Calls for Proposals Early-stage FY 2019 AMED awards 3 joint projects with A*STAR on "Cell Therapy" - The 2nd Japan-Singapore Joint call for Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)
Outline
| Status of Grants/Funding Opportunities | Awarded projects |
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| R&D phase | Basic Study, Applied Study, Nonclinical Study/Pre-clinical Study |
| Key Fields | Other programs(1st) |
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AMED and A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) called for joint project proposals from Early-stage investigators in Japan and Singapore in the "Cell Therapy - a focus on quality, efficacy and safety" research area and began to accept proposals on May 7th, 2019. The evaluation committee discussed and identified three highly meritorious projects (See the attached list of the awarded projects).
List of Awardees
| Project | Country | Affiliation | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developing a safe and potentially efficacious piggyBac-based CAR-T cell strategy for virus-related cancers | Japan | Shinshu University | Shoji Saito |
| Singapore | National Cancer Center Singapore | Timothy Wai Ho Shuen | |
| Large-scale Preparation of Hair Follicle Germs using Hydrogel Bioprinting | Japan | Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC) | Tatsuto Kageyama |
| Singapore | Singapore University of Technology and Design | Michinao Hashimoto | |
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Human stem cell-derived pancreatic beta cells for the treatment of diabetes |
Japan | Yokohama City University | Jun Shirakawa |
| Singapore | Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | Adrian Kee Keong Teo |
12/11/19
Last updated 12/11/19