NEWSLETTER
Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center
International Activities and Public Relations Special Issue
2023.11.20

International Activities Report
A session about our center washeld at Tsukuba Conference 2023
Tsukuba Congress 2023 was held atthe Tsukuba International Congress Center fromTues, Sept. 26 - Thu, Sept. 28, 2023. Our center
held a concurrent session with the Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO) on the third
day of the Tsukuba Conference from 10:30 to12:00.

【C-20】Tsukuba Digital-Bio International
Center & JETRO - Food Resources Research for
the Future of the Earth –9/28 (Thu.)
10:30-12:00

Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center & JETRO- Food Resources Research for the Future of the Earth -Tsukuba
InternationalCongress
Center,201B

Onsite / Hybrid
Hiroyuki Nishiyama,
University ofTsukuba

The Tsukuba Digital -Bio International Center aims to establish aninternational innovation ecosystem in collaboration with the Japan External
Trade Organization (JETRO). The "creation of a new supply chain using seedsof food and medicine" is a major R&D theme of the center. In this session,
together with the Global South, we will discuss how we can contribute tosolving global problems by building evidence for health improvement anddisease prevention from food resources, and how we can link and expand thecreation and promotion of supply chains for these products. We would like toexchange various opinions in order to create a "Well-being society for allgenerations," which is the vision of this center.

Hiroko Isoda,
University ofTsukuba

Yusuke Mori,
Meriem Bajaoui,
National Institute of The Japan Food
Advanced Industrial Product Overseas
Promotion Center
Science and（JFOODO）,
Technology,

KounosukeOisaki,
National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial
Science andTechnology,

FerdousiFarhana,
University ofTsukuba,

Yu Yoshida,
Japan External
Trade Organization(JETRO),

Toshinori Moriga,
University ofTsukuba,

TSUKUBA CONFERENCE 2023
Design the Future
Curiosity-driven Quests for Global Solutions

MunkhzulGanbold,
National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial
Science and Technology,

vol.7. 2023

Early WinterSession summary : The Tsukuba Digital-Bio International
center, a center adopted by the Japan Science andTechnology Agency's Support Program for theFormation of Places for Co-Creation, aims to build aninternational innovation ecosystem in collaboration with
the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
Creation of a new supply chain using food and drug
seeds is a major research and development issue forthis center. In this session, we discussed how we cancontribute to solving global problems together with theGlobal South by building evidence for healthimprovement and disease prevention from food andmedicine, plus how we can link and expand supply
chain creation and promotion of such evidence.
We would like to exchange various opinions in order tocreate "a society where all generations experience
well-being," which is the vision of this center.

Project Leader Hiroyuki Nishiyama (Professor,Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba) gave
an introduction of the center and opened thesession with a few words. The five presenting
professors gave lectures on the theme.
In the general discussion, five professors
debated to create "a society where all
generations experience well-being" from theviewpoint of the future of the Earth, which is theresponsibility of food and drug resource
research.
Finally,
Professor
ToshinoriMoriga,(Deputy Project Leader of the Institute ofMedicine), introduced joint industry-academia
research at the center and closed the session
with his insightful remarks.

Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center Newsletter 2023.11.20 vol. 7 2023 Early Winter※About the Tsukuba Conference
The Tsukuba Conference is an international
conference where talented young people fromglobal industry, government and academia gather in
Tsukuba Science City* to discuss on various issues on'Science and Technology in Society' to form
professional networks. It aims to be the young people's
version of the World Economic Forum Annual Meetingin Davos.
The conference is mainly for young future
influencers (in principle up to ages under 50) in
various fields such as researchers (including students),
engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, social
entrepreneurs, journalists, officials of public offices
and international organizations, and others.
Tsukuba Conference Official HP
https://tsukuba-conference.com/※Tsukuba Science City
Tsukuba City, known as Tsukuba Science City, isJapan's largest research and development base anda world-class science and technology hub city, withapproximately 20,000 researchers and around 150
private research institutions and companies in
addition to national research and educationalinstitutions.
The city was the host of the G7 Science andTechnology Ministers’ Meeting in Tsukuba, Ibaraki in2016 and the G20 Ibaraki-Tsukuba Ministerial Meetingon Trade and Digital Economy in 2019.
In 2022, Tsukuba was designated as a National
Strategic Special Zone for the Super City Initiative, andefforts to implement cutting-edge technologies andservices in society are being promoted throughout thecity.
Tsukuba is also a member of the High Level
Forum, an international network of the world's
leading science and technology cities, and the 4thHigh Level Forum was held in Tsukuba in 2015.
【C-20】Click here for archived video↓
https://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/clinicalmed/digitalbio/vi
deo/tsukuba conference2023_c20

Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center Newsletter 2023.11.20 vol. 7 2023 Early WinterThe “Digital Health and Medicine
2023" Symposium Was HeldOn September 29, 2023, the University ofTsukuba-National Taiwan University cohosted a symposium entitled "Digital Healthand Medicine 2023" at the University ofTsukuba.
On September 29, 2023, the University ofTsukuba-National Taiwan University co-hosted asymposium entitled "Digital Health andMedicine 2023" at the University of Tsukuba.
This symposium was held to discuss the latest
research in both the medical and nursing carefields utilizing artificial intelligence and robotics,
and was intended for researchers fromacademia, industry, and other organizations
interested in this field.
Prior to the opening, Vice President Jun Ikeda(In charge of International Affairs)and Hsiao-Wei YUAN gave speeches. There were 12 oral
and 19 poster presentations as well as lively
discussions. Approximately 140 participants(onsite and online) attended.
In March of this year, National Taiwan University
joined the "Tsukuba Digital-Bio International
center" which TUAT supports as an activity topromoteinternational
industry-academiagovernment-private
sectorco-creation
centered in Tsukuba, and is promoting thediscovery of joint research themes and humanresource development in this field.

Through this symposium, we expect to see thedevelopment of advanced technologies using
artificial intelligence in the medical fieldthrough the co-creation of both universities, aswell as close international collaborative
activities for their social implementation in
medical and nursing care.

Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center Newsletter 2023.11.20 vol. 7 2023 Early WinterPublic Relations Activity
ReportOur booth was exhibited at
BioJapan 2023.
BioJapan / Regenerative Medicine JAPAN /healthTECH JAPAN 2023 was held at Pacifico
Yokohama for three days from October 11(Wed.) to 13 (Fri.), 2023. We also exhibited abooth.
It was a large scale biotechnology
exhibition event with 1030 companies andorganizations from 37 countries and regions
exhibiting, with 16,138 visitors throughout thethree days. Many companies and organizations
exhibited their cutting-edge technologies,products, and business models.
In particular, with the rapid digitalizationof the medical field, there were exhibitors fromthe IT industry due to startups utilizing AI and thedevelopment of in silico technology. Moreover,with the diversification of modalities and thesophistication of medical devices, there werealso many exhibitors from Japan and abroad
who are developing new products for thetreatment of genetic diseases, PHR
applications, and real world data analysis.

On the third day, we introduced the Tsukuba
Digital-Bio International Center and gave apresentation about the project.
Presentation Summary
The vision of Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center,a COI-NEXT project supported by Japan Science andTechnology Agency is to realize well-being (a state ofphysical, mental, and social health, and happiness) for
all generations of people.
This center is building a digital biotechnology
platform unique for Tsukuba, that supports allprocesses from R&D to POC verification in line withindustrial needs, in collaboration with research
institutes and local governments clustered in Tsukuba.
In this presentation, we introduced the overall
picture of this platform, the research program and thetie-up with Tsukuba's Super City Concept. We are looking
for companies that can co-create innovation with us
based on strong collaboration between industry,government, and academia, and looking forward toworking together.

Many people came to listen to thepresentations! Some stopped by to listen.

※About BioJapan / Regenerative Medicine JAPAN /healthTECH JAPAN
BioJapan is a comprehensive exhibition that gathers awide range of R&D, technologies, and products frompharmaceuticals and drug discovery to thebioeconomy, with biotechnology at its core.
Regenerative Medicine JAPAN focuses on regenerative
medicine products such as gene and cell therapies
while BioJapan aims to create new solutions andservices that go beyond conventional pharmaceuticals
based on the concept of "fusion of healthcare anddigital technology". The three exhibitions will be held
simultaneously at healthTECH JAPAN.
The current drug development market isentering an era of "multi-modality," from antibody andpeptide drugs to gene and cell therapies, and evendigital therapeutics (DTx) that utilize digital technology.
In light of this trend, this exhibition aims to contribute to
the creation of new innovations by bringing together
professionals in various fields and companies andorganizations that aim to collaborate with each otherby simultaneously holding exhibitions for a variety ofmodalities.
Bio Japan official website

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