Community Impact in Action

SDGs

The Cluster for Regenerative Medicine in Tonomachi Haneda (CReM TONOHANE) was created as a platform to accelerate the real-world application and global development of regenerative medicine and cell therapy. It is located in the central area between Tonomachi District, Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture, and Haneda District in Ota Ward of Tokyo.

CReM TONOHANE was formed in the Tonomachi and the Haneda area in June 2024 to address policy and social issues regarding implementing regenerative medicine in society. The goal was to bring together academia, companies, public research institutions, and local governments, and jointly—using cross-disciplinary R&D and data from medical institutions—develop regenerative medicine and cell therapy in Japan and abroad. These advances would be rooted in hard evidence to ensure their efficacy and safety.
Specific activities include the following.
-Expansion of iPS cells and MSC cultures based on quality by design principles
-Development of a range of evaluation methods to ensure quality in each stage of every process—whether working with raw materials or finalizing the end product—and to create added value in regenerative medicine
-Presentations at academic conferences and other venues, as well as external communications through sponsored and co-sponsored symposiums and the CReM website (https://crem-tonohane.jp/).
*Keio University serves as the secretariat and chair of the steering committee, in addition to engaging in R&D.

Applicable regions

Tonomachi area, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Haneda area, Ota Ward, Tokyo

Implementation period

April11,2016 - March31,2024

Community and Regional Affairs category

• Regional collaboration as research targets and implementation sites/research that aims to popularize region-specific issues
• Social collaboration through advanced research
• Education of students/human resource development for the next generation

Related websites

https://www.tonomachi.keio.ac.jp/ja/

https://crem-tonohane.jp/

https://www.king-skyfront.jp/about/

Related agreements, etc.

Collaboration agreement on the promotion of research and educational activities at the Keio University Tonomachi Town Campus
Memorandum of understanding for industrial promotion in Kawasaki City
Partnership agreement between Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology and Keio University Frontier Research & Education Collaborative Square (K-FRECS at Tonomachi) for the promotion of industry-academia-government collaboration on interdisciplinary research
Basic Agreement on Acceleration of Research and Commercialization towards the Social Implementation of Spinal Cord Regeneration Therapy
Basic Agreement on Acceleration of Research and Commercialization towards the Social Implementation of Regenerative Medicine
Partnership Agreement between Fujita Academy and Keio University to Promote Industry-Academia-Public Collaborative Activities towards the Social Implementation of Advanced Medical Technology

Campus

Tonomachi Town Campus

Person in charge

Tonomachi Town Campus

Inquiries

info-tonomachi@adst.keio.ac.jp

Other partnerships and collaborations