The 3rd General Meeting Held
On January 23, 2024, we held the third general meeting of Project CHANGE at the Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza in Tonomachi, Kawasaki City. The general meeting serves as a platform for members from 36 participating universities, companies, and other organizations to gather and report on the progress of their research and initiatives, as well as to align on future directions. This time, we had a total of 123 participants, both on-site and online.
The meeting began with an overview of the current year's situation presented by Project Leader Takanori Ichiki. Progress reports and panel discussions were conducted by leaders and members of Research and Development Theme 1 to 5, along with the research promotion team. The program was as follows:
Program:
- Opening remarks
- Progress and activity reports, and panel discussions
- Research and Development Theme 1: Development of a Health Monitoring Sensing System
- Research and Development Theme 2: Development of Gentle Medical Intervention Technologies Using Bio I/O Devices
- Research and Development Theme 3: Development of Smart Nanomachines for Diagnosing and Controlling Aging
- Research and Development Theme 4: Citizen Awareness and Field Building for Achieving Longevity Innovation
- Research and Development Theme 5: Social Implementation of Longevity Innovation
- Poster session
- Building an Industry-Academia-Government Co-Creation System
- Foundation for Industry-Academia-Government Co-Creation
- Fostering empathy with nursing practice and its development
- Evaluation by project advisors
- Poster award presentation
- Closing remarks
During the poster session, there were 26 presentations. Fourteen young researchers were given the opportunity for short presentations, and as a result of the evaluations, Yuki Terai (Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Gao Shan (Quantum Science and Technology Development Agency), and Haruna Kugai (Kawasaki City University of Nursing) received the Best Poster Awards.
