First Circular

The 7th International ALA and Porphyrin
Symposium (IAPS7)
Innovation for Treatment of Refractory Diseases by
Research on 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) and Porphyrins~Started from Brain Tumor to Mitochondrial Diseases~

December 7, 2019 in Sapporo, JAPAN
Organized by
ALA and Porphyrin Research Society
SBI Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD.
andneopharma Japan CO., LTD.
http://porphyrin-ala.com/IAPS7

INVITATIONEver year, The ALA and Porphyrin Research Society organizes a conference to foster scientificdevelopment and contribute to clinical practice.
The 7 th International ALA and Porphyrin Symposium (IAPS7) will be held at Hokkaido University in
Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan on December 7, 2019.
This symposium will be hosted and chaired by Dr. Sadao Kaneko, Emeritus Director of the Hospital,Kashiwaba Neurosurgical Hospital.
The Advisory and Organizing Committee cordially invites you to attend the Symposium andparticipate in its scientific and social programs. The main theme of the Symposium will be on“Innovation for Treatment of Refractory Diseases by Research on 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) andPorphyrins -Started from Brain Tumor to Mitochondrial Diseases-”.
This Symposium will provide a forum in the science of ALA and Porphyrins and related compounds
not only to present the recent studies but also to hold discussions on new perspectives in the 21stcentury. The Advisory and Organizing Committee hope to organize a symposium both instructive
and memorable for researchers in various fields (medical science, chemistry, pharmacology,agricultural biology etc.) from around the world.
We welcome your participation in this conference. We hope to see you in Sapporo in December
2019

Location of Hokkaido and Sapporo city in Japan

HokkaidoTokyoSYMPOSIUM LOCATIONClinical Pharmacy Lecture Room (S105),
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Kita 12-jo Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0812, JAPAN
Tel: +81-11-706-3951 (Security office)Hokkaido University Campus

subway line

Faculty ofPharmaceutical Sciences

kita 12 -jo
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JR Sapporo Station

Clinical Pharmacy Lecture Room (S105)

Clinical Pharmacy Lecture Room (S105),

Kita 12-jo
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University

ADVISORY AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairperson:
Sadao Kaneko

Kashiwaba Neurosurgical Hospital

Co-chairpersons:Keiichiro Okabe
Kiyoshi Kita
Ichiro Okura
Mikako Ogawa

Senior Advisor of Cosmo Oil CO., LTD.
Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global HealthTokyo Institute of Technology
Hokkaido University

Secretaries:
Shun-ichiro Ogura

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Motowo Nakajima

SBI Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD.

Committee members:
Hiroyuki Nishide
Waseda University
Tohru Tanaka
SBI Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD.
Yutaka Amao
Osaka City University
Keiji Inoue
Kochi Medical School
Naohide Yamashita The University of Tokyo
Junkoh Yamamoto
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Katsushi Inoue
IHI CO., LTD.
Osamu Nakajima
Yamagata University
Yoshihiro Uto
Tomohiro OosakiShiho Hirohara
Keitaro Watanabe
Motoyasu Tomioka
Masahiro Ishizuka
Kiwamu Takahashi

Tokushima University
Tottori University
National Institute of Technology, Ube College
neopharma Japan CO., LTD.
neopharma Japan CO., LTD.
SBI Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD.
SBI Pharmaceuticals CO., LTD.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Presentations will consist of two categories, several invited lectures and oral presentations. TheCommittee hopes all of you present a paper. The official language of the Symposium will beEnglish.
REGISTRATION FORM
Registration should be made via e-mail (sogura@bio.titech.ac.jp). Please refer the symposium
web site (http://porphyrin-ala.com/IAPS7) and follow the instruction. Please copy and paste thefollowing form, complete it, and send the form via e-mail to Associate Prof. Shun-ichiro Ogura with“Presentation” as the subject until October 31, 2019.
Name:
Affiliation:
E-mail:Presentation (yes or no):WEB SITE
For Symposium: http://porphyrin-ala.com/IAPS7
For Society: http://porphyrin-ala.com (Japanese only)
REGISTRATION FEE
5,000 JPY for members
10,000 JPY for non-members
2,500 JPY for students
CORRESPONDENCE
Those planning to attend the Symposium will get more detailed information in The Second(Final) Circular issued around middle November in 2019. Symposium detail and social program, ifany, will be announced as well.
All correspondence concerning the Symposium should be addressed to:
Associate Prof. Shun-ichiro Ogura
Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology4259-B47, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501 Japan
Phone: +81-45-924-5845
Fax: +81-45-924-5845
E-mail: sogura@bio.titech.ac.jp

ACCESS TO SYMPOSIUM LOCATION and Map
Clinical Pharmacy Lecture Room (S105),
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido UniversityKita 12-jo Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0812, JAPAN
Tel: +81-11-706-3951 (Security office)From New Chitose Airport to JR Sapporo Station
 40 min by JR or 65min by Bus
From JR Sapporo Station to Kita 12-jo Station
 5 min by Subway (Sapporo City Subway, Nanboku-Line, For Asabu station)
From Kita 12-jo Station to Clinical Pharmacy Lecture Room (S105), Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences Hokkaido University
 5 min on foot (15 min on foot from JR Sapporo station)

Banquet Hall：Enreisou Restaurant ( In FACULTY HOUSE TRILLIUM)
FACULTY HOUSE TRILLIUM

Directions to the banquet hall

Lecture RoomBanquet Hall