Tour of the centralized R&D lab. by the Division of Regenerative Medicine Research of the AMED

On July 1, 2015, a group of seven members of the Division of Regenerative Medicine of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) led by Ms. Kiryu, deputy director, toured the Centralized R&D Lab. (CL) of the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCDH). After opening remarks by Dr. Umezawa, vice director of the NCCDH, they listened to an outline description of the CL by sub-project leader Dr. Akutsu. This was followed by explanations of different pieces of equipment installed in the CL by the respective corporate researchers. The members of the group had many questions for the CL personnel.
 Description of development of culture substrate　
 Description of an automated culture unit
 Description of a cryopreservation unit
 Wrap-up remarks by Dr. Akutsu