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INTEGRATED ONCOLOGY NETWORK and IMPERIAL VALLEY RADIATION ONCOLOGY WELCOME RADIATION ONCOLOGIST DR. YUJI SEO TO THEIR MEDICAL TEAM

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Oncology Network (ION), with Imperial Valley Radiation Oncology, is proud to announce the addition of Radiation Oncologist Dr. Yuji Seo to our medical team in California. 

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Oncology Network (ION), with Imperial Valley Radiation Oncology, is proud to announce the addition of Radiation Oncologist Dr. Yuji Seo to our medical team in California.
  • Welcoming experienced, dedicated Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Yuji Seo to the Imperial Valley Region!
  • Dr. Seo is looking forward to joining the team and providing full-time radiation oncology services to the community stating, "I'm excited to join ION and Imperial Valley Radiation Oncology.
  • Contact Imperial Valley Radiation Oncology to learn more about his services.

Greenberg Traurig Further Grows Its Leading Global Real Estate Practice, Asia Presence

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Monday, January 29, 2024

TOKYO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Adds Premier 4-Lawyer Team in Tokyo, including Shareholders Mizuho Yamada and Ayako Kawano, Local Partner Kazuo Kasai, and Counsel Hiroshi Hara

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  • Mizuho Yamada , who previously led White & Case's Japan real estate practice, and former White & Case Partner Ayako Kawano join Greenberg Traurig as Real Estate shareholders in the firm's Tokyo office .
  • They additionally advise on real estate- and corporate-related bankruptcy matters, restructurings, and workouts, as well as real estate corporate M&A transactions.
  • "Greenberg Traurig offers an unmatched global reach that can help serve my clients both in Japan and internationally," Yamada said.
  • This team consists of Japanese trained and licensed bengoshi and international real estate lawyers with years of experience representing global investors in real estate transactions.

RIKEN Selects Quantinuum System Model H1 for Large-Scale Hybrid Quantum-Supercomputing Platform in Japan

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

BROOMFIELD, Colo. and LONDON, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantinuum, the world's largest integrated quantum computing company, and RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution and home to a world-leading high-performance computing (HPC) center, have announced an agreement in which Quantinuum will provide access to Quantinuum's highest performing H1-Series ion-trap quantum computing technology to RIKEN. Under the agreement, Quantinuum will install the hardware at RIKEN's campus in Wako, Saitama.

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  • Under the agreement, Quantinuum will install the hardware at RIKEN's campus in Wako, Saitama.
  • The deployment will be part of RIKEN's project to build a quantum-HPC hybrid platform consisting of high-performance computing systems, such as the supercomputer Fugaku and quantum computers.
  • As the project goal, RIKEN and its collaborators aim to demonstrate the advantages of such hybrid computational platforms for deployment as services in the future post-5G era.
  • "We are honored to be selected to be part of this ambitious, advanced project in Japan," said Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum.

RIKEN Selects Quantinuum System Model H1 for Large-Scale Hybrid Quantum-Supercomputing Platform in Japan

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

BROOMFIELD, Colo. and LONDON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantinuum, the world's largest integrated quantum computing company, and RIKEN, Japan's largest comprehensive research institution and home to a world-leading high-performance computing (HPC) center, have announced an agreement in which Quantinuum will provide access to Quantinuum's highest performing H1-Series ion-trap quantum computing technology to RIKEN. Under the agreement, Quantinuum will install the hardware at RIKEN's campus in Wako, Saitama.

Key Points: 
  • Under the agreement, Quantinuum will install the hardware at RIKEN's campus in Wako, Saitama.
  • The deployment will be part of RIKEN's project to build a quantum-HPC hybrid platform consisting of high-performance computing systems, such as the supercomputer Fugaku and quantum computers.
  • As the project goal, RIKEN and its collaborators aim to demonstrate the advantages of such hybrid computational platforms for deployment as services in the future post-5G era.
  • "We are honored to be selected to be part of this ambitious, advanced project in Japan," said Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum.

Quantum computer sources majority of components from Japanese makers

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

(SEC) today announced the successful development of Japan's third superconducting quantum computer (1) installed at Osaka University.

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  • (SEC) today announced the successful development of Japan's third superconducting quantum computer (1) installed at Osaka University.
  • For the new quantum computer, the research team sourced more domestically manufactured components (excluding the refrigerator).
  • The research team confirmed that the new quantum computer, including its components, provides sufficient performance and will utilize the computer as a test bed for components made in Japan.
  • JPMXS 0118068682) and "Development of quantum software by intelligent quantum system design and its applications' (Team leader: Keisuke Fujii; Grant No.

Global Innovation & Value Summit (GIVS) 2023, Nov 17: 'Moving Forward with ESG: Scoring for Value Creation'

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Friday, November 10, 2023

While Japan stands as the world's 4th largest economy, many Japanese companies continue to lag in their ESG efforts, as Japan itself has not yet committed to requiring companies to report their impacts beyond the environmentally focused Task Force for Climate Disclosure (TCFD).

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  • While Japan stands as the world's 4th largest economy, many Japanese companies continue to lag in their ESG efforts, as Japan itself has not yet committed to requiring companies to report their impacts beyond the environmentally focused Task Force for Climate Disclosure (TCFD).
  • This year's Global Innovation and Value Summit (GIVS) 2023 will first introduce the latest advances in value measurement, sustainability disclosure reporting and ESG from the perspective of EFRAG, ISSB and the US SEC Climate Disclosures, and their impacts on how businesses and governments can effectively operate within these increasingly important, but complex, sustainability standards and frameworks.
  • Finally, GIVS 2023 will offer ideas and insights into how businesses not only within Japan and Asia, but also globally can integrate, enhance and implement value-focused sustainability initiatives going forward.
  • It will bring together some of the world's top experts in value measurement and scoring, sustainability and ESG issues to discuss, debate and brainstorm new approaches to value creation, responsible business and sustainability initiatives and offer ideas and models for their implementation in 2024 and beyond.

Berkeley SkyDeck Partners with JETRO and Leading Japanese Universities to Accelerate Global Innovation

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.

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  • Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.
  • The MoU represents the latest step in this multi-year partnership and Berkeley SkyDeck’s commitment to continued global expansion and startup representation.
  • In addition to launching new programs in Japan, Berkeley SkyDeck will coordinate with JETRO San Francisco and six leading Japanese universities for programs conducted in the United States.
  • Its partnerships with institutions like Berkeley SkyDeck have also significantly contributed to this goal; Berkeley SkyDeck is currently hosting 29 Japanese startups that were recommended by JETRO as part of its current program cohort.

ITRI's VLSI TSA Symposium to Kick Off in April 2024

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Monday, December 11, 2023

HSINCHU, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will host the 2024 International VLSI Symposium on Technology, Systems and Applications ( VLSI TSA ) from April 22 to 25, 2024 at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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  • HSINCHU, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will host the 2024 International VLSI Symposium on Technology, Systems and Applications ( VLSI TSA ) from April 22 to 25, 2024 at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • The 2024 VLSI TSA incorporates an in-person symposium and on-demand video presentations after the physical event.
  • The in-person symposium with technical presentation will be held on April 22–25, 2024 at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • Following the physical event, the symposium will provide on-demand video presentations for registered attendees for one month.

Newly developed data infrastructure for accelerating Open Science through industry-university collaboration in Japan

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

In recent years, universities and other research institutions have been strongly urged to promote Open Science enabling research data to be shared with society.

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  • In recent years, universities and other research institutions have been strongly urged to promote Open Science enabling research data to be shared with society.
  • This high-speed data transmission function allows massive amounts of research data to be rapidly shared among research groups.
  • The objective is to enable uploading large amounts of research data to a data aggregation platform from research groups and sharing the data among research groups instantaneously.
  • (3) Hideyuki Tanushi, Akihiro Yamashita, Takeo Hosomi, Yuta Namiki, Naoto Kai, Kanna Matsuura, and Susumu Date, "Campus Information Infrastructure Collaboration Supporting Research Data Management," Journal for Academic Computing and Networking.

RegCell Appoints Experienced Life Science Executive and Entrepreneur Michael McCullar, Ph.D., MBA, as its New Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

"I am honored to join this remarkable team at an exciting time for RegCell as we prepare to enter the clinical stage and to support the company's mission to discover innovative treatments for autoimmune diseases," said Dr. Michael McCullar, Chief Executive Officer of RegCell.

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  • "I am honored to join this remarkable team at an exciting time for RegCell as we prepare to enter the clinical stage and to support the company's mission to discover innovative treatments for autoimmune diseases," said Dr. Michael McCullar, Chief Executive Officer of RegCell.
  • "In an era where the increasingly aging population is facing an escalating burden of autoimmune disorders, Treg-based cellular therapies are opening the doors to exciting new treatment possibilities.
  • Dr. McCullar has a wealth of experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, spanning more than two decades.
  • Dr. McCullar has held several high-level executive positions at SuperGen, showcasing his commitment and upward career path within the company.