The 3Rdjapan MEDICAL INNOVATION TOUR 2016

The 3Rdjapan MEDICAL INNOVATION TOUR 2016

Kyushu University

The 3rdJAPAN MEDICAL INNOVATION TOUR 2016

February 14th – February 21st 2016

(Applications Open December 1st 2015)

Purpose

Kyushu University seeks to promote the development of young medical innovators by acting as a hub in the west of Japan. We feel like it is important not just to develop young talented individuals from Japan, but also to reach out and teach like-minded people throughout Asia to learn about and contribute to medical innovation in Japan in the near future. It is for this reason that the Japan Medical Innovation Tour has been established.

We are going to recruit 9 young researchers from Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnamto tour various facilities in Kyushu and the wider area of Japan. Travel expenses and accommodations will be fully covered by Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science.

If you are a young researcher who is interested in medical innovation in Japan, please fill out the application as detailed below and we would be happy to hear from you.

For information and updates on the Japan Medical Innovation Tour, check out our Facebook page here:

Tour Itinerary (Tentative)

February 14th 2016 (Sunday)

Arrival in Japan, presentation and welcome party

Stay in Fukuoka

February 15th 2016 (Monday)

<Morning>

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

<Afternoon>

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Company (Tosu)

Travel:Fukuoka→Kagoshima Stay in Kagoshima

February 16th 2016(Tuesday)

<Morning>

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.

<Afternoon>

Drug Safety Laboratories at SNBL

Travel:Kagoshima→Tokyo Stay in Tokyo

February 17th 2016(Wednesday)

<Morning>

①PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency)

Travel:Tokyo→Tochigi

<Afternoon>

Chugai Pharma Manufucturing Co., Ltd.

Travel:Tochigi→Fukushima Stay in Fukushima

February 18th 2016(Thursday)

Olympus Corporation

Travel:Fukushima→Shiga Stay in Shiga

February 19th 2016(Friday)

<Morning>

Nipro Corporation

Travel:Shiga→Fukuoka

<Afternoon>

Kyushu University

①Department of Research and Development of Next Generation Medicine

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University

②Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University

③Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University

(Japanese only)

Presentation & Farewell@Kyushu Univ.

Stay in Fukuoka

February 20th 2016(Saturday)

Short trip to Dazaifu. Stay in Fukuoka

February 21st 2016(Sunday)

Return to your respective home countries.

Application Procedure

Please fill out the application form,write a short essay and provide two recommendation letters (as described in the application form) and e-mailthe documents to the following address:

Applications Open:December 1st 2015

Deadline of applications:December 17th 2015

Result notification of the primary selection:December 21st 2015

Skype meeting with promising applicants:December 22nd-24th 2015

Result notification of the final selection:December 25th 2015

Contact Information

Daisuke Sugiyama, MD, PhD

Professor

Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University

3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582 JAPAN

Tel: +81-92-642-6146

Fax: +81-92-642-6146

Sponsorship

①Japan Science and Technology Agency

②Kyushu University