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EURAXESS-Links, a network of European Researchers in Japan, has been launched

19 Jun 2008

The European Commission recently launched EURAXESS, a network of European researchers in Japan. This was done based on the results of an online survey of these researchers last year.  The network will provide several services for European research entities searching for Japanese partners and for European research in that country. In particular, the services provided by the network include a Web site with information on research funding, as well as interactive tools for information exchange; e-mail alerts to make users aware of new opportunities; an e-mail newsletter; and information on meetings and events.

It is worth mentioning that several thousand European researchers work in Japan, making it an important target for the EU to increase collaboration.

Related Links: Related news item in CORDIS   ;   Survey for researchers in Japan

Related news item in IPR-Helpdesk:

2007/06/08. European Union. RTD and IPR issues were discussed in a summit between the European Union (EU) and Japan held in Berlin on 5th June 2007

New Japanese Study Examines Feasibility of International Fetal Telemedicine System

From: ATSP - Association of Telehealth Service Providers On-Line (www.atsp.org)   Source: Japan Corporate News,
Date: February 20, 2006

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD) in Japan will test the feasibility of transmitting digitalized fetal medical images (including 3-dimensional ultrasound as well as fetoscopic images) between the US and Japan. The purpose is to implement the telediagnosis and prospective telesurgical treatment of fetal diseases on a global scale in the hope of breaking the sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate.

Initially, the participating medical institutions will be NCCHD and the Fetal Treatment Center at the University of California at San Francisco. The Advanced Fetal Care Center at the Children's Hospital Boston is also expected to participate soon.

Nursing and medical managements of fetomaternal and neonatal patients are becoming increasingly important in Japan due to its rapid decline in the recent birth rate. Although prenatal treatment is increasingly significant, the number of fetal medicine specialists in Japan is still small in comparison to European countries, the US, and Canada. Pregnant women with diseased fetuses in Japan are occasionally unable to receive adequate perinatal care and management.

At present, current telemedicine systems are either too expensive or too vulnerable for critical global applications due to network quality, security of transmitted medical information, and achievements of high-definition images for telediagnosis. This new joint investigations hopes to overcome these barriers.