R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL
Development of ‘Tailor-Made QOL programs’ aimed at promoting health

R&D Center for Working Persons’ Psychological Support
Research activities and building social contribution infrastructure
related to psychological support for working persons

R&D Center for Innovative Material Characterization
Toward innovative measurement and evaluation technologies

About the R&D Centers･･･････････････････････････････････ page 2
Algae Biomass and Energy System R&D Center ･･･････････ page 3
R&D Center for Precision Medicine ････････････････････････ page 4
R&D Center for Engineering Future Society ････････････････ page 5
R&D Center for Sports Innovation ･････････････････････････ page 6
R&D Center for Health Services ･･･････････････････････････ page 7
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R&D Center for Working Persons’ Psychological Support ･･ page 9
R&D Center for Innovative Material Characterization ･･･････ page 10

Since July 1st, 2015

Since January 1st, 2017

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 livelylife. 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.

Since April 1st, 2017

Takeshi Asai, Ph.D.

R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOLSince 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

Industry

Verification for Health and QOL
Intervention Research Division

Government

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CollaborativeDevelopment<Sleep>Community participation

Mechanistic Analysis

Industry &Community
New
BiometricDevice<Exercise>

Product Development
Research Division

R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL

MissionBasic research
Division

R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL
New
Exercise

New Sleep
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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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Since July 1st, 2017

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 onApril 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
Psychologicalimprovement of psychological practitioners and human resources, and the training of leaders.

「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
Academicinstruction

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

R&D Center for Working Persons’ Psychological Support

MissionResearch dept.
Psychologicalsupport
for workingpersons

Humanresources
development

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 Japan
Tel 03-3942-6573

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

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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 andAI. Measurement and evaluation techniques are becoming increasingly important. In this center, wepromote 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 twofields: the material science field such as nanotechnologies including semiconductors, functionaldevices, 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'sMasahide 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

R&D Center for Innovative Material Characterization

Mission
Mis
Mission

Address ： Room101, PROJECT AND RESEARCH BUILDING, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575 Japan

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

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