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生命科学のあらゆる叡智を結実し人類と社会の豊かな未来をひらきます。

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Working toward a More Fruitful Future
through Insights into the Life Sciences
Charter of The Kitasato Institute学校法人 北里研究所 憲章
本法人は、社団法人北里研究所と学校法人北安定的な経営基盤を確立し、先進的な学校経営

The present Kitasato Institute was created whensecures a multifaceted and stable management

里学園が統合したもので、北里研究所の栄光あを目指すものである。本法人は北里柴三郎博士

the former Kitasato Institute (an incor-porated

foundation with the aim of developing aを学祖と仰ぎ、博士がその一生を通じて顕現しassociation) and the former Kitasato University (anprogressive academic administration.

る歴史と伝統及び北里学園創立の経緯をふまえ、法人名称を「学校法人北里研究所」に改称し、大学名は「北里大学」を踏襲した。

academic organization) were merged in 2008 toHolding Dr. Kitasato in high regard as its

た北里精神「事を処してパイオニアたれ（開拓のcreate a new educational foundation. Of course,

founding father, the Kitasato Institute manifests精神）、人に交わって恩を思え（報恩の精神）、そthe present Kitasato Institute, including Kitasato

the Spirit of Kitasato, which he developed over aUniversity, is heir to the accomplishments,

lifetime―to investigate with a pioneering spirit, be

社団法人北里研究所は、破傷風菌の純培養のして叡智をもって実学（叡智と実践の精神）の人

traditions and ideals of its predecessors. In Japanappreciative in your dealings with people,

成功とそれに続く破傷風抗毒素の発見など免疫として、不撓不屈の精神を貫け」に則り、人類永

the Kitasato Institute is known as the Kitasato

possess wisdom and be a person of practical

学を始めとする予防医学上の重要な基礎を築い

遠の課題である生命現象の科学的解明にあたる

Kenkyusho, and the Kitasato University is called

science, as well as to persist with an unwavering

た北里柴三郎博士が大正３（1914）年に創設したとともに、生命科学及び関連分野における有為

the Kitasato Gakuen.

spirit. The Institute applies these approaches toThe Kitasato Institute, Japan’s first private

the scientific discovery of life phenomena that

我が国初の私立医学研究機関〔大正７（1918）年な研究者、教育者、専門職業人の養成を第一のmedical research facility, was officially establishedconstitute the pressing, ever present concerns of社団法人認可〕であり、学校法人北里学園は、同使命とし、さらに研究成果を社会に還元する 実

in 1914 by Dr. Shibasaburo Kitasato, and in 1918

humanity. In tandem with this, the Institute makes

研究所がその創立50周年記念事業として、昭和

学志向 に基づく予防・診療活動を始めとする諸it was registered as an incorporated association.

its primary mission the cultivation of pre-eminent

活動を展開することにより、広く社会の発展のた

The Institute was founded on Dr. Kitasato’s

researchers, educators and professionals in the37（1962）年に創設した生命科学系総合大学としimportant achievements in the field of preventive

Life Sciences and related fields.ての北里大学を擁する学校法人〔同年北里大学めに寄与するものである。

設置認可〕である。
両法人の統合は、双方の人的・物的資源に加え、高度な学術研究基盤を結びつけ、多角的で

medicine, especially immunology, where heThe Kitasato Institute returns the results of its

successfully grew a pure culture of tetanus bacilli,

research to society by undertaking a variety offollowed by his discovery of the serotherapy usedendeavors―chiefly preventive and medical

to treat that disease. In 1962, the Kitasato

activities based on an applied science approach

Institute celebrated the 50th anniversary of its― in order to broadly contribute to theconception, and to commemorate the occasion, it

development of society.

founded the Kitasato University as a general Life
Sciences university with official recognition of theUniversity being granted in the same year.
In addition to human and material resources, theintegration of these institutions brings together anexceptional base of academic research and北里研究所旧本館（愛知県の博物館明治村に移築保存）Former Main Building, The Kitasato Institute (preserved at the Museum Meiji-Mura, Aichi Prefecture)

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The Kitasato Institute

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