JST COI-NEXT Kawasaki Project CHANGE
Aiming at A Society of
Resilient Healthy Longevity
by Medical Science X Engineering X Nursing
Aiming at A Society of
Resilient Healthy Longevity
by Medical Science X Engineering X Nursing
Aiming at A Society of
Resilient Healthy Longevity
by Medical Science X Engineering X Nursing
Important Notice
What's New
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Event
Second-Year Students from Junior High School Attached To Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki High School Visit iCONM
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Fifth-Year Students from Faculty of Pharmacy living in Kawasaki City Educated at iCONM
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“Care-Saki” Showcases at the Welfare Innovation Forum 2025 Hosted by Kawasaki City
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Workshop at Kawasaki City High School for Science and Technology Held
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The 2nd iCONM/CHANGE Public Lecture Held
What is “CHANGE”?
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The project "CHANGE" is an initiative aimed at bringing innovation to care settings, from hospitals to home care, with the goal of realizing a society that promotes healthy longevity. In an unbalanced situation characterized by an increase in patients due to declining birth rates and an aging population, along with a decrease in healthcare providers, this national project seeks to create innovations in the care system from the perspectives of nursing and engineering, in order to address the challenges faced in care settings.
Project Details and Achievements
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Specific Initiatives (Targets and Research and Development Themes)
We are working towards the realization of a "resilient and healthy longevity society" by setting four targets through dialogue with stakeholders, and advancing activities based on five research and development themes to achieve those targets.
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Research Outcomes
The research outcomes of the "CHANGE" project, including papers, conference presentations, and awards received to date, are shown here.
Team
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We have establisheda system in which universities, companies, local government and medical-related organizations collaborate, with five research and development task groups working alongside the research promotion organization. Professor Takanori Ichiki serves as the project leader, supported by two deputy project leaders from industry, manages the project with valuable comments from three experienced external advisors.
Consortium
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To swiftly commercialize new ideas generated from the project and deliver them to care settings, we established the "Kawasaki Care Design Consortium." This initiative aims to encourage new entrants into the rapidly growing healthcare market, which is expected to expand further due to ongoing declining birth rates and an aging population, and to serve as a platform for utilizing unique technologies.
List of Participating Organizations (Alphabetical Order)
The Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion, a public interest incorporated foundation affiliated with the local government, is the representative organization. 291 people from 34 organizations in various fields, including academia, companies, medical institutions, medical-related organizations, and banks, are participating in the project.
(As of December 26, 2024)
