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- 3.17.2019
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #43 at KING SKYFRONT.
April 16th (Tue.) 15:30–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:30～18:30 *JPY500)
Part1 15:30~15:55
"The briefing session of support program by Intellectual Property Division of AMED"
Mr. Kazuomi Iwatani
Manager, Intellectual Property Division
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development（AMED）
Part2 16:00~17:15
"COINS Seminar"
Speaker: Dr. Hiroatsu Nohara
Associated Researcher, Affiliation：Lest-CNRS / Aix-Marseille
University
Title: French medical cluster: the case of “Oncopole” in Toulouse
Venue: Kawasaki King Skyfront Tokyu REI Hotel Access
*It's not iCONM. Please take care of the venue.
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*Registration is now closed.
- 3.8.2019
【Activity Report】Forty students of 2nd year from Kawasaki High School Affiliated Junior High School visited iCONM.
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- 3.5.2019
【Activity Report】March 5th (Tue.), COINS Seminar #42 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Joachim O. Rädler
Full Professor, Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Title: " Single Cell Time-Lapse Imaging on Micro-Arrays
- transfection kinetics, apoptosis and cell migration "
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- 2.28.2019
【Activity Report】During February, Participants of Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair and the members of Seoul University (Korea) and The University of Tokyo Nanomedical workshop visited iCONM.
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- 2.26.2019
【Press Release】The reserach team of Keiji Itaka Laboratory head（Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University）issued a press release announcing the research paper published in Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids titled "Treatment of intervertebral disk disease by administration of messenger RNA encoding a cartilage-anabolic transcription factor".
- 2.14.2019
【News Coverage】Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo) 's interview was introduced on Yomiuri Shimubun.
- Patrol around the body targeting disease Practical use of smart Nanomachines
- 2.14.2019
【News Coverage】Visiting Scientist, Dr. Yasutaka Anraku (Associate professor, The University of Tokyo) 's talk session (held on last Dec.) was introduced on NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EMERGING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION website.
- 2.13.2019
【News Coverage】Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General of iCONM, has been named a 2018 Highly Cited Researcher in Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) meaning that research ranks among the top 1% most cited works in the corresponding field.
- 2.12.2019
【Information】COINS member, Akira Matsumoto (Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) and his research group's paper has publisshed on Advanced Function Materials. It was adopted as a back cover and Video abstract.
- 2.6.2019
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #42 at iCONM.
March 5th (Tue.) 16:00–17:15 *Research Mixer has been canceled.
Speaker: Dr. Joachim O. Rädler
Full Professor, Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Title: Single Cell Time-Lapse Imaging on Micro-Arrays
- transfection kinetics, apoptosis and cell migration
Venue: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) 3F 3001 Access
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- 2.5.2019
【Awards】The team of Prof. Yoshihiro Muragaki (COINS member), Tokyo Women's Medical University received the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award.
- 1.31.2019
【Activity Report】During January, Kawasaki City Council General Affairs Committee, Healthcare Corporation Aoi Association / AOI International Hospital, and doctors from Mongolian National Trauma Center visited iCONM.
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- 1.30.2019
【Activity Report】11th COINS General meeting was held on 19th January.
- 1.22.2019
【News Coverage】Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo) 's interview movie was launched on bt cn asia, internet TV of Singapore.
- 1.18.2019
【Activity Report】 January 18th (Fri.) , COINS Seminar #41 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen
Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: "Reactive Oxygen Species Goes Beyond Photodynamic Therapy"
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- 1.8.2019
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #41 at LiSE.
January 18th (Fri.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15～18:15 *JPY500)
Speaker: Dr. Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen
Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: "Reactive Oxygen Species Goes Beyond Photodynamic Therapy"
*Venue has changed to iCONM 3001
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- 1.7.2019
【News Coverage】The article about COINS, the main project of iCONM was introduced Weekly Igakukai Newspaper.
Dr. Yasuhiro MatsumuraPrincipal Research Scientist, (Division Head, Division of Developmental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center) supervised it and introduced about Nanomachine and clinica trial.
- 1.7.2019
【Activity Report】January 7th (Mon.) , COINS Seminar #40 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Mr. Seiji Yano
Professor, Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University
Title: "Circumvention of targeted drug resistance in CNS metastasis"
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- 12.25.2018
【Activity Report】Deputy Minister Mr. Ukishima from MEXT visited the iCONM.
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- 12.17.2018
【News Coverage】Dr. Satochi Uchida (Visiting Scientist, iCONM, Project Associate Prof., The University of Tokyo)'s research was introduced on UTokyo Research.
- 12.16.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #40 at iCONM.
January 7th (Mon.) 16:00–17:15
Speaker: Mr. Seiji Yano
Professor, Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University
Title: "Circumvention of targeted drug resistance in CNS metastasis"
Venue: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) 3F 3001 Access
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- 12.14.2018
【Activity Report】We had The 5th COINS Symposium.
Related page is here
- 12.7.2018
【Activity Report】December 7th (Fri.) , COINS Seminar #39 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Yan Lee
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Title: "β-acid amide-based materials: charge-conversion chemistry and new polymeric materials"
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- 12.4.2018
【News Coverage】Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo）'s Lecture was introduced on Zaikai magazine (Vol.4 Dec.).
- 11.30.2018
【Activity Report】Board members of Bank of Yokohama, SSF (Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research) from Sweden, Mr. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Upper House member and his group visited iCONM.
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- 11.28.2018
Prof. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General of iCONM, has been named a 2018 Highly Cited Researcher in Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) meaning that research ranks among the top 1% most cited works in the corresponding field.
- 11.15.2018
Feature article of "In-body hospitals" which is the core theme of iCONM / COINS was published in Nature.
Following Prof. Kazunori Kataoka's interview article, the efforts of iCONM / COINS, National Cancer Research Center East Hospital, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Braizon Therapeutics and Quantum Science and Technology Research and Development organization are introduced.
- 11.7.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #39 at iCONM.
December 7th (Fri.) 11:00–12:00
Speaker: Dr. Yan Lee
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Title: "β-acid amide-based materials: charge-conversion chemistry and new polymeric materials"
Venue: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) 3F 3001 Access
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- 11.5.2018
【News Coverage】Director-General, Dr. Kataoka's research was introduced on Nipponkeizai Newspaper.
- 10.31.2018
【Activity Report】Local Government Finance Organization, Management Review Board and the mayor of Australia Wollongong visited iCONM.
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- 10.29.2018
【Activity Report】October 29th (Mon.) , COINS Seminar #38 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Weibo Cai
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
Title: "Molecular Imaging, Image-Guided Drug Delivery, and Theranostics"
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- 10.28.2018
【News Coverage】COINS member Dr. Takahiro Ochiya (National Cancer Center Research Institute) 's group and their research was introduced on Nipponkeizai Newspaper.
- 10.19.2018
Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)'s article "Enhanced intracellular Delivery of siRNA by Controlling ATP-Responsivity of Phenylboronic Acid-Functionalized Polyion Complex Micelles" published in Macromolecular Bioscience was one of the journal's top 20 most downloaded recent papers amongst artiacles published between July 2016 and June 2018.
- 10.15.2018
【News Coverage】Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Yasutaka Anraku (Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo）'s research was introduced on Nipponkeizai Newspaper.
- 10.10.2018
【Activity Report】iCONM exhibited a booth at "Bio Japan 2018".
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- 10.3.2018
【Activity Report】September 10th (Wed.) , COINS Seminar #37 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert
Prof. of Organic-/Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Title: " New pharmapolymers and nanoparticles for applications in nanomedicine "
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- 10.1.2018
【Information】COINS, the main project of iCONM, will hold the 5th COINS Symposium.
Date: Dec. 14（Fri.）13:00～(Registration starts at 12:30)
Venue: Ground Floor & 4th Floor, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall
Language: Japanese & English *Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Research mixer: 5000yen
Registration Fee: Free
* Please register online.
The symposium website can be found here.
- 9.30.2018
【Activity Report】House of Representative member, Mr. Daishiro Yamagiwa, a board member of Bank of Japan, members of University of Twente and Director-General of MEXT, Mr. Hiroki Matsuo visited iCONM.
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- 9.29.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #38 at iCONM.
October 29th (Mon.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15-18:00 *JPY500)
Speaker: Dr. Weibo Cai
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
Title: "Molecular Imaging, Image-Guided Drug Delivery, and Theranostics"
Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 9.25.2018
【Activity Report】September 10th (Mon.) , COINS Seminar #36 was held at iCONM.
Speaker: Dr. Kazue Kurihara
Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University
Title: "Surface Forces Measurement for Materials Science, Applications for Polymer Brush and Gel"
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- 9.20.2018
【Activity Report】We had a fire drill at iCONM.
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- 9.12.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar Vol.37 at iCONM.
October 3rd (Wed.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15-18:15 *JPY500)
Speaker: Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert
Professor of Organic-/Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Title: "New pharmapolymers and nanoparticles for applications in nanomedicine"
Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 9.10.2018
【Activity Report】September 10th (Mon.) , COINS Seminar #35 was held at LiSE.
Speaker: Shin Kwak, MD, PhD
Visiting Scientist, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine
Title: "ALS-targeted therapy and biomarker development"
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- 9.10.2018
【Activity Report】The “JST Fair 2018 - Future Industrial Creation with Scientific Technology,” which was organized by JST, was held at Tokyo Big site on Aug. 30 (Thurs.) and Aug. 31 (Fri.). COINS exhibited our research contents at our booth.
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- 9.4.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar Vol.36 at iCONM.
September 25th (Tue.) 16:00–17:15
Speaker: Dr. Kazue Kurihara
Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University
Title: "Surface Forces Measurement for Materials Science, Applications for Polymer Brush and Gel"
Venue: Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) room 3001 Access
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*Registration is now closed.
- 8.31.2018
【Activity Report】Students from Yokohama City University and a group of Merck Pharma Japan visited iCONM.
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- 8.31.2018
【Information】Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General of Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) was awarded the honorary doctorate (Doktor der Naturwissenshaften ehrenhalber; Dr. rer. Nat. H. C.) from Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz University) in Germany.
The honorary doctorate of Mainz University is awarded to researchers who have globally achieved exceptionally high level of performance. This time, Dr. Kataoka's research titled "Development of Polymer Therapeutics and Their Application to Cancer Treatment" was highly appreciated in the Faculty of "Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Earth Sciences" and it was the first time in eight years for the Faculty to be awarded.
The award ceremony was held at Mainz University in August 31, and a commemorative symposium was held at the same time.
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Program
- 8.10.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar Vol.35 at iCONM.
September 10th (Mon.) 16:15–17:30 (Research Mixer 17:35-18:30 *JPY500)
Speaker: Shin Kwak, MD, PhD
Visiting Scientist, University of Tokyo,
Graduate School of Medicine
Title: "ALS-targeted therapy and biomarker development"
Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 8.1.2018
【Activity Report】”King Skyfront Summer Science Event 2018,” organized by Kawasaki City, was held on Wednesday, August 1.
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- 7.31.2018
【Activity Report】Mr. Kajiyama, Minister of State for Special Mission of Cabinet Office, members of Yokohama city council, Ota ward council, Yokosuka city council and National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) visited iCONM.
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- 7.22.2018
【Activity Report】AccuRna, Inc. was featured in the episode of the highly acclaimed TV series, Innovations TV with Ed Begley, Jr., aired on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 (U.S. time) via CNBC.
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- 7.20.2018
【Activity Report】iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka had lectuer at Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion Ceremony of Celebrating 30th Anniversary and it was introduced on some newspapers.
- 7.18.2018
【Award】Akira Matsumoto (Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was received 2nd Japan Bioindustry Association Award for Young Scientists.
His research title was "Development of “electronics-free” and totally synthetic artificial pancreas".
- 7.18.2018
【TV】iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka is going to appear on TV program. He'll talking about the potencial of In-body hospitals for Cancer.
- 7.11.2018
【TV】iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka is going to appear on TV program. He'll talking about the potencial of In-body hospitals for Cancer.
- 7.9.2018
【Activity Report】July 9th (Mon.), COINS Seminar #34 was held at LiSE.
Speaker: Mr.Toshio NAGAE
Pharma Business Consultant, PeptiDream, HMT
Representative, Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Title: "Value Optimization of JP-origin Drugs/DDS, Issues and Alternative Solutions"
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- 6.30.2018
【Activity Report】Members of Kawasaki Minami-Yushinkai, 2018 Pharmaceutical Radiation Workshop visited iCONM.
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- 6.26.2018
【Award】Mr. Naoto Yoshinaga (Trainee of iCONM, The University of Tokyo) received The Best Oral Presentation Award from the 34th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Drug Delivery System.
- Title: Stabilization of mRNA loading polyplex micelle structure by using small number of cholesteryl RNA oligonucleotides for efficient mRNA translation in mouse lung
- 6.25.2018
【Information】iCONM scientists are challenging crowd-funding.
As part of research towards the realization of Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director-General's "In-body hospitals",
"Glioblastoma Multiforme treatment" is the theme this time.
- 6.21.2018
【TV】 iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka is going to appear on TV program. He'll talking about the potencial of In-body hospitals for Alzheimer's disease.
- 6.19.2018
【Activity Report】 10th COINS General meeting was held on June 19th.
Related page is here.
- 6.12.2018
【News Coverage】iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka's interview was introduced on Nikkan Gendai.
- 6.10.2018
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar Vol.34 at iCONM.
July 9th (Mon.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15～18:15 *JPY500)
Speaker: Mr.Toshio NAGAE
Pharma Business Consultant, PeptiDream, HMT
Position: Representative, Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Title: "Value Optimization of JP-origin Drugs/DDS, Issues and Alternative Solutions"
Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 5.28.2018
【Information】iCONM scientists are challenging crowd-funding.
As part of research towards the realization of Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director-General's "In-body hospitls",
"Pancreatic cancer treatment" is the theme this time.
Thank you for your kind support!
- 5.25.2018
【Activity Report】The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA visited iCONM.
Related page is here
- 5.25.2018
【News】iCONM Director-General, Dr. Kataoka's interview was posted in academist Journal. iCONM special page will appear in "academist" specialized in crowd-funding in a few days！
- 5.25.2018
【Information】iCONM opened Twitter and Facebook.
Focusing on news and events of COINS, iCONM will continue to transmit the information globally toward realization of "In-body hospitals" from Kawasaki.
We appreciate your retweet, follow & like! Thank you.
- 5.14.2018
【Activity Report】 May 14th (Mon.), COINS Seminar #33 was held at LiSE.
Speaker: Dr. Mariko Harada-Shiba
Director, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Title: "Development of antisense drug targeting refractory dyslipidemia"
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- 5.14.2018
【News Coverage】The interview of Director General, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka (Professor, The University of Tokyo) was introduced on Shuukangendai.
- Photo reportage: Mankind overcomes "cancer" by Nanomedicine
- 5.1.2018
【Information】The new King SkyFront promotion Video is launched at KING SkyFront site.
KING SkyFront PR Video "Dream"
Dr. Mochida, Dr. Quder, Dr. Liu and Dr. Gonzalez-Cater is on the video, please take a look.
Also, the short version will be on the big screen at JR Kawasaki station from this summer.
- 4.30.2018
【Activity Report】Some group visited iCONM on April.
Taiwan National Changhua Senior High School
National War College, US
- 4.27.2018
【News Coverage】The interview of Visiting Scientist, Dr. Yasutaka Anraku (Assistant professor, The University of Tokyo) was introduced on Kawasaki Shisei Dayori.
- The future starting from the coastal area
Research of nanomachines that deliver the drug to brain is on the way
- 4.25.2018
【Information】 We will hold the COINS Seminar#33 at iCONM.
May 14th (Mon.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15～18:15 *JPY500)
Speaker: Dr. Mariko Harada-Shiba
Director, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Title: "Development of antisense drug targeting refractory dyslipidemia"
Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 4.24.2018
【Activity Report】 April 24th (Tue.), COINS Seminar #32 was held at LiSE.
Speaker: Dr. Takao Inoue
Chief of laboratory, National Institute of Health Sciences
Title: "Trend of development and regulation of oligonucleotide therapeutics"
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- 4.10.2018
【Information】 We will hold the COINS Seminar#32 at iCONM.
April 24th (Tue.) 16:00–17:15 (Research Mixer 17:15~18:45 *JPY500)
Speaker: Dr. Takao Inoue
Chief of laboratory, National Institute of Health Sciences
Title: "Trend of development and regulation of oligonucleotide therapeutics"
♦Venue has changed!♦
New Venue: Life Science & Enviroment research center. (LiSE) 1F Conference room Access
*It's located opposite side of iCONM
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*Registration is now closed.
- 4.1.2018
【News Coverage】The interview of Visiting Scientist, Dr. Shigehito Osawa (Assistant professor, Tokyo University of Science) was introduced on Kawasaki city Shiseiyouran2018.
- Kawasaki Municipal Directory
Special feature: People of Kawasaki Passion x Unity
No.3 Technology
Hope to make medicine from King SkyFront
