3rd COINS International Symposium was held.

Dec. 15 (Thu.), 2016, 3rd COINS International Symposium was held at Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall. The theme of the symposium was "Towards Smart Health Society – Challenge of Kawasaki based Medical Innovation" In two sessions of "Medical Innovation / Forefront of Technology" and "Forefront of medical Innovation Eco-System", there were very interesting reports and issues raised by nine speakers and since it was the first international symposium, many questions and active discussion were followed. During the poster session, posters of researchers and companies were exhibited and the active discussions were exchanged between the attendees and the presenters. In the 4th session, a panel discussion was held by four panelists and Research Leader Kataoka with a short presentation and Project Leader Kimura as a moderator, with the theme of "The Future of King Skyfront", a special strategy zone for national strategy of manufacturing in Kawasaki City. For the future of King SkyFront, vigorous discussion was held on future prospects and issues with participants. About 300 attendees in the symposium held in Kawasaki city for the first time, it was an opportunity for Kawasaki citizens and businesses to be interested in COINS research and for the realization of smart life care society from Kawasaki It became a meaningful symposium to further strengthen determination.

【Greeting】

Yuzuru Matsuda, Visionary Leader of Vision 1 COI program / Former President, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

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Medical Innovation/Forefront of Technology Session1 <COINS Approach>

Chair: Hiromichi Kimura, COINS Project Leader / Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo

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"R&D of Nanodiagnosis Device for Preventive Medicine"

• Hirofumi Shiono, Section Manager, NIKON Corporation
  
  
• Takanori Ichiki, Professor, The University of Tokyo / Leader, Theme 4, COINS
  R&D of Nanodiagnosis Device for Preventive Medicine
  

"Development of Theranostic System Based on Nanomachine Technology"

• Ryoichi Higuchi, General Manager, Ajinomoto Co, Inc., Institute for Innovation
  
  
  
• Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology / Leader, Theme 5, COINS
  Development of Theranostic System Based on Nanomachine Technology
  

• Chair: Kazunori Kataoka, Direcotr General of iCONM / COINS Research Leader / Professor, The University of Tokyo
  

"Albumin-Binding Evans Blue Derivatives as Theranostics"

• Dr. Xiaoyuan Chen
  Senior Investigator and Lab Chief,
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Dr. Wim Hennink
  Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht University
  Polymeric Micelles for Targeted Drug Delivery
  

"DDS technology combined with active targeting"

• Takashima, Hiroki, National Cancer Center Japan
  

Forefront of Medical Innovation Eco-System　Session2 <Challenge to Social Implementation>

• Chair: Shintaro Sengoku, Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  

• Tomohiro Anzai, Project Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo / Leader, Theme 6, COINS
  Social Implementation Initiatives of COINS
  
  
• Peter Takizawa Ahlenius, Senior commercial officer, Danish Embassy
  Medicon Valley – A Danish-Swedish Life Science Cluster
  

Session3　<Poster session>

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Session4　<Panel discussion>

• Ryuta Nomura, Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer, Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA)
  
• Osamitsu Yamada, Chairman, Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kawasaki CCI)
  
  

• 【Short presentation】
  Kazuhiko Tamai, Department Director, Kawasaki City Coastal Area International Strategy, Headquarters International Strategy Promotion Department
  
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  Hideki Kaji, Vice Chairman, Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kawasaki CCI)
  
  

• Toru Kawanishi, Director General, National Institute of Health Sciences
  
• Keitaro Takebayashi, Division Director, DaiwaHouse Industry Co., ltd
  

• Chair: Keiji Itaka, Project Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo / Leader, Theme 3, COINS
  

• 【Panel Discussion】
  Theme: Future of KING SKYFRONT
  
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• Moderator: Hiromichi Kimura
  Panelists: Hideki Kaji, Toru Kawanishi, Keitaro Takebayashi, Peter Takizawa Ahlenius, Kazunori Kataoka

Closing Remarks

• Junichiro Sone, Director, KAWASAKI INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION
  
• The venue