2021 2020 07.07 2021 / 【Research Topic】RIKEN’s supercomputer FUGAKU takes first place for the three consecutive terms in four high-performance computer rankings (TOP500, HPCG, HPL-AI, Graph500) 06.24 2021 / 【FBRI Topic】FBRI is a proud partner of German Entrepreneurship Asia! 06.18 2021 / 【Company Topic】 Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. and the FBRI successfully created an antibody drug candidate for the treatment of autoimmune disease through collaborative research (Published: May 18, 2021) 06.17 2021 / 【Research Topic】Prof. Minako Hoshi of FBRI’s research on Alzheimer's disease was published in the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) 06.02 2021 / 【New Brochure】”Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC) Business Introduction” published 05.31 2021 / 【Research Topic】Dr. Akihiko Taguchi of FRBI’s research was published in the electronic version of the American scientific journal “Stem Cells” 05.28 2021 / 【Company Topic】HACARUS Brings Sparse Modeling to Drug Discovery with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma (Published: May 25, 2021) 05.26 2021 / 【New Series】 “KBIC innovator interviews” ~The first featured innovator is TASUKU HONJO, M.D., Ph.D. , President of FBRI. 05.26 2021 / 【Event/Seminar】3rd KBIC Global Webinar ~ German Ecosystem and Collaboration Opportunities ~ 05.26 2021 / 【FBRI Topic】MAGIA (European Strategic Cluster Partnerships) and FBRI is collaborating with MAGIA2Market project 04.19 2021 / 【Research Topic】Dr. Daichi Inoue’s research was published in Nature Genetics: ‘Minor intron retention drives clonal hematopoietic disorders and diverse cancer predisposition’, (Published: April 12, 2021) 04.14 2021 / 【Company Topic】Bacchus Bio innovation Co., Ltd. Raises $10.9M in Series A Financing and Announces Its New Management Team (Published: March 31, 2021) 04.09 2021 / 【Company Topic】Oncolys BioPharma Inc. Announces the Effect of Novel Coronavirus Infection Drug OBP-2011 on COVID-19 Variants (Published: March 23, 2021) 03.31 2021 / 【Healthcare Topic】Kobe City introduces a healthcare data coordination system for the first time in Japan 03.17 2021 / 【Research Topic】Kobe City, Rakuten Medical Japan and Kobe University to collaborate on research and development of new cancer treatments based on the Illuminox™ platform (Published: February 9, 2021) 03.09 2021 / 【Company Topic】JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Decided to Construct a New Plant for COVID-19 Vaccine Solution (Published: March 4, 2021) 03.01 2021 / 【Company Topic】Carna Bioscience, Inc. announced completion of PMDA review for a clinical trial notification to initiate clinical trial of AS-0141 (Published: February 22, 2021) 02.17 2021 / 【Research Topic】RIKEN’s supercomputer Fugaku will be available for shared use from March 9 (Published: February 9, 2021) 02.09 2021 / 【Research Topic】Naoki Ito, Senior Researcher at the Department of Gerontology, Laboratory of Molecular Life Science, FBRI, Received the “Best Young Investigator's Award” from the Japan Muscle Society 02.08 2021 / 【Research Topic】TreeFrog Therapeutics in partnership with QC-Stem consortium (Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe and others) has received 2020 Galien Medstartup Award in “Best Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Industry” category (Published: October 27, 2020) 02.03 2021 / 【Company Topic】T-ICU Co., Ltd. Undertakes JICA’s ICU Telemedicine Support Survey Project in Developing Countries - Helping Support for COVID-19 Counter Measures with Japan Model of ICU Telemedicine - (Published: January 8, 2021) 01.29 2021 / 【Event/Seminar】2nd KBIC Global Webinar ~ Take the hints from Digital Healthcare of Denmark and Germany, apply into Innovative Medical Device Development ~ 01.28 2021 / 【Company Topic】Toray Industries, Inc. Expands LIVMOA™ Protective Clothing Lineup by Launching Versions for High-Pressure Water Applications and Cleanrooms (Published: January 13, 2021) 01.21 2021 / 【Company Topic】T-ICU Co., Ltd. raises a total of 153 million yen from Beyond Next Ventures Inc. and others (Published: January 5, 2021) 01.21 2021 / 【Company Topic】HACARUS INC. named Best Japanese Startup/SME for the French/European Market (Published: December 7, 2020) 01.15 2021 / 【Company Topic】 JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Signs Provisional Production Master Service Agreement with AstraZeneca Regarding Domestic Production of COVID-19 Vaccine Bulk Product (Published: December 30, 2020) 01.07 2021 / 【Research Topic】Dr. Masayo Takahashi, President, Vision Care, Inc. as part of Kobe Eye Center; Director, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research has received The Greenberg Prize - End Blindness 2020 - Visionary Award(Published: December 28, 2020) 12.28 2020 / 【Company Topic】Kobe University and Sysmex Corporation Conducted Clinical Evaluation of the ELISPOT Method: A New Test for COVID-19 using blood - Report on T cell Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in the Japanese Population - (Published: December 24, 2020) 12.28 2020 / 【Company Topic】Sysmex Corporation Obtains Marketing Approval for the HISCL™ IFN-λ3 Assay Kit, a Test Kit to Assist in Determining Exacerbation Risk in Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-Positive Patients (Published: December 23, 2020) 12.28 2020 / 【Company Topic】Oncolys BioPharma Inc. and ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. Announces Conclusion of Capital and Business Alliance（Published: December 10, 2020） 12.17 2020 / 【Company Topic】Medicaroid Corporation jointly developed a Medicaroid Intelligent Network System (MINS) for hinotori™ surgical robot system with OPTiM Corporation and Sysmex Corporation（Published: October 26, 2020） 12.02 2020 / 【Company Topic】Sysmex Corporation Applies for Manufacturing and Marketing Approval for a SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection Reagent（Published：November 11, 2020） 11.24 2020 / 【Research topic】RIKEN’s supercomputer Fugaku takes first place for the two consecutive terms in four high-performance computer rankings (TOP500、HPCG、HPL-AI、Graph500) (Published: November 17, 2020) 11.24 2020 / 【Company Topic】HACARUS INC. (leading provider of explainable lightweight AI Solution) closes Series B Round - Raised 1.3 Billion Yen to date (Published: November 16, 2020) 11.24 2020 / 【Research topic】World’s First iPS Cell-derived Photoreceptor Cell Transplant Surgery Performed in Kobe (Published: October 16, 2020) 11.04 2020 / 【Company Topic】Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI) in Kobe, Japan becomes first CAR-T cell therapy (Kymriah®) commercial manufacturing site in Asia 10.15 2020 / 【Company Topic】T-ICU Co., Ltd. Introduces Tele-ICU System to Medical Institutions in Kobe in Collaboration with the City of Kobe 10.12 2020 / 【Company Topic】UTAX CO., LTD. donated 5,000 washable masks to the City of Kobe 10.07 2020 / 【Company Topic】Sysmex Corporation Applies for Manufacturing and Marketing Approval for a SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection Reagent 09.28 2020 / 【Company Topic】Bio Palette Raises $9.5M in Series A Financing to Accelerate Development of Microbiome Therapeutics 09.24 2020 / 【Research topic】World's first clinical study begun in Kobe to transplant allogeneic iPS cell-derived retinal sheet for retinitis pigmentosa 09.14 2020 / 【Research topic】Simulation results by the supercomputer “Fugaku” announced regarding the effects of masks and ventilation for prevention of droplet transmission 09.03 2020 / 【Research topic】Dr. Daichi Inoue of FBRI won American Society of Hematology Global Research Award 08.24 2020 / 【Research topic】FBRI and Fraunhofer IME signed a Joint Research Agreement on Drug Discovery for Dementia with Japanese Pharma Company 08.11 2020 / 【Company Topic】Medicaroid Corp. received Japanese regulatory approval for the “hinotori™ Surgical Robot System”, the first made-in-Japan robotic assisted surgery system 08.07 2020 / 【Company Topic】KiSCO Co., Ltd. launched SYNCHA Spinal Endoscope System for Endoscopic Spine Surgery 08.07 2020 / 【Company Topic】Aeras Bio Inc. started the world’s first practical application of regenerative medicine using dental pulp stem cells 07.03 2020 / KBIC is introduced in the article in American magazine ”The Atlantic” 06.29 2020 / Fugaku in KBIC now the fastest supercomputer in the world 06.26 2020 / New PR movie “A New Challenge for the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster– Resolving Treatment and Testing Issues in the Age of the Novel Coronavirus –” released 3.31 2020 / KBIC Portal site is newly launched 07.03 2020 / KBIC is introduced in the article in American magazine ”The Atlantic” 6.29 2020 / Fugaku in KBIC now the fastest supercomputer in the world 6.26 2020 / New PR movie “A New Challenge for the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster – Resolving Treatment and Testing Issues in the Age of the Novel Coronavirus –” released 3.31 2020 / KBIC Portal site is newly launched 07.03 2020 / KBIC is introduced in the article in American magazine ”The Atlantic” 6.29 2020 / Fugaku in KBIC now the fastest supercomputer in the world 6.26 2020 / New PR movie “A New Challenge for the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster – Resolving Treatment and Testing Issues in the Age of the Novel Coronavirus –” released 3.31 2020 / KBIC Portal site is newly launched