Symposium on regenerative medicine research at Osaka consulate

(ANSA) - TOKYO, 11 DIC - Innovations in the field of regenerative medicine were the focus of the symposium 'Innovations in Regenerative Medicine, Neurorehabilitation, Inflammation, and Cancer' organised by the Consulate of Italy in Osaka, in collaboration with the Kansai Medical University, the University of Ferrara, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, the San Camillo IRCSS Research Hospital, and the Melinda Consortium.
    In his opening speech, the Consul of Italy in Osaka, Marco Prencipe, emphasised that 'scientific cooperation between Italy and Japan represents an important pillar of bilateral relations, thanks to the complementarity of scientific and technological expertise in the two countries and the common vision of the role of science in tackling global challenges'. An academic-scientific partnership,' added Prencipe, 'that has been particularly strengthened over the last two years through agreements, joint projects and university exchanges, in the framework of the strategic partnership between Italy and Japan launched in 2023, and that is one of the main axes of the Japan-Italy Action Plan (2024-2027), signed on the sidelines of the G7 in Borgo Egnazia in June this year'.
    Prencipe emphasised that the topics discussed at today's symposium and their impact on the ability to transform the future of human health may find opportunities for further discussion between Italy and Japan at the upcoming Expo2025, an 'extraordinary platform to show how Italy and Japan can pioneer innovations in response to the most urgent global challenges, with a focus on emerging technologies, health and sustainability'. President Tatsuo Kinashi of Kansai Medical University was keen to emphasise the rich array of cooperation initiated with the Italian academic and research world, recalling in this regard the Memorandum of Understanding signed between his University and Ca' Foscari of Venice, aimed at promoting joint programmes, student mobility, knowledge transfer and collaboration in doctorates and research, signed in Hirakata last September, on the occasion of the mission to Japan by the delegation of the Conference of Italian University Rectors.
    Speaking in the opening session, Prof. Paolo Pinton of the University of Ferrara, emphasised that the aim of today's symposium is to promote scientific and academic collaborations aimed at creating a seamless transition between laboratory discoveries and subsequent clinical applications. Closing the event, Consul Prencipe recalled the other sectoral symposia organised by the Italian Consulate in Osaka in 2024 in view of Expo 2025, "These were important occasions to promote bilateral academic and scientific collaborations, as well as valuable opportunities to strengthen Italy's position in one of the most dynamic and competitive regions of Japan in terms of scientific and technological innovation.