Creation of new industry

Infrastructures and Education

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Infrastructure layout of Bio-Industry in Okinawa

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Okinawa National College of Technology　-2

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■ Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering The Department aims to cultivate students as engineers and researchers, who have creative abilities and practical competence to resolve the problems in the various fields of engineering. 　・Materials Processing System 　・Machine Design ■ Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering Students are trained to become engineers with creative and practical skills in the field of information and communication. 　・Software Engineering 　・Network System and Security ■ Department of Media Information Engineering Aiming at bringing up engineers in multimedia-related industries. 　・Media Contents 　・Signal Processing and Media Communications ■ Department of Bioresources Engineering The Department aims to cultivate a mind for life science and technology, which also extends and conserves the geographical advantage. 　・Bioresources Engineering 　・Microbiology ・Resource Recycling

Okinawa National College of Technology　-1

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1　goal：To train engineers to be creative and practical and play an active role in the international society by precisely meeting requests from the economic and industrial fields, with well- rounded characters, firm basic abilities and specialized skills.

2　Location：Nago-shi,Okinawa-ken

3　Establishment：April,2004

University of the Ryukyus

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《Center of Molecular Biosciences(COMB)》 　Our goal is to establish an institute that explores questions of biological principles of life in tropical ecosystems by working together in a collaborative environment and consider applications of our new findings for future of our society.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology　-3

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■ Initial Research Project ・Neural Computation Unit(Doya Unit) Principal Investigator: Dr.Kenji Doya Research Theme: A Computational Approach to Molecular Mechanism of the Mind 　　 ・Unit for Molecular Neurobiology of Learning and Memory(Endo Unit) Principal Investigator: Dr.Shogo Endo Research Theme: Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Learning and Memory ・G0 Cell Unit(Yanagida Unit) Principal Investigator: Dr.Mitsuhiro Yanagida Research Theme: Cellular Strategy for Starved G0 Arrest and Vegetative Proliferation 　 ・Electron Microscopy Unit(Tonomura Unit) Principal Investigator: Dr.Akira Tonomura Research Theme: Holography Electoron Microscopy Dedicated to Nanotechnologies

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology　-2

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Promotion Corporation was established on September 1,2005,in order to prepare for the new graduate university.

１．Best in the world
　①President
　　　・Dr. Sydney Brenner, Nobel Laureate
　　　　 (Physiology or Medicine,2002)
　②Members of the Board of Governors
　　・Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa(Board Chair) – President, Science Council of Japan

２．Academic and Research Fields
The selected fields of research cover a number of core disciplines such as, bioscience, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, mathematics and physics. Additional multidisciplinary studies which integrate the core disciplines, such as biosystems, will be developed.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)　-1

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The OIST Master Plan concept aims to develop a highly original, international-oriented and ‘best-in-the-world’ graduate university.

Research Sites　 Tropical Technology Center LTD.(TTC)

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■ Company Profile
Address ：
5-1 Suzaki, Uruma, Okinawa, 904-2234
Tel ： 098-982-1100 Fax: 098-982-1101
Establishment ： October,1990
Capital ：￥ 1.3 billion

■ Rental laboratories
TTC rents study and office spaces as rental laboratories.

Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research and Development Center

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　　　　 ■ Objective of the Bio-Center The objective of the Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research and Development Center is to create valuable new industries and to improve manufactured products by conducting bio health related research and experimental development trough government-industry-academia collaboration. The Facilities of the Center (The whole) The Center guarantees security, functionality and circulation. It is composed of three sections: the management section, the research section and the demonstration section. (The Management Section) The functional conference rooms and training rooms are perfect for meetings between companies. (The Research Section) The rental research rooms offer functionality and relaxation. The analytical instrument room is equipped with the latest technology. (The Demonstration Section) Includes a contamination area and an uncontaminated area, a clearly separated processing plant, a sample plant and a bio plant. Analysis and the experiment machinery and rental room ○NMR spectrometer, GC-mass spectrometer, TOF-mass spectrometer, DNA sequencer, ..etc ○Rental Research Room・・・13 rooms

Bio Cluster

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Current state of Okinawa’s biotech - industries

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■ Develop infrastructure for the Okinawa biotech-research ※Incubation facilities and laboratories ■ Financial support for research & development (R&D) *Bio-venture R&D support project ※Subsidize 0.2billion yen(=US$2 million) annually for 3 straight years per company *Develop a project to encourage industry, academia and government research collaboration ※Annual subsidy of 0.1 billion yen(=US$1million)to an industry, academia and government consortium ■ Comprehensive business support ※business consulting, financial assistance, etc.

Bio-VB R＆D Support Project　-3

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《The main research theme》 ■ 2004 　　HiPep Laboratories 　　　・Chemical synthesis of peptide libraries as sensor elements ( arrays ) for 　　　 protein detection system　　　KITII Co., Ltd. 　　　・The establishment of a process for producing micropowder that contain 　　　 functional foods(Bio-health cure foods) using a new microencapsulation 　　　 technique. 　　The　institute　of　biological　Resources 　　　・Studies　on　development　of　anticancer　agents　 ■ 2005　　　HaploPharma Inc. 　　　・Research & Development of clinical biomarkers that contribute to Healthy 　　　 long life 　　Plant Genome Center Co., Ltd. 　　　・Establishment of An Effective Plant Breeding System in Okinawa Using Its 　　　 Natural Condition　 ■ 2006 (the first half)　　　C.I.BioINcorporated 　　　・Development of sweetness foods production system which added 　　　 Cyclooligosacchrides Cyclodextran with dental caries prevention efficacy 　　SOUTH PRODECT CO.,LTD 　　　・Development of technology for cultivation and material production of seaweed 　　GenoLac BL Corporation 　　　・Developments of novel oral veterinary vaccines and immunostimulators ■ 2006 (the second half)　　　SOMNOQUEST Co.,Ltd. 　　　・Identification of sleep-promoting natural resources grown in Okinawa and their 　　　 commercialization. 　　OP BIO FACTORY Co.,ltd. 　　　・Establishing a Library of Okinawan Marine Macro and Microorganisms and 　　　 Search for Bioactive Molecules. 　　Shes Co., Ltd. 　　　・Functional foods development of products by an extraction ingredient of 　　　 sea grape.

Bio-VB R＆D Support Project　-2

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Adopted businesses ■ 2004 8conpanies（mainland 4、Okinawa 4） ・ Mebiol Inc.（Kanagawa、CEO：Yuichi Mori）・ HiPep Laboratories（Kyoto、 CEO ：Kiyoshi Nokihara）・ Axiohelix Japan（Okinawa、CEO：Sivasundaram Suharnan）・ KITII Co., Ltd.（Tokyo、CEO：Kiyoshi Kumabe）・ Advanced Medical Biological Science Institute（Okinawa、 CEO ：Masanao Kikugawa）・ The　institute　of　biological　Resources（Okinawa、CEO：Kuniaki　Nerome ）・ Okinawa Fermentation Technology Co.,Ltd（Okinawa、CEO：Hideo Yamazato）・ Sun OKinawa（Okinawa、CEO：Shunjiro Uechi） ■ 2005 4conpanies （ mainland 2、Okinawa 2） ・ Plant Genome Center Co., Ltd.（Ibaragi、CEO：Yuzo Minobe）・ HaploPharma Inc.（Tokusima、CEO：Yasuhisa Nemoto）・ R-BIO　Co.,LTD（Okinawa、CEO：Seiyu　Inafuku）・ Biremo OKinawa Co.,Ltd.（Okinawa、CEO：Kazumasa Yasura） ■ 2006 (the first half) 3conpanies （mainland 1、Okinawa 2） ・Ｃ．Ⅰ．ＢｉｏＩｎｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅｄ（Okinawa、CEO：Ｓａｄａｏ　Mｉｙａｇｉ）・ SOUTH PRODECT CO.,LTD（Okinawa、CEO：Masahiko Iha）・ GenoLac BL Corporation（Osaka、CEO：Tomomitsu Sewaki） ■ 2006 (the second half) 3conpanies （mainland 0、Okinawa 3） ・ SOMNOQUEST Co.,Ltd.（Okinawa、CEO：Kohichi Yoshihara）・ OP BIO FACTORY Co.,Ltd.（Okinawa、CEO：Teruo Tamaki）・ Shes Co., Ltd.（Osaka、CEO：Sueko Yoshida）

Bio-VB R＆D Support Project　-1

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■ Outline of Project

This project has aimed to attempt the promotion of the bioindustry, especially the the location pro- -motion of biotechnology venture company. The R&D that is dozen inside Okinawa is assisted.

・ Execution subject ： Okinawa Public Corporation
・ Amount of budget ：￥792,199,000(S$11mil)
・ Period of Operation： max 3 years
・ Supplementary rate ： within 3/4 of object expenditures
・ subsidy： less than S$2.76 million

■ Requirement

・ the bioventure company which is less than 20 years from establishment
・ less than capital 300,000,000 yen or employee 300 people
・ Carrying out R&D in Okinawa

・ having the concrete plan that commercialization is possible after the end by around 3 for a project period
・ the effect to give economy in Okinawa by using R&D result is high

Creation of new industry

Infrastructures and Education

Infrastructure layout of Bio-Industry in Okinawa

Okinawa National College of Technology -2

Okinawa National College of Technology -1

University of the Ryukyus

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology -3

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology -2

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) -1

Research Sites Tropical Technology Center LTD.(TTC)