Topics AMED signs research collaboration memorandum with U.S. National Institutes of Health

On January 12, 2016 JST (January 11 EST), the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington D.C. The agreement covers cooperative research projects, joint seminars, symposia and other scientific meetings, and the exchange of personnel and researchers. AMED expects the agreement to lead to collaboration in areas such as research into rare and undiagnosed diseases.
 

Signing ceremony: NIH Director Francis S. Collins (left) and AMED President Makoto Suematsu (right) signed the Memorandum.

AMED plans to establish three overseas offices in FY 2016 in the United States (Washington D.C.), United Kingdom (London), and Singapore.