Organization

Internal and External Collaborations

1) Fostering medical seeds and supporting clinical development

T-CReDO supports medical seeds and clinical development by collaborating with the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, and organizations inside and outside the university.

University of Tsukuba has signed a comprehensive and collaborative postgraduate agreement with the Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), which make personal exchanges active.

2) Training researchers and entrepreneurs interested in R & D

We initiated a program, known as Research Studio, for medical entrepreneurs to provide support based on real industry experience. The program involves the collaboration of experienced researchers and entrepreneurs from Tsukuba and other areas around Tsukuba. In addition, we have established the lifelong education program for researchers and specialized staff.

Organization

Organizations are classified based on functions and occupations and matrix project management is conducted to enable smooth support. TR Promotion and Education Center is responsible for pre-clinical seed development, entrepreneur cultivation, and for conducting lifelong education programs for researchers. Empirical research and feasibility studies for clinical trials are performed by the Center for Innovative Medicine and Engineering, and clinical trials are supported by the Clinical Research Service Center.

Seeds Review Committee :comprises members with expertise in relevant fields and provides advice, reviews priority of support, and manages projects that involve specific milestones.
Project Review Committee: reviews the validity of the use of the space in CIME by the project, in addition to reviewing the validity of support by the Central Coordinating Unit.
Committee for Advanced Medicine In-house fund: reviews projects that are part of investigator-initiated clinical trials or advanced medicine to evaluate the utilization of funding.