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February 27(Fri) ,The 1st COINS International Symposium

 

We are organizing the 1st COINS International Symposium on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Ito Hall, B1F.

Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
With the iCONM (The Innovation Center of Nanomedicine) starting its operation this April, for this symposium, we focus on bringing together cutting-edge investigators in the Nanomedicine field from around the world to discuss, and embrace our new multifaceted system.


・。・。The 1st COINS International Symposium・。・。・。


Date: Friday, February 27, 2015
Time: 9:30 17:35 (Registration open at 9:00)
                          Research Mixer: 18:00 (Fee: ¥5,000)
Venue:  Ito Hall, B1F. Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo,
           Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Language: Japanese English (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided)
Registration fee: Free (Regitration needed/ capacity 400 seats)
Organizer:Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion
Co-hosting: International Core Research Center for NanoBio, The University of Tokyo

 

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- Program -

9:30      Hiroshi Komiyama, Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute
            Greetings


Session 1                                 Chair: Kazunori Kataoka
9:35      Hatice Altug, Professor, EPFL
            High-Throughput and Ultra-Sensitive BioSensing Using Optical Bio-Chips
10:15    Takahiro Ochiya, Chief, National Cancer Center Research Institute
            miRNA
10:45   Carsten Rudolph, CEO, ethris GmbH
            Stabilized non-immunogenic messenger RNA(SNIM® RNA) for transcript therapy
11:25   Kazunori Kataoka, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
            Innovative System for Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment 
12:00   Lunch Break


Session 2                                 Chair: Hiromichi Kimura
13:00    Oliver Bogler, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
            Teaching Professional Development & Entrepreneuship to Young Scientists
13:40    Glancarlo Lauto, Assistant Professor, Organization Studies , University of Udine
            Are young scientists incentivized to pursue interdiscipinary research?
            An empirical study of a WPI Center
14:20    Robert Kneller, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
             (RCAST),The University of Tokyo


Session 3
15:00    Coffee Break & Poster session

16:00    Hiromichi Kimura, Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,The University
             of Tokyo
            Global Open Innovation Platform: iCONM


Session 4
16:20    Panel Discussion         Moderator: Hiromichi Kimura
            Theme: What do we need to incubate startup ventures from seeds in academia 

17:30    Yuzo Toda, Senior Vice President and Director, Fujifilm Corporation
            Closing Remarks

18:00    Dinner 

For more information: Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion COINS Research Support Office jimukyoku@coins.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp