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- 3.29.2017
【News report】Article related to research conducting at COINS in iCONM was published in Yomiuri online (3/29) and p.10 in Yomiuri Shimbun (3/29). The title is "Anticancer drug x Ultrasound Clinical Study".
- 3.22.2017
【News report】Mar. 28（Thu.） Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General, iCONM will appear in 'Front-Line Medicine' of "Flood of appointments! Amazing doctors at special outpatient !!" It will start at 19:00 - 23:00.
- 3.22.2017
【News report】Article related to research conducting at COINS in iCONM was published in Nikkei online (3/12) and p.11 in Nikkei Morning paper (3/13). The title is "Development of new treatment for pancreatic cancer Tokyo women's Medical University etc. with fine particles and ultrasound"
- 3.22.2017
【Information】National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced newly elected members this year on February 8, and Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of iCONM, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, the Research Leader of COINS, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) was elected as a foreign member (Foreign Member).
NAE elects engineers who have made remarkable achievements every year, and being elected as a member is considered the highest honor for stakeholders in the United States.
NAE, together with the American Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Medicine, constitutes the Academies of the United States of America, and is engaged in formulating programs on engineering education and research promotion and in advising the Federal Government.
The reason for choosing Kataoka Director General is his pioneer research related to the creation of supramolecular nanostructures and their applications to drugs and gene delivery which are closely related to nanomachines, that is the key of realizing "In body hospital" currently being promoted by COINS Research ". Appointment ceremony will be held at the National Academy's Headquarters in Washington DC, USA on October 8 this year. Twenty-seven people from Japan have been elected as foreign members, including Dr. Leona ezaki and Dr. Isamu Akasaki in the past.
- 3.22.2017
【Award】Here are the five poster award winners of the 11th Annual Symposium on Nanobiotechnology 2017.
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- 3.22.2017
【Activity report】11th Annual Symposium on Nanobiotechnology organized by Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion was held on Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28.
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- 3.22.2017
【Award】Daiki Sueyoshi (Cabral Lab. The University of Tokyo) received Dean's Award from Graduate School of Engineering
- 3.14.2017
【Activity Report】Feb. 15(Wed.), ASEAN Young Officers from Invitation Program of JST visited iCONM.
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- 2.17.2017
【Activity Report】Jan. 19 (Thu.), COINS Seminar #24 was held.
Lecturer: Prof. Mark E. Davis, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Titile：Nanoparticle Therapeutics: From Concept to Clinic
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- 2.17.2017
【Activity Report】Jan. 17 (Tue.), COINS Seminar #23 was held.
Lecturer: Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert, Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Title: Engineering pharmaceutical polymers and nanoparticle libraries
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- 2.17.2017
【Magazine】Article of Dr. Nobuhiro Nishiyama, iCONM Principal Research Scientist (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Institute of Innovative Research / COINS Theme 5 Leader) was appeared in Nikkei Science, Feb. 2017 issue published on Dec. 24 Title: Forefront of Nano-research · Nanotechnology, Deliver drugs loaded on high-performance nanomachines
- 2.17.2017
【Quarterly magazine】Article of Dr. Kazunori Kataoka,'s interview ( Director-General, iCONM) and introduction of iCONM and COINS were appeared in the cultural information magazine "My way" vol. 100 anniversary issue (Dec. 2016 issue) issued by Hamagin institute f Industry and culture promotion as Kanagawa's medical field with cutting-edge technology that staring the future. Title: Target cancer without side effect, practical application is rapidly approaching.
- 2.17.2017
【Activity Report】Dec. 15 (Thu.), 3rd COINS International Symposium was held.
- 2.17.2017
【Award】Dr. Mitsuru Naito, Guest researcher (Project researcher, Laboratory of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine), was awarded Kawahara Prize of the 2nd Annual Meeting of Nucleic Acids Therapeutics Society of Japan which was held from Nov. 15 - Nov. 17. The awarded title was _______(Co-Author: Hiroyasu takemoto, Kim Hyun-Jin, Mao Hori, Shigehito Osawa, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Kanjiro Miyata and Kazunori Kataoka)
- 2.17.2017
【Award】Dr. Mitsuru Naito, Guest researcher (Project researcher, Laboratory of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine), was Oral Preentation Prize of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Drug Deliver System which was held from June 30 - July 1. The awarded title was _______(Co-Author: 東亮太, Hiroyasu Takemoto,ao Hori, Shigehito Osawa, Kim Hyun-Jin, Takehiko Ishii, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Kanjiro Miyata and Kazunori Kataoka)
- 2.17.2017
【Paper】Paper published online to Biomacromolecules on Dec. 2 "Poly(ethylene glycol) crowding as critical factor to determine pDNA packaging scheme into polyplex micelles for enhanced gene expression" was introduced in ACS editors' Choice.
- 2.17.2017
【Activity Report】Dec. 1 (Thu.), COINS Seminar #22 was held.
Lecturer: Dr. Ernst Wagner（Professor and Chair, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, LudwigMaximilians-Universität München, Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM)）
Title: Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy
- 2.17.2017
【Activity Report】Dec. 1 (Thu.), Indonesia Bandung Institute of Technology,
Research Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology（NRCN）visited iCONM.
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- 2.14.2017
【Activity Report】Feb. 9 (Thu.), iCONM Seminar #4 was held at iCONM.
Lecturer: Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science.
Title：“About the research doing at Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science.”
- 2.14.2017
【Activity Report】Feb. 3 (Fri.), iCONM Seminar #3 was held at iCONM.
Lecturer: Dr. Yoshifumi Nishimura, Advisor to the President, Yokohama City University.
Title：“Structural epigenomics by NMR.”
- 2.9.2017
Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director Generel of iCONM, has been elected to a Foreign Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his pioneering contributions to the design of supramolecular nanostructures and their application to drug and gene delivery.
- 2.9.2017
【News Coverage】Interview of Dr. Takanori Ichiki, The center's Principal Research Scientist and lab Head / Professor, Dept. of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo was introduced in Tokyo Electoron web Magazine "TELESCOPE Magazine" No.13.
- 2.3.2017
【Activity Report】Jan. 27 (Fri.), Tonomachi Cafe #1 organized by Kawasaki city was held at iCONM. Dr. Takanori Ichiki, iCONM's Principal Research Scientist and lab Head / Professor, Dept. of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo was invited to a seminar to give a lecture on research and development in Tonomachi under a theme of "Toward future blood based cancer detection device - Aim for preventive medicine ~".
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- 1.31.2017
【Media Coverage】 Special Issue: Dedicated to Kazunori Kataoka on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday has been published in Macromolecular Bioscience (Wiley-VCH) as Volume 17, Issue 1, 2017. This issue was dedicated to Professor Kazunori Kataoka for celebrating his 65th birthday, and highlights his pioneering work in nanomedicine with great contributions in polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, biomaterials, drug and gene delivery. The special issue was edited by Dr. Horacio CABRAL, Dr. Kanjiro MIYATA, and Dr. Kensuke OSADA, who received great edification from Prof. Kazunori Kataoka. All the articles in this issue are free to view online until end of 2017.
- 1.26.2017
【Activity report】7th COINS General meeting was held on January 26.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Nov.9 (Wed.), Science and Technology section, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Japan visited iCONM.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Nov. 16 (Wed.), Members of Danish International Market Development Committee visited iCONM.
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- 1.13.2017
【Information】 iCONM Ichiki Lab.opened a websites.
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- 1.13.2017
【Award】 Nov. 1 (Tue.), Dr. Keiji Itaka, Principal Research Scientist (Project Associate Professor, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo / COINS Theme Leader 3) received 'Best Abstract Presentation Award at the 4th International mRNA Health Conference'.
- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 25 (Tue), iCONM's main project COINS Seminar #21 was held.
Lecturer: Dr. Emmanuelle MARIE, Researcher, The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Title: Polymer coatings for dynamic adjustment of specific and non-specific interactions for cell culture
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 20 (Thu.), iCONM's main project COINS Seminar #20 was held.
Lecturer: Dr. Michael Sprenger, Senior adviser for IT & innovation, National Institute for IT in Healthcare, Technical University of Eindhoven
Title: The Implementation and Strategy of ICT in Healthcare in the Netherlands.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 20 (Thu.), The delegation of Healthcare Innovation of Netherland visited.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 13 (Thu.), The delegation of Academic Research & Industry - Academia - Government Collaboration, Nagoya University and The University of Minnesota with the connection to Nagoya University visited iCONM.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 13 (Thu.), Students from International Department, Tachibana high School visited iCONM as a part of extracurricular activities.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 12 (Wed.) - 14 (Fri.), "Bio Japan YOKOHAMA 2016" was held and iCONM exhibited.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 8 (Sat.), Students from Fukuoka Pref. Kosumigaoka High School visited one of the COINS participating institutions Ichiki Lab. at The University of Tokyo.
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- 1.13.2017
【News Coverage】 Oct. 12 (Wed.), Article of nanomachines that Kazunori Kataoka, Director-General of iCONM (Research Leader, COINS / Professor, The University of Tokyo) advances research was put on the Newsweek website. Newsweek Japanese version (Web) Build a hospital inside the body?! Nanomachines that data communicate in the blood become a reality.
- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 7 (Fri.), One of our main projects COINS Seminar #19 was held. Lecturer: Prof. Won Jong Kim (Department of Chemistry Polymer Research Institute,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Title: Polymer-based Nitric Oxide Delivery System for Bioapplication
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Oct. 6 (Thu.), Students from Fukuoka Pref. Kosumigaoka High School visited iCONM as one of the extracurricular activities.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Sept. 30 (Fri.) - Oct. 1 (Sat.), iCONM's main project COI program (JST) Center of Open Innovation Network for Smart Health (COINS) had a retreat camp at Shonan Village.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Sept. 20 (Tue.), A memorial service for animals was held.
- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Sept. 15 (Thu.), "Medicine-Engineering collaboration Forum in Kawasaki" organized by Kawasaki City was held and iCONM tour was arranged as well.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】 Sept. 14 (Wed.), Mr. Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov, Vice Director General, Israel Ministry of Health Mission, a chief scientist of Israel Ministry of Health and Embassy of Israel visited iCONM.
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- 1.13.2017
【Activity Report】Sept. 7 (Wed.) - Sept. 9 (Fri.), JASIS 2016 which is the largest analytical and scientific machines exhibition in Asia was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall. Ichiki Lab., The University of Tokyo exhibited representing COINS which is iCONM's main project.
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- 1.13.2017
【News Coverage】 Sept. 30 (Fri.), Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General (Professor, The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Yasuhiro Matsumura, Director of Division of Developmental Therapeutics Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center Leader, National Cancer Center were introduced as the world top class Kawasaki researchers in Kanagawa Shimbun.
- Kanagawa Shimbun Page 19
Rising expectation "Kawasaki's star" Nobel Prize announcement next week
Many engineers as research institutions accumulate
- Kanakoro Kanagawa Shimbun Web.
Rising expectation "Kawasaki's star" Nobel Prize announcement in October
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- (9/23) Tokyo Shimbun Page 3
Nobel Prize candidate 24 including 3 Japanese
Three Japanese "Powerful candidates"
- 1.13.2017
【News Coverage】 Sept.. 21 (Wed.),
Thomson Reuters announced that they will award the "Thomson Reuters Quotation Honorary Award" for 2016 to Dr. Yasuhiro Matsumura, Principal scientist of iCONM / Director, the Research Center Advanced Medicine Development Center Advanced Medicine Development Center, National Cancer Center) and covered as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in 2016.
- Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Citation Honors Award (Nobel Prize prediction) 3 candidates from Japan in 2016
- Press Release (9/21)
National Research Council National National Cancer Center
- Related articles (9/21)
- Mainichi Shimbun Digital edition
Nobel Prize Japanese Honjo, Maeda and Matsumura are powerful candidates
- NHK NEWS WEB
This year's Nobel Prize prediction goes to three Japanese researchers
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Nobel Prize prediction goes to Honjo and Matsumura by US Research company
- JIJI Press JIJI COM
- 12.8.2016
【Paper】Our article "Poly(ethylene glycol) crowding as critical factor to determine pDNA packaging scheme into polyplex micelles for enhanced gene expression" just published in Biomacromolecules has been selected to be featured in the ACS Editors' Choice based on recommendations by the scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world.
- 11.18.2016
【Information】iCONM will hold the 11th Annual Symposium on Nanobiotechnology
Date: Feb. 27 (Mon.) & 28 (Tue.) 9:30am – (Registration starts at 8:30am)
Venue: Ground Floor & 4th Floor, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall
Language: English (No simultaneous interpretation)
Registration Fee: 3,000yen
* Please register online. The symposium website can be found here.
- 11.18.2016
【Media Coverage】The following commentary video was uploaded on ACS Nano, one of the top journals in the nanotechnology field, regarding the paper: "Nanomedicine Eradicating Cancer Stem-Like Cells in Vivo by pH-Triggered Intracellular Cooperative Action of Loaded Drugs" by Dr. Hiroaki Kinoh, Deputy Principal Research Scientist (iCONM Deputy Lab. Head, Visiting Scientist, The University of Tokyo), Visiting Scientist Dr. Horacio Cabral, (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo) and others.
Their paper was also introduced as one of their most downloaded papers.
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- 11.18.2016
【Information】COINS Seminar #22
Date: Dec. 1 (Thu.), 2016
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am (Registration will start at 10:00am)
Venue: 3rd Floor, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM)
Language: English (No simultaneous interpretation)
Registration fee: Free of charge
Capacity: 30 people
Application: Pre-registration by email
Subject: Registration request for the seminar on 12/1
Text: Your full name, affiliation, position and email address
Email: Please return to jimukyoku-coins"at"kawasaki-net.ne.jp
(Replace "at" with "@".)
We look forward to seeing you at the seminar on Dec. 1 (Thu.).
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- 10.17.2016
【Activity Report】The Governor of Queensland, Australia, His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC visited iCONM on Aug. 31 (Wed.).
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- 10.17.2016
【Activity Report】The “JST Fair - Future Industrial Creation with Scientific Technology,” which was organized by JST, was held at Tokyo Big site on Aug, 25 (Thurs.) and Aug. 26 (Fri.). Our core project COINS had an exhibition booth in the COI zone and gave a presentation regarding our research results.
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- 10.17.2016
【Activity Report】Former Administrative Deputy-Minister Mr. Sadayuki Tsuchiya, and Senior Advisor at Toyota Motor Corporation, Mr. Katsuaki Watanabe, visited iCONM on Aug. 23 (Tue.).
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- 10.17.2016
【Media Coverage】Dr. Xueying Liu ‘s interview was published in the web newsletter “Kawasaki Innovation Gateway” vol.3, issued by Kawasaki city.
Kawasaki city “Kawasaki Innovation Gateway” vol.3, Aug, 2016 issue -
- King SkyFront – Viewed by Future Scientists –
Students from Kawasaki Sogo Kagaku High-School entered the world-class center of life sciences.
- 10.4.2016
【Information】COINS ,iCONM’s core project, will have 3rd COINS International Symposium on Thursday, December 15 at Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall.
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- 10.3.2016
【News coverage】Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Yasuhiro Matsumura, Principal Research Scientist, (Division Head, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center) were introduced as the Kawasaki based world class scientists who have outstanding research results in Kanagawa Shimbun dated on Friday, September 30.
- 9.26.2016
【Media Coverage】Thomson Reuters reported that iCONM Senior Research Associate Yasuhiro Matsumura (Division Head, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center Japan) was awarded in the Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates 2016 as a likely candidate to win a 2016 Nobel Prize on Sept. 21 (Wed.).
- 8.31.2016
【Activity Report】A university student internship took place on Wednesday, August 17.
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- 8.31.2016
【Media Coverage】An article regarding NanoCarrier Company Ltd. - an iCONM Social Implementation Laboratory - and their development of anti-cancer agents was published in the Nikkei Newspaper on Wednesday, August 17.
- 8.31.2016
【Activity Report】”King Skyfront Summer Science Event 2016,” organized by Kawasaki City, was held on Tuesday, August 9.
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- 8.31.2016
【Media Coverage】An article was published in the Nikkei Newspaper that featured research primarily conducted by Director General Kazunori Kataoka (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) and Visiting Research Associate Yasutaka Anraku (Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo).
- 8.31.2016
【Topics】Peng Mi of Nishiyama Lab was inaugurated as professor at Sichuan University.
- 8.31.2016
【Topics】Research Associate Jinbing Xie of Kataoka/Kinoh Lab. was appoited for the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
- 8.31.2016
【Media Coverage】An article regarding the May 16 press conference was published in the Kanagawa Newspaper (p. 10) on July 31.
The title is “A New Contrast Medium with ‘Nanotechnology’ - A Clear View of Cancer Tissue Structure.”
- 8.31.2016
【Activity Report】Students from the Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology visited the center on July 29.
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- 8.31.2016
【Activity Report】Students from Ohyu Gakuen Girl's Junior and Senior High School visited the center on July 14.
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- 8.31.2016
【Media Coverage】The center’s research results were published in the research highlights segment in the Kawasaki City-operated web newsletter “Kawasaki SkyFront -Newsletter” Vol. 7.
- The center’s Senior Research Associate and lab leader Keiji Itaka (Clinical Biotechnology Division, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo) presented his paper, “mRNA-based Gene Therapy for Osteoarthritis,” on Jan. 4.
- The center’s Deputy Principal Research Scientist and lab leader Hiroaki Kinoh (Visiting Research Associate, The University of Tokyo) presented his paper, “Cooperative Action of Encapsulated Drugs in Nanomedicine Enhances Killing Effects on Drug-resistant Cancer,” on April 18.
- The center’s senior research associate Peng Mi (Visiting Research Associate, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) presented his paper, “Nanoparticles Improve MRI Imaging of Cancer Tumours,” on May. 16.
- 7.21.2016
【Topics】A farewell party has held for internship students on Jul.21.
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- 7.21.2016
【News】The English version of “NanoSky vol. 1” was published by iCONM’s core project, COINS (Center of Innovation Program [Japan Science and Technology Agency] manufacturing innovation hub that is leading the revolution towards a smart life-care society).
NanoSky vol. 1 - Mar. 2016: ”COINS - A Future Created by ‘In-Body Hospital’“
- 7.19.2016
【Activity Report】An article was published in Nikkei Digital Health on Jul. 13 regarding “In-Body Hospital”.
- 7.19.2016
【Media Coverage】An article related to the press conference held on May 16 was published in “Eizo Joho Medical Vol. 48 No. 6” on Jun. 1.
The title is “Development of a ‘Nanomachine Contrast Medium’ That Can Detect Degree of Cancer Malignancy”
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- 7.14.2016
【Activity Report】The Post-Kataoka CREST Mini Symposium was held at the center on Jul. 8.
Organized by: Tsukuba Bioengineering Research Society
Supported by: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), Kawasaki Institute of IndustryPromotion
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- 7.8.2016
Our article "Nanomedicines Eradicating Cancer Stem-like Cells in Vivo by pH-Triggered Intracellular Cooperative Action of Loaded Drugs" published in ACS Nano is the top Most Read Article from the journal's Top 20 most downloaded articles for the previous month.
- 7.8.2016
【Activity Report】14 members of the Osong Medical Innovation Foundation (Korea) visited the center on Jul. 5.
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- 7.8.2016
【Activity Report】8 members of the Stanford University School of Medicine (U.S.A.) visited the center on Jun. 29.
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- 7.8.2016
【Media Coverage】 An article written on Director General Kazunori Kataoka (Project Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute) was published in the Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion's "Industry Information Kawasaki Issue Jun. 2016" publication on Jun. 1.
The title is: "Medical-Industry Innovation Born at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine."
- 6.24.2016
【Media Coverage】Research Director Center Director General Kazunori Kataoka (Project Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo) appeared on NHK World’s “Medical Frontiers” on Tuesday, June 14. The program can be viewed on NHK On Demand within two weeks of the initial broadcast.
- NHK WORLD On Demand：Medical Frontiers
- 6.24.2016
【Activity Report】COINS, iCONM’s core project, held COINS Seminar #18 on June 13, 2016.
Lecturer: Professor Koji Ikuta (Department of Information Physics and Computing at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo / Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
Lecture theme: “New Concepts: Medical Micro Nanomachines and Robotics That are Founded on New Principles”
- 6.24.2016
【Activity Report】COINS, iCONM’s core project, held the 6th COINS General Meeting on Friday, June 3, 2016.
- 6.24.2016
【Activity Report】COINS, iCONM’s core project, held COINS Seminar #17 on May 25, 2016.
Lecturer: Research Scientist Jeon Woong Kang（Laser Biomedical Research Center, George. R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, MIT）
Lecture theme: “Color of Disease: Biomedical Spectroscopy”
- 6.24.2016
【Activity Report】The 16th Gene Delivery Research Society Symposium was held at the Life Science & Environment Research Center (LiSE) on Monday, May 16.
Organized by: Gene Delivery Research Society
Supported by: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM)
Sponsored by: Center of Open Innovation Network for Smart Health (COINS)
Coordinated by: Associate Professor Keiji Itaka, The University of Tokyo (COINS theme 3 leader)
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- 6.7.2016
【News Report】"Medical Frontiers" will broadcast on June 14 (00:30～、06:30～、12:30～、18:30～), at NHK World.
- 6.1.2016
【Press Release】May 16 (Mon.): A joint press conference with The University of Tokyo, iCONM, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Institutes of Quantum and Radiological Science and COINS was held regarding the research paper published in Nature Nanotechnology titled "A pH-activatable nanoparticle with signal amplification capabilities for non-invasive imaging of tumour malignancy" by Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Project Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute), Dr. Peng Mi, Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dr. Ichio Aoki, Team Leader, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology.
They succeeded in developing a “Nanomachine contrast medium” that detects high-grade cancer.
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Presenters
Kazunori Kataoka[Director General, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Project Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute]
Nobuhiro Nishiyama[Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Principal Research Scientist, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine]
MI PENG[Senior Research Scientist, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine]
Ichio Aoki[Team Leader, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology]
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- 6.1.2016
【Activity Report】 COINS Seminar #16 was held at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) on May 12 (Thurs.)
- 6.1.2016
【News Report】Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine「iCONM」, Project Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute) and Dr. Horacio Cabral (Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Visiting Research Associate, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine) held a press conference led by the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) · COINS on Apr. 18, 2016 regarding Dr. Hiroaki Kino’s paper (Deputy Lab. Head and Principal Research Scientist of Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), Visiting Research Associate, The University of Tokyo) titled “Nanomedicines Eradicating Cancer Stem-like Cells In vivo by pH-Triggered Intracellular Cooperative Action of Loaded Drugs” in the American Chemical Society nanotechnology-specific publication「ACS Nano」. Success in the development of nanotech anti-cancer treatment that targets cancer stem cells.
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- Apr. 18, 2016: TV TV Kanagawa（tvk）NEWS930α
Towards Treating Asbestos-related cancer, Development of New Anti-cancer Treatment a Success
- Apr. 18, 2016: Web Nikkei Press Release
UTokyo Discovers Nanotech Anticancer Treatment That Targets Cancer Stem Cells Succeeds in Developing Nanotech Anticancer Treatment That Targets Cancer Stem Cells∼Success in Targeting Asbestos exposure-related Intractable Cancer (Malignant Mesothelioma) Confirmed∼
- Apr. 18, 2016: Web tvk News Digital 3ch TV Kanagawa
Towards Treating Asbestos-related cancer, Development of New Anticancer Treatment a Success
- Apr. 18, 2016: Web Yahoo! News tvk News TV Kanagawa
Towards Treating Asbestos-related cancer, Development of New Anticancer Treatment a Success
- Apr. 19, 2016: Web Business & Technology Daily News Online Edition Science & Technology · University News
Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, Drug Release Within Mesothelial Cells Increases Effectiveness in Cancer Treatment
- Apr. 19, 2016: Newspaper Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun / Nikkei Business Daily
Asbestos-related Malignant Mesothelioma Effective in Killing Cells
- Apr. 19, 2016: Newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Business & Technology Daily News
Drug Release Within Mesothelial Cells Increases Effectiveness in Cancer Treatment Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion
- Apr. 19, 2016: Newspaper Kanagawa Shimbun / Kanagawa Newspaper
「A Promising New Treatment」 Effective on Malignant Mesothelioma Development of Nanotech Anticancer Treatment
- Apr. 19, 2016: Newspaper The Chemical Daily
iCONM Develops Nanotech Anticancer Treatment That Targets Cancer Stem Cells
- 6.1.2016
【Media Coverage】Apr. 14, 2016: Nikkei Biotech ONLINE published an article related to sonodynamic therapy developed by COINS-affiliated institution - Tokyo Women’s Medical University Institute of Advanced BioMedical Engineering and Science - and led by Yoshiro Muragaki, will begin clinical research by year’s end. The title is “Tokyo Women’s Medical University and team develop sonodynamic therapy that incorporates anti-cancer micelle treatment. Physician-led clinical trials targeting pancreatic cancer treatment to begin within 2 years.”
- 6.1.2016
【Activity Report】Feb. 4, 2016: Relations deepened between COINS’ base of operations, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Innovation Innovation Center of NanoMedicine and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) with the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which relates to academic exchange between the two institutions.
- 5.10.2016
【Activity Report】May 10 (Thu.), iCONM Seminar #2 was held at iCONM.
Lecturer: SUGIMURA International Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Title：“Trends in Japan and the other countries of Medical and pharmaceuticals Patent”.
- 4.28.2016
【Activity Report】Apr. 28 (Fri.), iCONM Seminar #3 was held at iCONM.
Lecturer: Dr. Kengo Adachi, Kinosita lab. Waseda University
Title： “Step turn of F1-ATPase: Working system of Molecular machine ATP-drive”
- 4.5.2016
【Activity Report】 COINS Seminar #15 was held on Tuesday, April 5 at iCONM.
- 4.1.2016
【Activity Report】 COINS Seminar #14 was held on Friday, April 1 at iCONM.
