Press Release
July 14th, 2017
Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers' Association (JAIMA)
Japan Scientific Instruments Association (JSIA)
JASIS 2017 Holds Featured Program, “A New Era of Analysis and Measurement to Lead theLife Science Market ～Where Healthcare and Medical Treatment Meet～
Predicting the Near Future with Advanced Analytical Measurements – Wellness andMedical," in Life Science Innovation Zone

28 Keynote Address Session Titles Finalized
The Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers' Association (JAIMA; 1-12-3 Kanda Nishikicho,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054; chaired by Gon-emon Kurihara, president of JEOL Ltd.) and theJapan Scientific Instruments Association (JSIA; 3-8-5 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1030023; chaired by Hideto Yazawa, president of Dalton Co., Ltd.) have announced that they will beholding the "Life Science Innovation Zone" as a special program under the theme of " A New Era ofAnalysis and Measurement to Lead the Life Science Market ～Where Healthcare and Medical
Treatment Meet～" at the venue of JASIS 2017, which is a specialized exhibition of analytical andscientific instruments organized by JAIMA and JSIA (dates: September 6 [Wed.] to 8 [Fri.], 2017;venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)https://www.jasis.jp/en/exhibitors/ls.html (2017 Website will open on July 20th)

The Life Science Innovation Zone is a featured program that will be held in the large zone within theJASIS 2017 venue as a place for promoting activities to create new markets for analytical and scientificinstruments. This program has been held for four consecutive years since 2013, and the number ofvisitors exceeded 9,000 last year, marking the largest in history.

In JASIS 2017, the Life Science Innovation Zone will also be positioned as a "key for opening thedoor" toward new business opportunities by expanding business in the fields of analytical instruments
and technologies, for instance, next-generation health care, advanced drug discovery, food science,cell/regenerative medicine, advanced diagnosis (clinical DNA sequencing), preventive medicine, andrelated IT..

Keynote addresses, company exhibits, and company presentations will be provided at the zone as ameans for promoting commercialization in the life sciences market and for grasping good
opportunities to make use of IT.

A total of 28 keynote addresses, including four plenary lectures by Akiyoshi Wada (professor emeritus
at The University of Tokyo), Stephen Martin (head of Analytical Sciences and Imaging for Novartis
Institutes for BioMedical Research), Harubumi Kato (honorary president at Niiza Shiki Central
General Hospital), and Hidemi Shigekawa (professor at the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences,
University of Tsukuba), will introduce global trends as well as strategies and leading-edge studies inJapan.

At the "Exhibition Zone" of the Life Science Innovation Zone, about 60 companies and institutes willexhibit, as last year, and about 40 presentations will be given by the exhibitor companies, making theLife Science Innovation Zone an excellent source of the latest information.

Through these programs, JASIS supports the industrialization of next-generation healthcare in Japan.
JASIS 2017 aims to raise awareness regarding: the analytical instruments and technologies that are at
the global forefront of the advanced industry landscape (which functions as a hub toward newindustries), reinforcing the idea that the analytical instrument industry is the main platform of the life
sciences market, and bringing the concept of "Japan as No.1" to fruition in the near-future life sciencesmarket.

<Keynote Address Overview>
Number of sessions: 28 sessions (three days)*All sessions are free of charge. We will start accepting registration in late July.

Schedule:Wednesday, September 6
Theme 1: Next-generation Healthcare (three sessions)- Plenary lecture: Physical Approaches to the Secret to Life
Akiyoshi Wada (professor emeritus at The University of Tokyo)- Plenary lecture: State-of-the-art Analytical Workflows Supporting the Future of Pharma
Stephen Martin (head of Analytical Sciences and Imaging for Novartis Institutes for BioMedicalResearch)
Theme 2: Healthcare and Drug Discovery (five sessions)Thursday, September 7
Theme 1: Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning: Prediction Applications for Bioscience (four sessions)
Theme 2: Role of Early Advanced Diagnosis for Enabling Early Treatment (four sessions)- Plenary lecture: Lung Cancer Eradication – Early Detection and Treatment –Harubumi Kato (honorary president at Niiza Shiki Central General Hospital)

Friday, September 8Theme 1: Possibilities of Science for Supporting Future Societies and Livelihoods (six sessions)
Theme 2: Analyzing Life (Cells) (four sessions)- Plenary lecture: Sharpening the Eyes to probe Cancers
Hidemi Shigekawa (professor at the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba)

About JASISJASIS (Japan Analytical & Scientific Instruments Show) is a specialized exhibition of analytical andscientific instruments that is organized by JAIMA and the JSIA. It is one of Asia's largest general
exhibitions in this field. In 2017, it will be held for three days from September 6 (Wed.) to 8 (Fri.) at
Makuhari Messe and its surrounding facilities.
https://www.jasis.jp/en/

Contact Information
JAIMA Secretariat: Kyoichi Komori
Tel: +81-3-3292-0642

URL: https://www.jaima.or.jp/en/

Attachment:Life Science Innovation Zone: Keynote Address Program