Curriculum Details- Medical Innovation Initiative: Beyond Horizons The University of Tokyo

Introductory Course (registration is required to attend)

Subjects are announced from time to time.
If you wish to enroll, please contact us.
You can also register for a single lecture.
Points are awarded in accordance with the attendance.
Completion upon earning 20 points.

No.	Subject	Schedule	Points
1	Overview of Clinical Study Design	Year-round
2	Overview of Drug Development & Pharmacology	Year-round
3	Clinical Researcher Training Curriculum	Every Friday (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM)	1
4	Study visit to Clinical Research Center	2 days (irregular dates)	7
5	Management Seminar Lecturer: Yan Hao Chairman & CEO, EPS Holdings, Inc.	May 18, 2015	2
6	Lecture by Kazuhiko Toyama CEO, Industrial Growth Platform Inc.	May 20, 2015	2
7	Internship Report, second half of fiscal 2014	May 25, 2015	1
8	Special lecture by Andrew Thompson (CEO & Co-founder, Proteus Digital Health)	May 30, 2015	2
9	Seminar by Dr. Randall Bateman, MD	June 9, 2015	2
10	Course on medical device venture (4th open seminar)	June 22, 2015	1
11	Introductory course on drug development for cranial nerve disease	Aug. 6, 2015	4
12	Off-campus seminar by Toshiba Medical Systems	Sept. 1, 2015	3
13	Introductory course on drug development for (2nd seminar) cranial nerve disease	Sept. 1, 2015	4
14	Introductory course on drug development for (3nd seminar) cranial nerve disease	Sept. 4, 2015	4
15	Science Communication Workshop Instructor: Satomi Tsuboko	Sept. 9, 2015
16	Science Communication Workshop Instructor: Prof. John Larry	Sept. 10, 2015
17	Chemical compound screening workshop (Kanto region)	Sept. 10, 2015	4
18	Special lecture on Developing New Drugs Using Big DataⅠEmerging Drugs & Diagnostics Development Program	Sept. 15, 2015	2
19	Integrated Medical ManagementⅡ Guest lecturer: Hiroshi Otake	Sept. 30, 2015
20	Emerging Drugs & Diagnostics Development Program Guest lecturer: Hirotatsu Kojima	Oct. 1, 2015
21	Special lecture on Developing New Drugs Using Big DataⅡEmerging Drugs & Diagnostics Development Program	Oct. 6, 2015	2
22	Fun, Pain and Dilemma of Developing New Drugs	Oct. 8, 2015	1
23	Management seminar by Yasuhiko Ishikawa Executive Vice President, Solasto Corporation	Oct. 28, 2015	2
24	4th Symposium on Medical Innovation Initiative, The University of Tokyo	Oct. 29, 2015	5
25	Drug Development from Viewpoint of Academia	Oct. 30, 2015	1
26	Internship Program Reporting SessionⅠ	Nov. 20, 2015	3
27	Community Organizing Workshop	Nov. 24, 2015	3
28	Fiscal 2015, Medical Industry Innovation Forum	Nov. 25, 2015	3
29	Special lecture on Developing New Drugs Using Big Data Ⅲ Emerging Drugs & Diagnostics Development Program	Nov. 26, 2015	2
30	Introductory course on drug development for (4th seminar) cranial nerve disease	Nov. 27, 2015	2
31	Leadership Development for the 21st Century	Nov. 30, 2015
32	Off-campus seminar by Olympus Corporation	Dec. 1, 2015	5
33	Course on medical device venture (5th open seminar)	Dec. 21, 2015	1
34	Internship Program Reporting Session Ⅱ	Feb. 1, 2016	2
35	2016 Advanced Medical Seeds Development Forum The University of Tokyo Hospital	Feb. 2, 2016	4
36	Seminar on Conducting Clinical Tria	Feb. 24, 2016	4
37	Seminar on Professional life and Career Development of Japanese Researchers Active Overseas	March 17, 2016	2
38	Project for a Bridge of Innovation Between Silicon Valley and Japan:Action Plan of the University of Tokyo and Stanford University	March 29, 2016	3
39	Round table discussion with Japanese Students at Stanford University on Research Life and Career Development	March 31, 2016	1

Core Course (Admission required)

The course is completed upon earning 10 credits.
Minimum of 4 credits from lectures and 2 credits from applied training are required.

Core Course

(Lectures scheduled to start in 2015)

Subject Details for Lectures to Be Held

Subject	Comprehensive Medical Management I, II
Held on	Summer & winter semesters; Wednesdays; 6th period (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM)
Lecturer	Yoshihiro Shimomura
Credits	2 each
Description	Students will acquire the fundamental management abilities needed for a range of medical fields (science, administration, industry, etc.).

Subject	Introduction to Translational Research
Held on	Summer semester; Thursdays; 6th period (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM)
Lecturer	Masuhiro Kato
Credits	2
Description	Students will gain a deeper understanding of the needs and challenges of new drug development, as well as of translational research and collaboration with other fields necessary in order to solve them.

Subject	Advanced Lecture on Pharmaceutical Evaluative Science
Held on	Winter semester; Mondays; 5th period (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
Lecturer	Shunsuke Ono
Credits	2
Description	Students will learn about drug evaluation methods in the research and development as well as the approval processes, in addition to the relevant regulatory system and decision-making principles.

Subject	Advanced Lecture on Medical Industry Innovation
Held on	Winter semester; held on irregular days (8-9 times total) (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
Lecturer	Hiromichi Kimura
Credits	2
Description	This is a lecture series in which leaders from industry, academia, and government engage in lively discussions regarding regulatory trends and innovation efforts in industries related to the medical industry. At social events following the lectures, there will be opportunities to have direct discussions with government employees, corporate leaders, and other members of the related industries.

Subject	Introduction to Drug Development/Pharmacology, Introduction to Clinical Study Design
Held on	Throughout the year (e-learning in English)
Lecturer	The Clinical Research Support Center
Credits	1 each
Description	Students will learn, together with regulations, the process beginning with the identification of targets for prospective new drugs and ending with post-marketing surveillance. Students will gain general fundamental knowledge regarding the design of clinical research, ranging from its principles and ethics, to epidemiological studies.

Subject	Clinical Researcher/Specialist Training Curriculum
Held on	Throughout the year (e-learning in English)
Lecturer	The Clinical Research Support Center
Credits	1
Description	This is an educational program for those involved in clinical researches involving humans (researchers, specialists, staff). The course is based on PharmaTrain (EU external authorization).

Subject	Medical Device Entrepreneurship (Advanced Level)
Held on	Summer semester; Tuesdays; 6th period (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM)
Lecturer	Yujiro Maeda
Credits	2
Description	This lecture is based upon Biodesign (a venture educational program from Silicon Valley). It is an educational program that will cultivate leaders for the innovation of medical devices.

Subject	Future Drug Development/Diagnostics Development Program (Advanced Level)
Held on	Winter semester; Thursdays; 6th period (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM)
Lecturer	Akiko Kishi, Hiroko Kimura
Credits	2
Description	Based upon SPARK (a drug development program at Stanford University). Students will learn about drug development methods that resolve clinical needs based upon seeds from academia.

Subject	Internships
Held on	Throughout the year
Lecturer	TBD by host
Credits	2 (a period of more than two weeks) or 1 (a period of less than two weeks)
Description	Students will receive practical training outside of an academic setting. Survey for candidate participants and selection process will be held beforehand. For those who request an overseas placement, English ability will also be evaluated. Financial aid will be given for lodging and transportation fees in accordance with the duration (for overseas, the upper limit is 400,000 yen). A designated format of pledge must be signed. A letter of consent from a guiding instructor and others are required.

Curriculum-Details-

Introductory Course (registration is required to attend)

Core Course (Admission required)

Subject Details for Lectures to Be Held