Knowledge-Action-Network for hhc

Institute of Integrative Cell Biology for Medicine

"Being healthy" is a condition in which the vital functions of the mind and body are well harmonized. The collapse of this harmonization is the primary trigger of our "being sick" or having "disease." The "cell" is the minimum unit comprising vital activity of the body, with 60 trillion of them restlessly interacting with each other to keep us healthy. There is no doubt that modernized life science is accelerating our understanding of human health. Regardless of these advancements, however, it is essential to unveil the fundamental mechanisms related to how cells communicate and cooperate to shape and maintain our health. The knowledge accumulated in such "cell-oriented" research will be indispensable for the development of preventive and/or therapeutic measures for clinical medicine.

KAN Research Institute promotes biological research for life sciences with a major emphasis on the "cell" through "Integrative Cell Biology for Medicine," by which we try to find clues for future medicine. For this purpose, we strive to advance our research capability by combining quantitative analyses of cell functions with technology that allows us to visualize the functions of living cells. For example, techniques of molecular imaging, electron microscopy for ultrafine structures, and confocal microscopic analyses for 3-dimensional imaging are integrated to the analytical technologies for cell differentiation/regeneration, in vitro cell-to-cell interaction analyses, and identification of biomarkers or cell-markers.

We also accelerate collaborative research with institutes outside by which we ingest the latest knowledge and technologies and develop them into more realistic formats, through which we hope to contribute to the further progress of modern science. We maximize our advantage as an affiliate of the pharmaceutical industry leader Eisai to seamlessly translate our knowledge and/or discoveries into the practical development of pharmaceutical medicine.

We are dedicated to hhc via the integration of our KNOWLEDGE to realistic ACTION with an active NETWORK of researchers (Knowledge-Action-Network spiral). This is our research philosophy while at the same time forming our ultimate mission.