Programs Department of International Strategy

AMED drives forward collaboration with partner countries worldwide that are leading R&D advances in various medical fields. For the most cutting-edge R&D, we focus on the research fields of infectious disease, genome medicine, cancer, and dementia. We also aim to foster the development of human resources capable of engaging in these international activities.

International Collaboration

AMED promotes bilateral/multilateral research collaboration by signing Memorandums of Cooperation (MOC) with funding agencies in other countries and international organizations that have high research potential in medical research.

Country/Organization Partner Date of signature
US National Institute of Health (NIH) January 11, 2016
National Academyof Medicine(NAM) February 12, 2019
December 21, 2022
UK Medical Research Council(MRC) February 1, 2017
September 12, 2022
Singapore Agency for Science,Technology and Research(A*STAR March 16, 2016
Lithuania Ministry of Health March 9, 2017
Spain The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities April 5, 2017
Australia National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC) October 17, 2018
November 30, 2022
Nordic countries
(Norway, Sweden, Finland)
NordForsk June 23, 2021
South Africa South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) August 28, 2024
CEPI Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) June 23, 2023
HERA/European Commission Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) October 27, 2023
Promotion of Strategic International Collaborative Research

International Alliances and Consortia

AMED participates in international alliances and consortia listed below to strengthen partnership with other countries.

Name
CDISC
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium
GA4GH
Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
GACD
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
GloPID-R
Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness
HFSP(HFSPO)(AMED
Human Frontier Science Program
HIROs
Heads of International Research Organizations
ICRP
International Cancer Research Partnership
IRDiRC
International Rare Diseases Research Consortium
JPIAMR
The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
TT
Translation Together

Overseas Offices

We are making use of our overseas office and liaison to build international research networks and develop the research environments, to promote international joint research, to contribute to global health, and to nurture young researchers who are expected to flourish internationally.

AMED Overseas Activities | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Division of Strategic Planning

Division of Research Program

Last updated 12/18/24