2021 2020 10.18 2021 / 【FBRI Topic】 The Japanese MedTech & HealthTech Market 2021 10.06 2021 / 【Company Topic】 SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. launched industry's first fully automated cell culture instrument with data-driven quality management (Published: September 24, 2021) 09.27 2021 / 【Research Topic】Prof. Minako Hoshi and Dr. Tomoya Sasahara of FBRI’s research was published in an iScience journal entitled “Alzheimer’s Aβ assembly binds sodium pump and blocks endothelial NOS activity via ROS-PKC pathway in brain vascular endothelial cells” (Published: September 25 2021) 09.22 2021 / 【Research Topic】 Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling at Kobe City Eye Hospital for Inherited Retinal Dystrophy was Approved by Advanced Medical Care Conference (Published: September 3, 2021) 09.14 2021 / 【FBRI Topic】 FBRI Commences Renovation for New Contract Manufacturing Facility for Cells in Order to Accelerate Development of Cell and Gene Therapy Treatments 09.14 2021 / 【Company Topic】 Evec has succeeded in developing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies 09.08 2021 / 【Healthcare Topic】Kobe City Launched Eldercare Technology Implementation and Promotion Project ~ Designing the Future of Eldercare ~ 09.02 2021 / 【Company Topic】Aeras Bio, Inc. is expanding the range of application of dental pulp regenerative treatments (Published: July 19, 2021) 09.01 2021 / 【Research Topic】Kobe University established a treatment and research center for cancer photoimmunotherapy and started outpatient Illuminox® services for head and neck cancers at Kobe University Hospital International Clinical Cancer Research Center (ICCRC) (Published: August 2, 2021) 08.27 2021 / 【Company Topic】Oncolys BioPharma Inc. begin two Phase 2 clinical trials targeting neurodegenerative diseases (Published: August 16, 2021) 08.23 2021 / 【Company Topic】Carna Biosciences, Inc. announces Completion of Dosing in Phase 1 SAD Study of AS-1763 (Published: July 26, 2021) 07.28 2021 / 【FBRI Topic】Introducing the Cell Port City, gene therapy and cell manufacturing ecosystem in KBIC 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