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The Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation was set up as a central organization desigened to work in cooperation with industry, government and academic institutions to carry out clinical research and technological development in the field of cutting-edge medical treatment with the overall aim of improving standards of medical services and helping to bring medical-related industries closer together.
The Foundation works in support of the Kobe Medical Industry Development Project, which has three main goals:
- Revitalizing Kobe's economy by generating new industries, strengthening existing industries and creating jobs
- Improving citizen welfare by providing healthcare support and responding to the needs of Japan's aging society
- Making a contribution to the international community by improving medical technology in other Asian countries
The fields of health, welfare and medicine look set to become one of the major growth industries in the 21st century and the Foundation will continue to help it grow and develop.
Fundamental property
JP \137,500,000
[City of Kobe]
\50,000,000
[Hyogo Prefecture and other contributors]
\25,000,000
[Private companies]
\62,500,000
Donators: 38 organizations
| Kobe City |
| Hyogo Prefecture |
| Hyogo Prefecture Health Promotion Association |
| Hyogo Science and Technology Association |
| The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. |
| Oryx Corp. |
| Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. |
| Kawasaki Steel Corp. |
| Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Kimec Co., Ltd. |
| Quintiles Asia Inc. |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
| Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
| GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Siemens Asahi Meditech Co., Ltd. |
| Shionogi & Co., Ltd. |
| Sysmex Corp. |
| Shimadzu Corp. |
| Nippon Steel Corp. |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| The Daiei, Inc. |
| Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
| The Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| Nissey Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| Nissho Iwai Corp. |
| Eli Lilly Japan K.K. |
| Hitachi Ltd. |
| Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
| Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking corp. |
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Mitsubishi Corp. |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries., Ltd. |
| Mitsubishi Electric Corp. |
| The Minato Bank Ltd. |
| Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. , Ltd. |
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Date of Foundation
March 17th , 2000
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| President |
Hiroo Imura |
Chairman of the Kobe Medical Industry Development Project Study Group |
| Deputy Chairman |
Toshiro Ohta |
Acting Chairman of the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Deputy Chairman |
Tomio Saitou |
Deputy Governor of Hyogo Prefecture |
| Deputy Chairman |
Isao Uzaki |
Deputy Mayor of Kobe |
| Exective Director |
Tsutomu Kanda |
Director General, Planning and Coordination Bureau, City of Kobe |
| Managing Director |
Masayoshi Murakami |
Director, Clinical Research Coordination Department / Vice President, Translational Research Informatics Center, FBRI |
| Managing Director |
Toshio Yonezawa |
Secretary General, FBRI |
| Director |
Hatsuo Aoki |
President & CEO, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
| Director |
Hisashi Ietsugu |
President & CEO, Sysmex Corp. |
| Director |
Sadao Kamidono |
Dean, Department of Medicine, Kobe University |
| Director |
Ehji Kanda |
Former Chief Executive Officer for Lifestyle & Social Service, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Director |
Haruhiko Kikuchi |
Director of the Kobe City General Hospital |
| Director |
Kiyoshi Kitazawa |
Board Member, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
| Director |
Souichiro Kitamura |
President of the National Cardiovascular Center |
| Director |
Minoru Tsukada |
Executive Managing Director and General Manager of Kansai Area Operation, Hitachi Ltd. |
| Director |
Masatoshi Takeichi |
Director, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
| Director |
Shin-ichi Nishikawa |
Vice Director, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
| Director |
Yoshiya Nishida |
Vice Chairman, Kobe City Medical Association |
| Director |
Akio Fujimoto |
Senior Managing Director of the Kansai Economic Federation |
| Director |
Tasuku Honjo |
Dean, Medical Department, Kyoto Univ. |
| Director |
Koshi Mizukoshi |
President and Representative Director of Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
| Director |
Hiroshi Miyamichi |
Executive Director of the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Director |
Koichi Yamanishi |
Dean, Department of Medicine, Osaka Univ. |
| Director |
Saburo Nakamura |
Director General, Public Health and Welfare Bureau of Kobe City |
| Director |
Yukio Sakamoto |
Director General, Industrial and Agriculture Promotion Bureau of Kobe City |
| Director |
Hironori Oasa |
Director General, Planning and Coordination Bureau of Kobe City |
| Director |
Toshikazu Nishio |
Vice President, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation |
| Director |
Hiroaki Kawasaki |
Director, Business Management and Development Department, FBRI |
| Auditor |
Shunji Ono |
Director & General Maneger, Head of Kobe Middle Market Banking Div., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. |
| Auditor |
Tokio Kaneyoshi |
Treasurer, City of Kobe |
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(1) Planning concerning the promotion of Kobe Medical Industrial Development Project
holding seminars, etc
(2) Various kinds of support to promote the creation of new businesses
Development of medical-related technology, technological transfer, incubation, financing, management guidance, marketing, provision of technology and human resource information, and human resource development
(3) Support clinical research for pharmaceutical and medical products
(Clinical Research Coordination Center)
Developing and running a joint clinical research system in collaboration with local medical institutions
Education and training of medical doctors and clinical research coordinators
(4) Research and development of medical equipment.
(Center of Image-based Medicine)
Joint research and development with universities and private companies (Medical-Engineering (ME) Collaboration Research)
Providing medical service utilizing high-tech imaging devices
(5) Clinical application of regenerative medical technologies
Joint research and development for clinical applications of regenerative medical technologies under collaboration with RIKEN center for Developmental Biology
Establishing of a joint research system with research organizations and private companies
(6) Establishment and operation of the IBRI
Clinical trials conducted by medical treatment facilities
Management and operation of research laboratories, etc.
(7) Operation of the Translational Research Informatics Center
Running a data management center related to clinical research activities
Management and operation of research laboratories, etc.
For further information, please contact:
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation
2-2, Minatojima Minamimachi
Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
Phone: (pilot number) +81-78-306-1700
Fax: +81-78-306-1708
E-mail: office@ibri-kobe.org
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