Administrative Services Office for Medical Research / Research Collaboration Office Office | Departments

Overview

Administrative Services Office for Medical Research is a department that supports the smooth promotion of research activities. It manages research funds, reports to funding sources such as public institutions involved in management, and handles research integrity, including research ethics education. Research Collaboration Office is a specialized department that promotes collaboration between universities and industry through the discovery, management, and technology transfer of intellectual property. Its main duties are as follows:

Administrative Services Office for Medical Research Operations

Research promotion policy planning: Formulating research directions and strategies to promote research effectively.
Research funding: We provide support to secure the funds necessary for research.
Research support: We provide various support needed by researchers to support their research activities.
Research expense management and audit: We will properly manage and audit research expenses to ensure the transparency of research.
Research risk management: We evaluate the risks associated with research and take appropriate measures.

The Research Support Office is responsible for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare KAKENHI, AMED, JST, commissioned research funds, joint research funds, various foundation grants, donations to researchers, Administrative Services Office for Medical Research education, animal testing, genetic modification experiments, biosafety, security export control, and conflict of interest management.

About the work of Research Collaboration Office

Identifying and managing intellectual property and technology transfer: Patenting research results, protecting researchers' intellectual property, and promoting collaboration with industry.
Research risk management: We evaluate the risks associated with research and take appropriate measures.

Research Collaboration Office is responsible for research contracts such as commissioned research expenses and joint research expenses, intellectual property management, technology transfer, and research public relations.