• JB Award 2011(19th) , The Japanese Biochemical Society

    Title : Transplantation of a fetal liver cell-loaded hyaluronic acid sponge onto the mesentery recovers a Wilsons disease model rat, Journal of Biochemistry,Vol.148, No3,281-288(2010)

    Author(s) : T. Katsuda, T. Teratani, T. Ochiya, Y. Sakai

  • International Conference on Biofabrication 2011 in Toyama

    Certificate of "Young Investigater Award" Silver Prize is awarded to Nobuhiko Kojima

    Title : Fabrication of multicellular heterospheroids by a dispenser robot system

  • International Conference on Biofabrication 2011

    Homepage : http://www.lni.co.jp/biofabrication2011/

    Date : October 6-8, 2011

    Place : Toyama, Japan

    Title : Rapid and high cell-density formation of three-dimensional pancreatic b-cell and liver cell aggregates using oxygen permeable honeycomb micro-well sheet

    Author(s) : M.Shinohara, K.Komori, H.Kimura, K.Montagne, T.Fujii, and Y.Sakai

    Presentation Style : Oral


    Title : Fabrication of multicellular heterospheroids by a dispenser robot system

    Author(s) : N.Kojima, S.Takeuchi, Y.Sakai

    Presentation Style : Oral

  • International Conference on Biofabrication 2011

    Homepage : http://www.lni.co.jp/biofabrication2011/

    Date : Oct 6-8, 2011

    Place : Toyama, Japan

    Title : Engineering of high-cell-density liver tissue based on perfusion culture of loosely-packed endothelialized Hep G2/Swiss 3T3 aggregates with fibers

    Author(s) : Y. Pang, K. Montagne, M. Shinohara, K. Komori, Y. Sakai

    Presentation Style : Oral

  • The 84th annual meegting of the Japanese Biochemical Society

    Date : Sep 21-27, 2011

    Place : Kyoto

    Title : In vitro reconstruction of a liver-like tissue possessing a bile ductular network

    Author(s) : Katsuda T, Kojima N, Ochiya T, Sakai Y

  • ISSCR 9th annual meeting

    Homepage : http://www.isscr.org/meetings/

    Date : June 15-18, 2011

    Place : Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Title : Therapeutic Potential of Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Alzheimer`s Disease

    Author(s) : Katsuda T, Tsuchiya R, Takeshita F, Sakai Y, Ochiya T

    Presentation Style : Poster

  • TERMIS-EU meeting

    Homepage : http://www.termis.org/eu2011/index.php

    Date : 7-10th June.2011

    Place : Granada Congress and Exhibition Centre, Granada, Spain

    Title : In vitro reconstruction of a liver-like tissue possessing a bile transport system

    Author(s) : Katsuda T, Kojima N, Ochiya T, Sakai Y

    Presentation Style : Oral

  • The 5th International Forum on Laboratory Animal Science & Technology

    Homepage : http://www.mrs.org/fall2011/

    Date : Nov.28 - Dec.2, 2011

    Place : Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA

    Prof. Sakai gives an invited lecture

  • The 5th International Forum on Laboratory Animal Science & Technology

    Date : May 21-23, 2011

    Place : Beijing, China

    Prof. Sakai gives an invited lecture

  • HAA2011

    Homepage : http://www.fcconventions.com.au/haa-ap2011/

    Date : Oct.30 - Nov.2, 2011

    Place : Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

    Prof. Sakai gives an invited lecture


    ・Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion and the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis) will be held jointly with the XIIth Congress of the ISHAPD (International Society of Hematology, Asia-Pacific Division), the 16th Congress of the APBMT (Asian-Pacific Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Group) and the ISCTA (International Society for Cellular Therapy: Australia).

  • ISSCR 9th annual meeting

    Homepage : http://www.isscr.org/meetings/

    Date : June 15-18, 2011

    Place : Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Title : Feasibility Of Hydrogel-based Microencapsulation for Propagation and Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Scalable Suspension Culture

    Author(s) : I.Horiguchi, M.M.Chowdury, and Y.Sakai

    Presentation Style : Poster

  • 8th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences

    Homepage : http://www.wc8.ccac.ca/

    Date : August 21-25, 2011

    Place : Montreal, Canada


    [Y.Sakai]

    Title : Direct oxygen supply to liver-derived cells using oxygen permeable membranes

    Author(s) : Y. Sakai, F. Evenou, M. Hamon, D. Vicard, K. Komori and T. Fujii

    Presentation Style : Oral


    [K.Komori]

    Title : Use of Liver Microsome S9 Fraction-Containing Microcapsules to Include Liver Biotransformation Processes in Cytotoxicity Tests

    Author(s) : K. Komori, N. Yamamoto, H. Matsui, S. Takeuchi, and Y. Sakai

    Presentation Style : Poster

  • Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2011 (ACB-2011)

    Homepage : http://www.acb-2011.org/

    Date : May 11-15, 2011

    Place : Shanghai, China


    [M.Shinohara]

    Title : Rapid formation of highly cell-dense three-dimensional(3D) pancreatic b-cell and liver cell aggregates using oxygen permeable micro-well sheeets

    Author(s) : M.Shinohara, K.Komori, T.Fujii, Y.Sakai

    Presentation Style : Poster


    [S.Ko]

    Title : Hydrophilic Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanofiber for Wiring in Peroxidase-Based Biosensor

    Author(s) : S.Ko, Y.Takahashi, H.Fujita, T.Tatsuma, Y.Sakai, A.Sakoda, and K.Komori

    Presentation Style : Poster