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2022.4.1

As of March 31, 2022, our project COINS has completed nine years of activities.

During this long-term project, a number of achievements under the "In-Body Hospitals" concept have advanced to the stage of social implementation, and industry-academia-government collaboration has accelerated under one roof with iCONM at the center, creating a unique innovation platform.

A poster summarizing the activities over the past nine years, along with those of other COI projects, is available online at the JST website.

The newsletter "NanoSky", of which nine volumes have been published to date, is also available on this website.

The “In-Body Hospitals” concept is still on its way. Although the form will change from this year, we intend to move on to the next stage by utilizing the achievements and assets of COINS.
Thank you very much for your past support and patronage.

Hiromichi KIMURA, Project Leader of COINS
Kazunori KATAOKA, Research Leader of COINS

Summary of transmission regarding mRNA vaccines and medicines
Contents on mRNA vaccines or mRNA drugs transmitted by iCONM / COINS scientists in the media will be timely posted.
Please note that iCONM is a research institute that belongs to Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, therefore we are not able to respond to inquiries regarding the management of specific companies or the judgment of stocks.
3.15.2022
【Activity Report】We held the young researchers meet up.
3.11.2022
【Award】Dr. West Paraiso (Research Scientist, iCONM) won Gold Medal for his poster presentation at MRM2021!
3.10.2022
【Information】 Dr. Sabina Quader, iCONM Principal Investigator, co-authored a review article with Associate Professor Rodriguez of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain, in the journal Nanomedicine.
3.9.2022
【Information】 March 2022, the newsletter "NanoSky Vol.9-Concept of“In-Body Hospitals” evolving toward the realization of a smart life care society" has been published.
3.7.2022
【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Nikkei Biotechnology & Business.
3.3.2022
【Information】Mr. Hirokazu Iwasaki (Vice Director of iCONM) appeared on FM Kawasaki.
3.2.2022
【Article posted】An article about Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)'s research was published on Yakuji Nippo.
3.2.2022
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #62 at Web.
Mar. 18, 2022 (Fri.) 13:30-15:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 13:15)
Title: ″My Belongings from Pipettes to Money(?) ″
Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi ATSUMI / Business Strategy Manager, Office for Post COINS, iCONM
Language: Japanese
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
2.15.2022
【Article posted】An article about the workshop held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology on December 13 was published on Science Manabi Labo.
2.15.2022
【Article posted】An article about Prof. Takanori Ichiki(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Principal Research Scientist, iCONM) 's research was published on Iyakukeizai.
2.15.2022
【Article posted】An article about Prof. Takanori Ichiki(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Principal Research Scientist, iCONM) 's research was published on Iyakukeizai.
2.15.2022
【Article posted】An article about iCONM's Incubation Project, which is scheduled to start in the spring of 2022, was published in the Kagaku Kogyo Nippo.
2.9.2022
【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Asahi Newspaper.
2.9.2022
【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
2.4.2022
【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published on P.4 Kagaku Kogyo Nippo..
1.28.2022
【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, was published on Ken Tatsu Net.
1.24.2022
【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata Youtube Channel.
1.21.2022
【Activity Report】We held the 8th COINS Symposium at web.
1.19.2022
【Information】Director general, Kataoka's special lecture at last year's WPI Symposium can be viewed in the archive.
1.19.2022
【Article posted】 An article about Director General, Kazunori Kataoka was published in The Chemical Daily "Choutanpa" dated today.
1.15.2022
【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata.
1.12.2022
【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
1.12.2022
【Article posted】An article from last December's Weekly Playboy No. 51 appeared on Yahoo!News.
1.11.2022
【Activity Report】We hold the COINS Seminar #61 at Web on Jan. 11 (Tue.). Speaker: R Dr. Shintaro SENGOKU / Professor, Dept. of Technology and Innovation Management Dept. of Innovation Science School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology Title: “Managing inter-/transdisciplinary and fusion scientific research for innovation″
1.8.2022
【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Seiginomoikata
1.8.2022
【Information】iCONM appeared on Ado Machikku Tengoku
1.7.2022
【Article posted】An comment of Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published on Yomiuri Shimbun.
1.3.2021
【Information】Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, appeared on Bakugan!Nama news Daimyoujin
12.24.2021
【Article posted】An article about the workshop held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology on December 13 was published in the media.
12.22.2021
【Article posted】iCONM's efforts to "realize a smart life care society" were published in The Chemical Daily dated today. Please see below.
12.21.2021
【Article posted】Sub-theme 5 Leader Nobuhiro Nishiyama (Principal Research Scientist, iCONM, Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)'s research on "Chemical Surgery" is published in the Chemical Industry Daily. It was published on the first page.
  • Next-generation boron neutron therapy GLP test from 22 years
12.13.2021
【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, about the development of mRNA medicine was published on weekly Playboy vol.52.
12.13.2021
【Activity Report】A workshop on the theme of "super-aging society" was held at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology for Science and Technology.
12.10.2021
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #61 at Web.
Jan. 11, 2022 (Tue.) 10:00-11:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 9:45)
Speaker: Dr. Shintaro SENGOKU / Professor, Dept. of Technology and Innovation Management Dept. of Innovation Science School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title: “Managing inter-/transdisciplinary and fusion scientific research for innovation″
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
12.6.2021
【Article posted】The article about research of nanomachine was published on weekly Playboy vol.51.
  • In 2045, Disease-free era has arrived by "In-Body Hospitals"! | RCC radio
12.3.2021
【Article posted】In the January 2022 issue of Nikkei Trendy, "Nanomachine" to be researched by iCONM was introduced in "Technology and Consumption 40 Required Keywords for Talking about the Future".
12.1.2021
We will hold the 8th COINS Symposium at web.
Date: Jan 21 (Fri.) 13:00-17:15 (Open at 12:30)
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
     *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
     Public Viewing (Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall)
language: English - Japanese *Simultaneous interpretation is provided. CLOSED　*The online registration is closed. Please contact us.

An article about this symposium was published in the media.

  • "Introduce cutting-edge medicalcare" | Kanagawa Shimbun Ltd.(12.22)
11.26.2021
【Information】"Mirai wo tsukuru shigoto zukan (Gakken)" has been selected as one of the "100 books for Science Roads" sponsored by RIKEN. The smart nanomachine researched by iCONM is taken up in the illustrated book, and is explained by Senior Researcher Yuki Mochida.
11.26.2021
【Article posted】An interview article with Dr. Keiji Itaka, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) regarding his research of mRNA was published in Chugoku Shimbun.
11.16.2021
【Award】On November 16, Clarivate plc (UK), which provides insights and analysis results to accelerate innovation, announced Highly Cited Researchers ™ in 2021, and Prof. Kazunori Kataoka (Director General of iCONM) and Prof. Takahiro Ochiya (Tokyo Medical University, a COINS participating researcher) were listed in. Prof. Kataoka has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year, and Prof. Ochiya does for the third consecutive year.
11.17.2021
【Article posted】An article about the press releases on 10/6 was published in Nikkeisangyo Shimbun.
11.16.2021
An interview article with Dr. Satoshi Uchida, Deputy Principal Research Scientist of iCONM, about the development of mRNA medicine was posted on Yahoo!News.
11.12.2021
【Article posted】An article about the lecture of Prof. Keiji Itaka (Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University) was published in Yakujinippo.
10.29.2021
【Article posted】 Articles on 10/6 and 10/8 press releases have been posted on overseas sites.
10.19.2021
【Article posted】 An article of Kazunori Kataoka, Dierctor General, was published in "COMPUS" HARIMA QUARTERLY.
10.19.2021
【Article posted】 Newton Mook Science Knowledge of Medicine Revised 3rd Edition was published. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General introduced "In-Body Hospital".
10.11.2021
【Information】 COINS member Professor Takahiro Ochiya of Tokyo Medical University, appeared NHK World “Medical Frontiers” and explained early diagnosis of cancer.
  • On air:October 16（Sat.）4:00
10.8.2021
【Press Release】 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry (USTC: University of Science and Technology), has created nanomachines that detect MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases), a principal enzyme for cancer cells to invade normal tissue, and deliver anticancer drugs according to an announcement in the journal Advanced Materials (IF = 30.849).
This research result was published in " The journal Advanced Materials "
10.6.2021
【Press seminar】 The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, in collaboration with the Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, has succeeded in efficiently delivering an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) into the mouse brain, confirming its high efficacy and specificality in treating orthotopically transplanted mice with glioblastoma (GBM), A press seminar was held.
This research result was published in "Nature Biomedical Engineering"
10.6.2021
【Article posted】An article about our efforts with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation was published in Yahoo! News.
10.1.2021
【Activity Report】 We held “COINS Online Workshop 2021” .
9.28.2021
【Article posted】An interview article about round-table discussion which Director General, Kaznori Kataokathe joined was published in the Monthly Keidanren vol.Sep. 2021.
9.26.2021
【Article posted】 An article about research of iCONM was published in the Koumei Shimbun.
9.7.2021
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #60 at Web.
Oct. 7 (Thu.) 16:00～17:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 15:45-)
Speaker: Rosalia Rodriguez-Rodriguez, PhD
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona)
Associate Professor, Head of the Biomedical Sciences Degree
Title: “Targeting neurons: more brain than brawn to solve obesity″
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
*web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
9.2.2021
【News】COINS is exhibiting at "Innovation Japan 2021 -University Trade Shows Online".
8.26.2021
【Information】Prof. Takanori Ichiki(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Principal Research Scientist, iCONM) appeared on FM Kawasaki.
8.23.2021
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #59 at Web.
Sep. 24 (Fri.) 13:00-14:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 12:45-)
Speaker: Ichio Aoki, PhD. / Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
Title: “In vivo MR Imaging for nano-machine and thranostics″
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar
*web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
8.11.2021
【Article posted】An article about our research "Nano-micelle Packaging CRISPR/Cas9 Components Enables Brain Genome Editing” was posted on TriLink BYOTECHNOLOGIES.
8.4.2021
【Article posted】 Introduction of iCONM video (6/26 TV program LOVE Kawasaki) was introduced on COI website and COI Drive.
8.4.2021
【Article posted】 An Article of JST NEWS (published on June) was published in Science Japan website.
8.3.2021
【Press Release】 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine and the International University of Catalunya jointly announced that Polymeric Nanomicelles Improve Internalization of Lipid Metabolism Modulators in Brain Cells.
This research result was published in " Biomaterials Science "
7.26.2021
【Information】 Dr. Yasutaka ANRAKU (Project Associate Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) was appeared NHK World “Medical Frontiers” and explained nanomachines with the ability to deliver drug into the brain.
7.26.2021
【Activity Report】 July 26 (Mon.), We held the 9th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
7.15.2021
【Information】An article about the press release on 4/20 "Treatment of primary and metastatic breast and pancreatic tumors upon intravenous delivery of a PRDM14-specific chimeric siRNA/nanocarrier complex" was published in Science Japan.
7.4.2021
【Article posted】 7/4（Sun.）An Article about Kingskyfront was published in Yomiuri Shimbun P.22.
7.2.2021
【Article posted】 An Article of JST NEWS (published on June) was published in 客観日本 website. (Chinese)
6.24.2021
【Information】iCONM will be introduced on TV. Please take a look.
TVK NewsLink (Fri.) 25/6/2021 at 9:30 pm ~
TVK LOVE KAWASAKI (Sat.) 26/6/2021 at 9:00 am~
6.21.2021
【Activity Report】 June 21 (Mon.), We held the 8th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
6.14.2021
【Activity Report】 16th COINS General meeting was held on June 14.
5.31.2021
【Activity Report】 May 31 (Mon.), We held the 7th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
5.10.2021
【Activity Report】 May 10 (Mon.), COINS Seminar #58 was held at web.
Speaker: Kanjiro MIYATA / Associate Professor / Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo ／ Kataoka・Kinoh Lab, iCONMI
Title: ‟ Nanomedicines for oligonucleotide delivery”
4.26.2021
【Information】 We will hold the 2nd iCONM Public Lecture ～Cancer treatment and clinical trial we want to know correctly～ at Web.
May 29, 2021 (Sat.) 14:00-16:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 13:45-)
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants.
Language: Japanese
Program overview:
"Greeting" Kazunori KATAOKA, Director General, iCONM
"What we want to know about brain surgery - Especially brain tumor -" Prof. Yoshihiro MURAGAKI Vice Director, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University
"What are clinical trials? - How can we receive a best treatment? -" Prof. Noriyuki KATSUMATA, Medical Oncology, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Nippon Medical School. *Registration is now closed.
4.12.2021
【Activity Report】 April 12th (Mon.), We held the 6th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
4.12.2021
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #58 at Web.
May 10 (Mon.) 15:00-16:30 (The web meeting room will be open at 14:45-)
Speaker:Ph.D. Kanjiro MIYATA / Associate Professor / Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo
Title: "Nanomedicines for oligonucleotide delivery"
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
4.1.2021
【Information】 April 2021, the newsletter "NanoSky Vol.8-COINS's original innovation plastic that connects to future medical care""T-form" has been published.
3.26.2021
【Information】 On Friday, March 26, Dr. Kazunori Kataoka, Director General of iCONM gave a lecture at the symposium of NanoTech in Thailand.
3.25.2021
【Activity Report】 March 25 (Thu.), COINS Seminar #57 was held at web.
Speaker: Keiji ITAKA / Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University ／ Itaka Lab, iCONMI
Title: ‟ mRNA therapeutics: from vaccine to regenerative medicine”
3.17.2021
【Information】 3/18 15: 30-16: 00 Shimazaki, who is in charge of communication, will appear at Kawasaki FM "Kawasaki Hot ☆ Studio" and will introduce the highlights of the public lecture scheduled to be held on 3/27. You can also enjoy it on Internet radio, so please access it from the Kawasaki FM website. Is the keyword an egg?
3.10.2021
【Information】We will hold the COINS Seminar #57 at Web.
March 25 (Thu.) 16:30-18:00 (The web meeting room will be open at 16:15-)
Speaker: M.D.,Ph.D. Keiji ITAKA /Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University ／ Itaka Lab, iCONMI
Title: ‟ mRNA therapeutics: from vaccine to regenerative medicine”
Holding method: ZOOM Webinar *web conferencing software. we will let you know URL by the day before only for participants. *Registration is now closed.
3.10.2021
【Press seminar】 The research group of Deputy Principal Research Scientist Dr. Satoshi Uchida (Associate Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine reported that optimized nano-micelles can induce efficient genome editing in the mouse brain. A press seminar was held.
This research result was published in "Journal of Controlled Release"
3.8.2021
【Activity Report】 March 8th (Mon.), We held the 5th iCONM x COINS Internal Communication Event at web.
3.4.2021
【Award】 COINS received the Japan Open Innovation Prize (JOIP) Selection Committee Special Award.

3.2.2021
【Press Release】 A research group consisting of Prof. Yutaka Kondo, Yoshihiko Tasaki, Graduate student (Division of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine) made a new therapeutic drug that the targeting of TUG1 by anti-TUG1 coupled with our new cancer-specific drug delivery system (TUG1-DDS). This was collaborative research with Nagoya City University, The University of Tokyo, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.
This research result was published in "Cancer Research"

About COINS

COINS (Center of Open Innovation Network for Smart Health) is a research center of an entirely new idea for developing "products and services that changes the future" by anticipating social needs in the future and integrating cutting-edge technologies, human resources and ideas from universities and private companies in and outside Japan.

COINS is an initiative under the Center of Innovation Science and Technology based Radical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (COI STREAM) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.

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