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R&D Center for Precision Medicine …………………………………………….. page 1
R&D Center for for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology…... page 2
R&D Center for Sport Innovation ………………………………………………... page 3
R&D Center for Health Services ………………………………………………….. page 4
R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL………………………………………………… page 5
R&D Center for Working Persons’ Psychological Support……………... page 6
R&D Center for Innovative Material Characterization………….……….. page 7
R&D Center for Innovative Drug Discovery…………………………………... page 8
R&D Center for Digital Nature……………………………………………………... page 9
R&D Center for Smart Wellness City Policies ………………………………. page 10
R&D Center for Lifestyle Innovation ……………………………………………page 11
R&D Center for Zero CO2 Emission with Functional Materials……... page 12

Centers terminated due to expiration of the establishment period
䠆Algae Biomass and Energy System R&D Center(July 1, 2015 – March 31, 2021)
䠆R&D Center for Wellness Innovation(July 1, 2020 – August 31, 2023)

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Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration

R&D Centers

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Department

Since July 1, 2015, the R&D centers have sequentially found under the Headquarters
for International Industry-University Collaboration. They are founded for promoting
joint research and development in academic ﬁelds of high social demands, andorganizing a cooperative research system. Their operation cost only comes from anexternal fund such as a collaborative or sponsored research with private sectors.
As the mission of a national university, we are responsible for education, researchand social contribution. And the R&D centers are the new body which undertakes arole of social contribution.
We are continuously supporting their centers and developing more R&D center ofother ﬁelds In the future.

R&D Center for Precision MedicineᵱᶇᶌᶁᶃᴾᵨᵿᶌᶓᵿᶐᶗᴾᵏᶑᶒᴾᵊᴾᵐᵎᵏᵕԋԺՁԺՂԷӨԶՃՆӨԢՃԳԺԱՀӨԔՁՄՀԵՁԵՂՈԱՈԺՃՂӨՃԶӨԟՆԵԳԺՇԺՃՂӨԚԵԴԺԳԺՂԵ
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Taka-Aki Sato, Ph.D.
ԣԸԵӨԍԵՂՈԵՆӨԱԺՁՇӨՈՃӨԵՇՈԱԲՀԺՇԸӨԱӨՆԵՇԵԱՆԳԸӨԺՂԶՆԱՇՈՆՉԳՈՉՆԵӨԶՃՆӨՈԸԵӨԺՁՄՀԵՁԵՂՈԱՈԺՃՂӨԱՂԴӨՆԵԱՀԺՎԱՈԺՃՂӨՃԶӨԟՆԵԳԺՇԺՃՂӨԚԵԴԺԳԺՂԵӶӨՈՃӨԺՁՄՆՃՊԵӹԴԵՈԵՆՁԺՂԵӨՈԸԵӨԲԵՇՈӨԳՃՉՆՇԵӨՃԶӨՈՆԵԱՈՁԵՂՈӨ Director, R&D CenterԶՃՆӨԵԱԳԸӨԺՂԴԺՊԺԴՉԱՀӸfor Precision Medicine

MissionIntroduce the next-generation ultra-high-throughput human whole genome sequencing
system in the University of Tsukuba.
Form a platform for Precision Medicine by building partnerships across industry, academia,
and government.

7 Core Laboratories

Innovative Medical
Research Institute

Medical Genomics
Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics
Congenital Metabolic Diseases
Precision Psychiatry
Morpho-infomatics and Muliti-omics
Food and Healthcare
Next Generation High-Throughput Human Whole-Genome Sequencing

Large-Scale Data Analysis
Research for TechnologicalSeeds Discovery/Creation—Special Collaboration—Human Resource Development
and CommunicationԤՂԺՊԵՆՇԺՈՍӨՃԶӨԣՇՉԽՉԲԱӨԥԵՂՈՉՆԵӨԍՃՁՄԱՂՍ

Tsukuba
International
Strategic
Zone

iLAC Co., Ltd.
http://www.i-lac.co.jp/

National and International
Project

Research Institutions
ʀNational universities
ʀNational research institutions
ʀPublic interest incorporated
foundations
Human Resource
Developement andCommunication

Private Corporations
ʀPharmaceutical companies
ʀDiagnostic companies
ʀPrecision device industry
ʀClinical trial industry
ʀIT industry

National Medical Agencies
ʀNational Research andDevelopment Agency
ʀPublic Interest Incorporated
Foundations
ʀGeneral Incorporated Foundations
ʀPrivate medical corporations

Collaboration with other countries
ʀPrivately owned bio-venture companies
ʀUniversity research institutions in Europe
and the US
ʀNational research Institutions in Europe
and the US
ʀPrivately owned medical institutions in
Europe and the US

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R&D Center for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology
Since April 1st, 2017

R&D Center for Strategic Frontiers Social Planning (as known as F-MIRAI) is a base forresearch and development into social infrastructure for communities of the future, andorganizes open laboratory system with industry-University collaboration. Based on social
engineering, academic ability of the University of Tsukuba and adbanced technology bymultiple companies and local governments. We will promote theoretical policy
recommendations and social implementation to solve regional economic and social
problems through demonstration experiments. One such experiment explores the social
image og the regional future, where symbiosis of people, society and nature coexist andall regions shares different strategic methodologies. The most pivotal research to beundertaken analyses next-generation vehicle development and its service platform thatallows people to move without implications to individual differences and realize a lively
life. As a center for research, we are convinced that a proactively advance cooperation
among Industry-University and several local governments will produce groundbreaking
efforts in the area of social engineering.

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e-mail：info@f-mirai.tsukuba.ac.jp

URL：https://www.f-mirai.tsukuba.ac.jp/

Since April 1st, 2017

Hideki Takagi, Ph.D.

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Since July 1st, 20174

R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL
Since February 1st, 2019

Development of‘Tailor-Made QOL programs’aimed at promoting health
R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL has been established to disseminate an innovative ‘Tailor-MadeQOL Program’ aimed at promoting health and preventing functional decline to people all overJapan and the world. Reducing the burden of health care cost has become an urgent issue;
therefore, the national policy is shifting focus from 'treatment/care' to 'prevention andimprovement’ . It has become necessary to develop effective programs to improve the QOL andextend healthy life span that enable people to age with dignity, thereby overcoming the current
situation where people remain bedridden for long periods of time at the end of their life. Not only
will this lead to a significant reduction in medical expenses, but this will also change the image ofthe elderly people and contribute to the accumulation and utilization of human and intellectual
capital in the society.

Hiroko Isoda, Ph.D.
Director, R&D Center
for Tailor-Made QOL

MissionIndustry

Verification for Health and QOL

5Intervention Research Division
Government

Local Government<Diet>

Collaborative
Development<Sleep>Community participation

Mechanistic Analysis

Industry &Community
New
Biometric
Device<Exercise>

Product Development
Research Division

Basic research
Division

R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL
New
Exercise

New Sleep
N
New
Improvement Supple-ment
ProgramDevelopment of Tailor-Made QOL Program(Integration of Diet, Exercise and Sleep)
Achieve QOL Improvement for Each ResidentInternational Expansion
Address ： Innovation Medical Research Institute, University of Tsukuba, 1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan
Tel 029-859-1593

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R&D Center for Working Persons’Psychological Support
Since April 1st, 2019

Research activities and building social contribution infrastructure related to psychological support for working persons
Research & Development Center for Working Persons’ Psychological Support was established on
April 1， 2019. The purpose is to provide a one-stop service for psychological support to working
persons from both research and social contribution. We promote our activities based on theprinciple that "Pursuit lifelong development, with us." to support working persons, families andorganizations that support those working persons.
The center covers various areas of life-long development perspectives (transitions from school towork, middle-aged, elderly people, pregnant women, childbirth, childcare, nursing care, etc.), various
areas of target (family, welfare, school, education, industry, society, etc.),and various areas ofresearch (psycho-clinical, social behaviors, career development, mental health, disaster stress,
Masaki Okada, Ph.D.
addictions, etc.),and is characterized by it.
We will promote practical research in line with social needs and will provide high quality
Director, R&D Center
for Working Persons’
psychological support services to working persons. In addition, it contributes to the qualitative
Psychological Support
improvement of psychological practitioners and human resources, and the training of leaders.

Mission「Pursuit lifelong development, with us.」
Now that working places are facing various environmental changes, the need for " psychologicallyunderstanding people" is rapidly increasing. We believe that human can develop regardless ages andwould like to support both life and work. Here highly skilled practitioners who are also researchers
eager to support them and gathered.

Research dept.

T-One Lab

Promote and expand research on psychological support
for working persons
Academic
instruction

Social contribution dept.
・ [Academic instructions]
Consulting, survey & analysis using psychological statistics,
tools development, etc.
・ [Human resources development]
Development and implementation of training programs,
education effectiveness evaluations,
Providing a training places
・ [Psychological support for working persons]Counseling room, Supervision, Supervisor training

Research dept.
Psychologicalsupportfor working
persons

Human
resourcesdevelopment

Social contribution dept.
＊T-One Lab
Center nickname. Bringing together the wisdom of
the University of Tsukuba, we will be one team andprovide one-stop services.

Address ： Room458, Tokyo Compass Bunkyo School Building ,University of Tsukuba, 3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-0012 Japan6

Tel 03-3942-6573

e-mail t-onelab_info@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

R&D Center for Innovativei M
Material Characterization
Since October 1st, 2019

－ Toward innovative measurement and evaluation technologies －The world is making rapid progress with the aim of creating a sustainable society utilizing IoT and
AI. Measurement and evaluation techniques are becoming increasingly important. In this center, we
promote the research and development of new measurement and evaluation technologies bymaking full use of evaluation methods with light and electromagnetic waves, sound waves,electron and particle beams, nanoprobes, etc. and applying the technologies such as machinelearning, deep learning, etc to them. Their application fields are generally classified into two
fields: the material science field such as nanotechnologies including semiconductors, functional
devices, etc. and the medical related field such as pathological diagnosis, drug discovery, etc.
Measurement and evaluation technologies are indispensable to them and form the core of Japan's
Masahide Ito, Ph.D.
industry. Further development of those technologies bears the future of Japan.
Director, R&D Center
Taking advantage of the accumulated expertise in Tsukuba, we will continue to strive toward
for Innovative Material
achieving innovative material characterization with high accuracy and quality.
Characterization

Mission
Mis
Mission

Address ： #101, Project & Research Bldg., University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575 Japan
Tel 029-853-8802

e-mailrd-center-imc@un.tsukuba.ac.jp

URL https://imc.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp

7Since October 1st, 2019

100 years of vitality with new drugs and new technologies
In Japan, a super-aging society with a declining birthrate is progressing and thedisease structure is changing along with increasing lifestyle and aging-associatedchronic intractable diseases such as cancer and circulatory, musculoskeletal,
psychiatric and neurological, metabolic, and immune diseases. In such a situation,
it is desired to create a society where all people can live alive with vitality, safety
and peace mind at their respective life stages toward the era of 100 years of life.
In recent years, there has been great interest and expectations for technologicalinnovations that will support medicine, such as regenerative medicine, genomic
medicine, artificial intelligence, and the use of big data. This center promotes basic Akira Shibuya, Ph.D.
and developmental researches for drug discovery / diagnostic technology to
Director, R&D Center
responds to medical needs in a society with a declining birthrate.

for IInnovative Drug Discovery

Mission
Expected results

Overview the Center
Social implementation and Contributions

・ Creation of a lively and healthy society
・ Revitalizing the medical industry
・ Revitalizing young human resource development【pharmaceutical
Company】【Venture Company】

・ Promotion of industry-academia collaboration

CenterCorporate collaboraƟon department（ Industry government academia collaboraƟon,intellectual property, Company matching ）Drug discovery
Research Division

DiagnosƟc Technology
Research Division

Discovering and nurturing seeds
with an eye on needs
From basic to development researchDiscovering and nurturing seeds
with an eye on needs
From basic to development research【 Public funds 】
Ministry、AMED、
JST, etc

Tsukuba ClinicalResearch & Development
Organization(T-CReDO)

Address ： University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575 Japan8

Tel 029-853-3281

e-mail ashibuya@md.tsukuba.ac.jp

URL

immuno-tsukuba.com/index.html

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To contribute to the creation of cities that enable the realization of a healthy and long-lived
society, the SWC Center will aim to promote developmental research on various issues
inherent to a super-aging society, to propose policies to society as products of such research,and to establish a function for training advanced professionals who can implement suchpolicies. Accumulating evidence and formulating policies for creating SWC where residents
can live safely and securely requires conducting large-scale, interdisciplinary demonstration
experiments by organically integrating sports wellness studies, medicine, urban engineering,and Al. The SWC Center will contribute to policy proposals and human resource development
based on the evidences accumulated in the ﬁeld of sports wellness studies regarding theusefulness of sports for health and well-being and regarding the ideal urban environment, as
well as promote joint research in the above-mentioned interdisciplinary research ﬁelds incollaboration with local governments and companies. We look forward to your participation.

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Exploring lifestyle for health and well-being for the future
In recent years, countries around the world have been experiencing a number of social structuralchanges, such as declining populations, aging societies with fewer children, social inequality, andglobalization. Lifestyle changes are required for various reasons including environmental andenergy issues, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, increasing health consciousness, andvalue changes.
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations. For example, Goal 3:"Good Health and Well-being" includes measures against lifestyle-related diseases and properalcohol consumption. Thus, while more lifestyle transformation is required, a sense of balance㼅㼛㼟㼔㼕㼙㼛㼠㼛㼛㻌㻴㼕㼟㼍㼟㼔㼕㻘㻘㻌㻼㻼㼔㻚㻰
between health and well-being is also required in the context of diverse values.
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Based on the results of these studies, we will support the development of products and services that constitute healthy andhappy lifestyles and create a new culture in the community.
Through these efforts, we aim to create better lifestyles based on scientific evidence. In addition to the interdisciplinary andinternational nature that is characteristic of the University of Tsukuba, where researchers from inside and outside theuniversity gather from various fields, we will build a system of collaboration and cooperation among multiple companies that
conduct joint research to create new value. We will regularly communicate the results of these efforts to society so that as
many people as possible will become aware of them.

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dioxide in the chemical reaction during power generation. So it now draws
attention as one of main energy carrier of renewable energy. Hydrogen is thus amolecule capable to play an important role for the sustainable zero-carbon
society. In this center, we will promote the research and development of basic
important technologies related to hydrogen production, storage andtransportation, and green innovation basic technologies that convert carbon
dioxide into useful materials such as methanol and formic acid and fuels.

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Director, R&D Center
for Zero CO2 Emission
with Functional Materials

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