is nanomedicine?”
    Part 1："Who is the drug carrier?"/ Kazunori KATAOKA, Director General／Laboratory Head
    Part 2："What is the cause of illness?"/ Saed Abbasi, Research Scientist
    Part 3："By the way, what about vaccines?"/ Satoshi UCHIDA, Deputy Principal Research Scientist
  • 4/1/2021
    【Information】 April 2021, the newsletter "NanoSky Vol.8-COINS's original innovation plastic that connects to future medical care""T-form" has been published.
  • 3/26/2021
    【Information】 On Friday, March 26, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General of iCONM gave a lecture at the symposium of NanoTech in Thailand.
  • 3/25/2021
    【Activity Report】 March 25 (Thu.), COINS Seminar #57 was held at web.
    Speaker: Keiji ITAKA / Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University ／ Itaka Lab, iCONMI
    Title: ‟ mRNA therapeutics: from vaccine to regenerative medicine”
  • 3/17/2021
    【Information】 3/18 15: 30-16: 00 Shimazaki, who is in charge of communication, will appear at Kawasaki FM "Kawasaki Hot ☆ Studio" and will introduce the highlights of the public lecture scheduled to be held on 3/27. You can also enjoy it on Internet radio, so please access it from the Kawasaki FM website. Is the keyword an egg?
  • 3/10/2021
    【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #57 at Web.
    March 25 (Thu.) 16:30-18:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 16:15-)
    Speaker: M.D.,Ph.D. Keiji ITAKA /Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University ／ Itaka Lab, iCONMI
    Title: ‟ mRNA therapeutics: from vaccine to regenerative medicine”
    Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
  • 3/10/2021
    【Press seminar】 The research group of Deputy Principal Research Scientist Dr. Satoshi Uchida (Associate Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine reported that optimized nano-micelles can induce efficient genome editing in the mouse brain. A press seminar was held.
    This research result was published in "Journal of Controlled Release"
  • 3/8/2021
    【Activity Report】 March 8th (Mon.), We held the 5th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
  • 3/4/2021
    【Award】 COINS received the Japan Open Innovation Prize (JOIP) Selection Committee Special Award.

  • 3/2/2021
    【Press Release】 A research group consisting of Prof. Yutaka Kondo, Yoshihiko Tasaki, Graduate student (Division of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine) made a new therapeutic drug that the targeting of TUG1 by anti-TUG1 coupled with our new cancer-specific drug delivery system (TUG1-DDS). This was collaborative research with Nagoya City University, The University of Tokyo, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.
    This research result was published in "Cancer Research"
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