vol.21 March 2022

KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster newsletter vol.21
- March 2022 -

vol.21 March 2022

Hello, Spring has come!

In Japan, the new school year starts in April, which is different from other countries. Typically, the lower primary school children carry a backpack to school. There’s no right English for this, but we call it ランドセル (pronounced as rand- + -sel). It is said that initially it was imported from Holland back in Edo period, called Rancel (backpack) in Dutch.

ランドセル used to come only in Red and Black color, but recently there are many color variation. It is one of the excitement for new elementary school children to choose their favorite colored ランドセル.

Looking at such children with ランドセル reminds us of coming of spring, besides famous beautiful Cheery Blossom 🌸

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FBRI Editorial Team

NEWS

New contract cell manufacturing facility has launched in Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster ~ A next-generation CPC-model facility ~ (Published: February 28, 2022)

The Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy (RDC) of the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI, President: Dr. Tasuku Honjo) is announcing that manufacturing equipment installed on the fifth floor of the Kobe Center for Medical Innovation (KCMI) in the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC) for manufacturing cells by contract for companies that develop pharmaceuticals for cell and gene therapies will start operations on March 1, 2022.

The MedTech Alliance MAGIA and FBRI build new connections Between Japan and Europe by signing a Joint collaboration agreement

The Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI, President: Dr. Tasuku Honjo) announced that it has joined forces with MAGIA, the Medtech Alliance for Global InternationAlisation to offer new collaboration opportunities to MedTech SMEs.

MAGIA project brings together four European leading MedTech clusters: bioPmed / Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero (coordinator, Piedmont), BioWin (Wallonia), Life Science Nord (Northern Germany) and Lyonbiopole (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) joining forces to continue the successful European strategic Cluster Partnership on MedTech.

Compete Guide on How to Set Up your business in Japan

1. Business Startup Overview
2. All you need to know about the Startup VISA
3. Renting a House and Resident Registration
4. Obtaining a Phone Number, a Name Seal and Personal Bank Account
5. Business Manager VISA
6. Incorporating a Business and Renting an Office
7. How to open corporate bank account
8. How to Sign Up for Social and Labor Insurance
9. Introducing Kobe Biomedical Innovation
10. Testimonials

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