[IDDK Co., Ltd.] Establishes a new bio research base in Kobe Medical Industrial City and launches the BiocK Space Bio Experiment
Subcommittee Kick-off event “Space x Life Science
in Kobe” held.
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Press release: February 26, 2024
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Established a new bio research base in Kobe Medical Industrial City and started the BiocK Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee Kick-off event “Space x Life Science in Kobe” was held
*Discussing the purpose and significance of space x life science experiments in Kobe (Kansai) March 19, 2024 from 17:30 Real & Online Hybrid event*
IDDK Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ueno Soichiro) expanded to Kobe Medical Industrial City in January 2024 and established a new biolab function. Taking this as an opportunity, the “Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee”, which had been approved for establishment by Bio Community Kansai (BiocK), one of the global bio communities certified by the Cabinet Office, began full-scale activities. As a kick-off event, we will host an event in Kobe (Kansai) with five experts in space bio-experiments as guests to discuss the purpose and significance of space x life science research.
* [Event Overview] *
We will invite five experts on bio-experiments on the International Space Station and elsewhere to give a short talk on their research, introduce IDDK’s vision for a private-sector-led space bio-experiment platform, and hold a panel discussion with everyone. .
Space is becoming more and more familiar as civilian space travel is gaining momentum. The time is coming when anyone can be involved in space! Please experience this possibility.
Event name: BiocK Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee Kickoff
Event/Growth Industry Development Consortium Promotion Project Network Exchange Meeting Space x Life Science in
Kobe
Date and time: March 19, 2024 (Tuesday) 17:30-19:30
Event format: Real & online hybrid event
Participation fee: Free
Real venue: ANCHOR KOBE event space, capacity 100 people
(15th floor, Kobe Sannomiya Hankyu Building, 4-2-1 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe) Online distribution: Zoom webinar, capacity 500 people
Co-sponsors: BiocK Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee, IDDK Co., Ltd., New Industry Creation Research Organization
Sponsored by: Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK), Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J), and others under coordination
* [Program] *
*1. Opening Greetings/About Bio Community Kansai (BiocK)*
Tsuneaki Sakata (Biocommunity Kansai Vice Chairman and General Coordinator, Specially Appointed Professor at Osaka University) *2. About the BiocK Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee and Space Bio Experiment Platform Concept*
Wataru Ikeda (IDDK Co., Ltd. Director/Chief Scientific Officer) *3. About space x life science research (short talk) *In no particular order* ・Ken Futagawa (Professor, Department of Bionutrition, Department of Medical Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University) ・Akihisa Takahashi (Professor, Gunma University Heavy Ion Beam Medicine Research Center, Organization for Promotion of Heavy Ion Beam Medicine)
・Jun Hidema (Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology, Department of Molecular Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University)
・Tomomichi Fujita (Professor, Department of Morphology and Function I, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University)
・Masahiro Sonoshita (Professor, Department of Cancer Control, Research Institute for Genetic Disease Control, Hokkaido University)
*4. panel discussion*
Focusing on the purpose and significance of space x life science research *5. Closing Greetings*
Soichiro Ueno (Representative Director, IDDK Co., Ltd.)
*Program contents may change without notice.
* [How to apply] *
Please fill out the necessary information on the event details page and apply. Registration for this event will be through Peatix. ・On-site participation: https://biock-space-bio-001-real.peatix.com ・Online participation: https://biock-space-bio-001-online.peatix.com * [Short talk speaker] *
* Ken Futagawa *
*Professor, Department of Bionutrition, Department of Medical Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University*
His specialty is space nutrition. Through space experiments, he aims to clarify the molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy caused by weightlessness and bedridden, and to develop nutritional treatments for it. Focusing on soy protein and antioxidant nutrients, in the future they aim to cultivate them on the moon and create a world where they can be produced locally for local consumption.
Professor Ken Futagawa
* Akihisa Takahashi *
*Professor, Gunma University Heavy Ion Beam Medicine Research Center, Organization for Promotion of Heavy Ion Beam Medicine*
Participated in numerous astrobiological experiments using DNA, bacteria, yeast, Dictyostelium, cultured human cells, rats, etc. on the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the ISS “Kibo.” Specializes in
radiobiology. In order to “live in space,” we are conducting research not only on cosmic radiation, but also on the complex effects on living organisms of a gravitational environment different from Earth’s. We have developed our own space environment simulator and are preparing for another space experiment.
Professor Akihisa Takahashi
* Jun Hidema *
* Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and
Physiology, Department of Molecular Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University*
Focusing on the response, damage, and repair to ultraviolet UV-B contained in sunlight, we will also study the complex effects of other environmental factors (solar ultraviolet rays/visible light, temperature, gravity, etc.), adaptive responses, and mechanisms leading to failure. , conducts research specializing in molecular cell biology and physiological analysis using various model plants. In addition, with the aim of establishing plant cultivation technology in extraterrestrial environments, we will conduct space experiments using the ISS to investigate the combined effects of gravitational stress with other environmental stresses (high ultraviolet rays, radiation, etc.). We are also working on the development of a space
environment-independent biological experiment device (BioCube). Associate Professor Jun Hidema
* Tomomichi Fujita *
*Professor, Department of Morphology and Function I, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University* Fascinated by the diverse ways living things live, I have been researching how various living things continue to survive individually and interconnectedly in various environments on earth, from the genetic and cellular level. ing. I am particularly interested in the development and evolution of plants, especially bryophytes, and the mechanisms and limits of their environmental responses. How can bryophytes adapt and survive in an environment that no living thing has ever experienced before, such as space, and whether bryophytes’ amazing ability to adapt to environments can be used for terraforming? Research is underway.
Professor Tomomichi Fujita
* Masahiro Sonoshita *
*Professor, Department of Cancer Control, Research Institute for Genetic Disease Control, Hokkaido University*
Specializes in cancer biology, drug discovery science, and genetics. In order to transform cancer into a controllable disease, we are conducting comprehensive phenotypic screening at the individual level using Drosophila melanogaster and using mouse analysis systems to analyze the mechanisms of cancer development and develop seeds for new therapeutic drugs. Recently, it has been discovered through ground experiments that gravity fluctuations change an individual’s drug response, and this is attracting attention as a new approach to cancer research. Preparing for analysis on the International Space Station “Kibo”.
Professor Masahiro Sonoshita
* Expanded to Kobe Medical Industrial City. New bio lab function established on Port Island, Kobe *
From January 2024, IDDK will move into the Startup Creative Lab (SCL) located on the second floor of Creative Lab Kobe (CLIK). Along with this, the core biolab functions will be transferred to Beyond in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
Moved from BioLAB TOKYO to SCL.
SCL is a base for technology demonstration experiments on various biological samples for the development of microscopic observation systems mainly in the medical and healthcare fields, and for the provision of services for the space bio-experiment project using artificial satellites, which is currently being actively promoted. It becomes.
* -IDDK Bio Lab-*
Address: Creative Lab Kobe (CLIK) 2nd floor, SCL, 6-3-7 Minatojima Minami-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047
Business content: Development of microscopic observation systems mainly for the medical and healthcare fields. Technology demonstration experiments on various biological samples in the space bio-experiment service project.
* Established and started the Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee in Bio Community Kansai (BiocK). *
In July 2023, IDDK was approved to establish a “Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee” by Bio Community Kansai (BiocK), one of the global bio communities certified by the Cabinet Office. Taking this opportunity to advance to the Kobe Medical Industrial City, this subcommittee has begun its activities in earnest.
The BiocK subcommittee is a collaboration project team between companies and industry, academia, and government that was formed to solve social issues through new businesses in the bio field. The Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee, with our company as the leader organization, has formed an industry-government-academia collaborative team with academic experts and corporate engineers, and is focusing on the new bio business of building a privately led space bio experiment platform from Japan. By tackling issues such as “revitalizing domestic research” and “creating organizations” to support it, we will approach the resolution of social issues (human issues) related to biotechnology in general.
BiocK: https://biock.jp/
BiocK Subcommittee: https://biock.jp/activity/
BiocK Space Bio Experiment Subcommittee (Materials): PDF materials
* About the Space Bio Experiment Platform *
IDDK has successfully developed a semiconductor-based microscopic observation technology (MID) (micro-imaging device) that does not require an optical lens, and is currently developing an automated space bio-experiment unit using this MID as a core technology. We are proceeding with the construction of a space bio-experiment platform using a privately-led artificial satellite originating from Japan. We will start providing an experimental environment.
In anticipation of the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, we aim to develop new customers and expand the market for space applications, with a focus on bio-experiments in outer space.
*About IDDK Co., Ltd.*
Company name: IDDK Co., Ltd.
Head office location: 309 Asahi Building, 1-12-8 Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo Representative Director: Soichiro Ueno
Business details: Research, development, manufacture, and sales of semiconductor-based microscopic observation equipment that does not require optical lenses, and provision of services using this equipment.
Established: June 2017
HP: https://iddk.co.jp
Contact information
Person in charge: Wataru Ikeda
E-MAIL: iddk_biolab[at]iddk.co.jp
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* About New Industry Creation Research Organization (NIRO)*
Organization name: New Industry Creation Research Organization (NIRO) Location (headquarters): 4th floor, Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall, 6-1 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Chairman: Minoru Makimura
Business content: Promote the creation of new industries and industrial development by conducting research and development of new technologies through industry-academia-government collaboration, the transfer of advanced industry-academia technology, and training and technical support for small and medium-sized enterprises,
entrepreneurs, etc. At the same time, the aim is to contribute to the promotion and revitalization of industry in Hyogo Prefecture. Establishment: Established in 1997, transformed into a public interest incorporated foundation in 2011
HP: https://www.niro.or.jp/
Contact information
Person in charge: Technology Transfer Department Health and Medical Department TEL: 078-306-6807
E-MAIL: kenko-iryo[at]niro.or.jp
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