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Fourth Term Future Activities

The 4th term, from April 2009 to March 2012, will proceed under the theme of “Growth Strategy through Commercialization of Innovative Medical Engineering and Improvement of Industrial Infrastructure.” METIS has three objectives:
(1) commercialization of innovative medical devices and technology,
(2) implementation of development of the infrastructure of the medical
     device industry, and
(3) promotion of educational activities.

Dr. Fumihiko Kajiya, Vice President of Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, will represent academia and continue his role as co-chairman from the 2nd and 3rd terms. Mr. Kazuo Ogino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nihon Kohden Corporation, who was appointed as Chairman of Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations (JFMDA) in April 2009, has assumed the role of co-chairman as the representative of industry.

Members and Observers

  Titles and institutions are current as of October 2009. Names are listed in order of Japanese alphabet and without titles.
Co-chairmen:
 
Representing Industry
Kazuo Ogino
Chairman of JFMDA
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nihon Kohden Corporation
Representing Academia
Fumihiko Kajiya, M.D. Ph.D.
Vice-President
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
Kazuo Ogino   Fumihiko Kajiya
Members:
 
Naoki Aikawa, M.D. Ph.D. F.A.C.C.
Chief Executive Officer
International Medical Information Center
Keigo Endo, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School of Medicine
Gunma University
Naoki Aikawa   Keigo Endo
 
 
Teruo Okano, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Institute of Advanced Biomedical
Engineering and Science at TWIns
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Kazunori Kataoka, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Teruo Okano   Kazunori Kataoka
 
 
Koji Kawakami, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School of Medicine
Kyoto University
Soichiro Kitamura, M.D. Ph.D.
President Emeritus
CNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Koji Kawakami   Soichiro Kitamura
 
 
Takaaki Kirino, M.D. Ph.D.
President
National Center for Global
Nihon Kohden Health and Medicine
Hideo Kusuoka, M.D. Ph.D.F.A.C.C.
Director General
Osaka National Hospital
Takaaki Kirino   Hideo Kusuoka
 
 
Fumitake Gejyo, M.D. Ph.D.
President
Niigata University
Ken-ichi Komatsu, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
Fumitake Gejyo   Ken-ichi Komatsu
 
 
Ichiro Sakuma, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo
Shigehiko Hattori
Chairman of the Board
Shimadzu Corporation
Ichiro Sakuma   Shigehiko Hattori
 
 
Kazuo Maeno
Senior writer
TheYOMIURI SHINBUN
Haruhito Morishima
President & Chief Executive Officer
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
Kazuo Maeno   Haruhito Morishima
 
 
Yasuyuki Yoshida
President
Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd.
Takashi Wachi
Chairman
Terumo Corporation
(Former Chairman of JFMDA)
Yasuyuki Yoshida   Takashi Wachi
 

Observers

 

Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Director General, Cabinet Office
Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Director General, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director-General, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

President, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Senior Vice President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Executive Director, Riken Japan
Executive Director, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency

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