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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 Held
Month/Year | Place | Description |
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May 2009 | Helsinki | 1st Finnish-Japanese workshop on Functional Materials |
March 2010 | Kyoto | 2nd Japanese-Finnish workshop on Functional Materials |
December 2011 | Helsinki | Japanese-Finnish Joint Symposium "ICT and Technology in Medical and Health Research" |
4) Cooperative Research Projects
Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Finland
|
Period |
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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
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
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
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
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
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
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
|
FY2011 - FY2013 |
Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Finland
|
Period |
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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
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
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
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
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
|
FY2013 - FY2015 |
5) Finished Projects
Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Finland
|
Period |
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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 Jyväskylä
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
Novel Tailor-Made Oxide Thermoelectrics |
Ichiro Terasaki, Professor, Applied Physics, Waseda University
Marrit Karpinnen, Professor, Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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)
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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 Jyväskylä
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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)
|
FY2009 - FY2011 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
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
|
FY2010 - FY2012 |
Plasmon Enhanced Organic Hybrid Solar Cells |
Hiroshi Segawa, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Österbacka Ronald, Professor, Department of Physic, Åbo Akademi University
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FY2010 - FY2012 |