Prof. Nakatsuji, Assoc. Prof. Sengoku Speak at Multi-Sector Business Seminar
March 1, 2011
On February 28, nonprofit corporation Kyoto SMI held a multi-sector seminar at Kyoto University's Tokyo Office in Shinagawa, featuring presenations by Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) director Prof. Norio Nakatsuji, and iCeMS Assoc. Prof. and Kyoto SMI board member Shintaro Sengoku. The seminar, aiming to cross boundaries between academia, industry, and the public sector, attracted around 90 participants, including government officials and media representatives.
Other speakers included Kyoto SMI Chief Director Tsuneo Nakahara, Honorary Chairman of the Engineering Academy of Japan and former Vice President of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., ReproCELL Inc. CEO Chikafumi Yokoyama, Sumitomo Bakelite S-BIO Business Division Marketing Director Hisao Nakanishi, Edinburgh BioQuarter Commercialisation Director Mike Capaldi, and Cabinet Secretariat Medical Innovation Promotion Officer Jun Watanabe, who delivered presentations examining anticipated applications of human stem cells and related domestic technologies in the context of global business opportunities.
Additionally, Deputy Director of the Research Center for Science Systems, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Program Director of the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Initiative Toshio Kuroki delivered remarks about the international and cross-disciplinary promise of the WPI program.
During the panel discussion at the end of the seminar, the participants engaged with the audience in a lively discussion covering quality control of iPS cells, latest research developments in Scotland, and standardization practices in the business of stem cells.
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| Assoc. Prof. Sengoku |
An event poster at the venue |
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| Kyoto SMI Chief Director Nakahara |
iCeMS Director Nakatsuji |
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| WPI Program Director Kuroki |
ReproCELL CEO Yokoyama |
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| Sumitomo Bakelite Marketing Director Nakanishi |
Edinburgh BioQuarter Director Capaldi |
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| Cabinet Secretariat Medical Innovation Promotion Officer Watanabe |
Kyoto SMI Deputy Chief Director and Mitsubishi Electric Corporate Advisor Katsuhiro Tsukamoto delivering closing remarks |
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| The panel discussion rounding out the seminar |
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- Sponsor:
Kyoto SMI (in Japanese) - Cosponsor: Funding Program for Next Generation World-Leading Researchers project "Integrative innovation management research, human resources development, and support for commercialization in the stem cell science and technology sphere"
- Additional support: Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-Kansai)
- Additional support: Scottish Development International (SDI)