Finland (SICP)
1. Field of Cooperation
"Functional Materials" "Medical Science"
In research cooperation with Finland, we supported research exchange projects in the area of "Functional Materials" between FY2008 and FY2010. After FY2011, we are promoting research exchange projects in the area of "Medical Science".
2. Funding Agency of Finland Side
Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes)
Academy of Finland (AF)
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2011 | Helsinki | Japanese-Finnish Joint Symposium "ICT and Technology in Medical and Health Research" |
| Mar 2010 | Kyoto | 2nd Japanese-Finnish workshop on Functional Materials |
| May 2009 | Helsinki | 1st Finnish-Japanese workshop on Functional Materials |
4. Calls for Proposals
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2013 | Medical Genomics with special attention to Bioinformatics | Detail |
| Aug 2012 | Application of Medical ICT Devices | Detail |
| Sep 2010 | Biomaterials for Medical Applications, Advanced Materials for Printed Functionality | Detail |
| Sep 2009 | Materials for Photonics, Optoelectronics, Solar Cells and Batteries | Detail |
| Aug 2008 | Functional materials | Detail |
5. Finished Projects
Medical Genomics with special attention to Bioinformatics
Period：FY2014 - FY2016
※The 3 projects were transferred to AMED from 2015.
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Finland |
|---|---|
| Genomics, bioinformatics and systems medicine to facilitate therapy of ovarian cancer | Ohji Inazawa, Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Olli P. Kallioniemi, Professor, Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki |
| Privacy-preserving genetic data analysis for personalized medicine | Kana Shimizu, Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Antti Honkela, Academy Research Fellow, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, University of Helsinki |
| Bioinformatics platform for predicting autologous cell therapy efficacy in patients with heart failure | Yoshiki Sawa, Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Esko M. Kankuri, Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki |
Application of Medical ICT Devices
Period：FY2013 - FY2015
※The 3 projects were transferred to AMED from 2015.
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Finland |
|---|---|
| Dependable Wireless Healthcare Networks for Reliable Body Area Network-based Healthcare | Ryuji Kohno, Professor, Graduate school of Engineering, Yokohama National University Jari Iinatti, Professor, Center for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu |
| Novel system for quantitative assessment of multi-organ tissue perfusion | Hidehiro Iida, Professor, Investigative Radiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute Juhani Knuuti, Professor, Turku PET Center, University of Turku |
| Teleassistance for Seniors with Dementia - A Novel Concept for Safety | Hirokazu Kato, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Petri Pulli, Professor, Department of Information Processing Science, University of Oulu |
Biomaterials for Medical Applications,
Advanced Materials for Printed Functionality
Period：FY2011 - FY2013
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Finland |
|---|---|
| ENHANCE-SEED (eSEED) - Enhancing cell culturing for cell sheet technology | Yoshiki Sawa, Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Esko Kankuri, Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki |
| Development of Active Biomaterials for Retinal Prosthesis | Tetsu Tanaka, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University Kellomaki Minna, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology |
| Ferroelectric and Conductor Materials for Printed Electronics Applications | Kazuhiro Murata, Team Leader, Center for Flexible Electronics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Ari Alastalo, Team Leader, Printed Functional Solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Neurofluidic Devices - High Resolution Access to Neuronal Connectivity | Kenji Yasuda, Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Sami Franssila, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Aalto University |
Materials for Photonics, Optoelectronics, Solar Cells and Batteries
Period：FY2010 - FY2012
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Finland |
|---|---|
| Advanced Photoactive Materials for Organic Solar Cells | Hiroshi Imahori, Professor, Institute for Integrated Ceii-Material Sciences, Kyoto University Lemmetyinen Helge, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology |
| High Performance Lithium Ion Battery Anodes based on Novel Nanocarbons | Hidehiro Kamiya, Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Kauppinen Esko, Professor, Applied Physics, Helsinki University of Technology |
| Metallo-dielectric hybrid materials for spatial, temporal, and spectral control of ultrafast pulses | Takayoshi Kobayashi, Professor, University of Electro-Communications Kauranen Martti, Professor, Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology |
| Ultrahigh-speed photoelectric processes in non-centrosymmetric crystals | Tsutomu Shimura, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Kamshilin Alexei, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Eastern Finland |
| Plasmon Enhanced Organic Hybrid Solar Cells | Hiroshi Segawa, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo Osterbacka Ronald, Professor, Department of Physic, Abo Akademi University |
Functional materials
Period：FY2009 - FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Finland |
|---|---|
| Structural analysis and design of new rapid phase-change materials for digital versatile disc (DVD) media by a combination of density functional simulations and synchrotron x-ray radiation measurements: Theoretical part | Shinji Kohara, Sub-chief scientist, Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute Jaakko Akola, Adjunct Professor, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyvaskyla |
| Defect-mediated engineering of carbon nano-materials | Kazutomo Suenaga, Team Leader, Nanotube Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Arkady Krasheninnikov, Docent, Material Physics Division, University of Helsinki |
| Novel Tailor-Made Oxide Thermoelectrics | Ichiro Terasaki, Professor, Applied Physics, Waseda University Marrit Karpinnen, Professor, Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology |
| Self-organizing materials for bioelectronic devices | Tetsuya Haruyama, Professor, Department of Biological Functions and Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology Markus Linder, Team Leader, Bionanomaterials Team, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) |
| Functional Materials by Metal-directed Self-Assembly | Makoto Fujita, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering/Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Kari Rissanen, Academy Professor, NanoScience Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla |
| Development of novel matrix technology for regenerative cell therapy | Yoshiki Sawa, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University Esko Kankuri, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Biomedicine, Biomedical Institute, Helsinki University |
| Environment-friendly functional surface treatment | Tetsuya Suzuki, Professor, Center for Science of Environmenet, Resource and Energy, Keio University Kenneth Holmberg, Professor, Industrial Systems, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) |