NTD Innovation Center

The Neglected Tropical Diseases Innovation Center(NTDi Center) was established within the Institute of Tropical Medicine in 2016 to stimulate research and development in tropical medicine, including neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), utilize the research resources of the Institute, promote collaboration between industry, government, and the private sector, and build domestic and international networks.

Members

Director, Professor
Satoshi Kaneko
Sub Director,Professor
Tsuyoshi Kihara
Committie at NEKKEN
Shinjiro Hamano

The institute has supported the acquisition of sizeable external research funds and managed the Japan Alliance on Global NTDs (JAGntd) project (established in 2018), a domestic network related to NTDs. The Center has also added the function of the secretariat for the NTD Subcommittee (to be launched in 2022) of the Nikkei-FT Communicable Diseases Conference, which brings together all stakeholders in the industry, government, and academia, including administrative agencies, organizations, and academic societies related to infectious disease control from Japan and abroad.

Website of NTDi Center

 

※ JAGntd is a network that connects organizations, companies, and individuals involved with NTDs in Japan and abroad to promote their participation in Japan's efforts to control Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and to exchange information with each other. The secretariat is located at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University.

Website of JAGntd