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Heze is a city redolent with the fragrance of flowers. Heze not only has the blooming peony, it also has a culture of five thousand years. This spring, an art event will showcase the profound cultural heritage of Heze, which will be sure to arouse strong artistic feelings in the people here. Hosted by the … Continued
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AGC Inc. (hereinafter “AGC”), a Tokyo-based world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, high-tech materials, has decided to expand the facilities of AGC Pharma Chemicals Europe S.L.U. (hereinafter “APCE”), an AGC subsidiary in Spain engaged in the synthetic pharmaceutical (*1) CDMO (*2) business. A new building with a total floor area of 7,500 m2 will be constructed … Continued
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The Japan Aqua Sommelier Association (JASA) will hold “JAPAN AQUA AWARDS 2022 (JAA2022),” a competition aimed at enhancing the public’s awareness of high-quality water and helping producers and dealers of award-winning products gain acclaim that they can be proud of. The association started accepting entries for the competition on March 1, and applications will be … Continued
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The National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (hereinafter NIBIOHN) based in Ibaraki-shi, Osaka Prefecture, has successfully catalogued more than 4,000 proteins contained in exosomes in healthy human blood (serum and plasma). Using this catalogue, NIBIOHN has identified tissue-specific exosome marker candidates from blood that will lead to the development of highly accurate next-generation … Continued
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The Tokyo-based Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) has announced that it will host an online symposium on March 23 together with the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) to discuss “new capitalism” and other topics. The Japanese government aims to realize new capitalism based on the concepts of a “Virtuous Circle … Continued
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The Polyplastics Group has announced the introduction of PLASTRON (R) LFT (long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resins) which are made of specially formulated regenerated cellulose fibers. The eco-friendly PLASTRON (R) LFT provides weight reduction plus mechanical strength, enabling manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprint and meet today’s sustainability needs. Photo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M100475/202203018021/_prw_PI1fl_6S5bs2Es.png Eco-friendly resins that incorporate natural … Continued
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The Competition Preparation Week for WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 concluded on Friday after meetings for competition, workshop and skill management and other issues held over the past four days. According to the WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 Executive Bureau, preparations are well underway to host an innovative competition with extensive influence adhering to the “green, smart, technological, safe … Continued
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– Potential Candidate as Broad-spectrum Therapeutic Agent for Coronavirus Diseases Caused by Different Coronaviruses, including Variants – The National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN; Ibaraki-shi, Osaka; Director-general: Yoshihiro Yoneda), in partnership with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Osaka; President and CEO: Isao Teshirogi), has successfully identified a novel antiviral antibody for severe … Continued
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HPG Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has successfully developed a water-soluble formulation technology of highly concentrated catechin EGCg (Epigallocatechin gallate) with excellent storage stability and initiated procedures for a patent application for the technology to stabilize the product at a high concentration in aqueous solution. Green tea catechin EGCg has inactivating effects against viruses. However, it … Continued
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) in Japan launched “Let’s Talk Art! Online,” an online conversational program in English, on February 2, 2022. Applications are accepted through Viator. Unlike guided tours where people only listen to explanations of art pieces, “Let’s Talk Art!” is an experiential program in which participants interact with each … Continued