We have selected four projects as part of our "New Incubation Research Center."

Under its management philosophy of "Borderless Academic Enterprise" (connecting interdisciplinary and internationally, transcending the barriers between local and international communities), Hiroshima University, based on its outstanding research capabilities, aims to build an interdisciplinary ecosystem that serves as a hub for a "virtuous cycle of people, knowledge, and resources" by certifying and supporting teams conducting interdisciplinary research and research toward social implementation as "New Incubation Research Centers," thereby fostering the sustainable formation of new priority research centers.

We recently conducted an internal call for proposals for a "New Incubation Research Center" that promotes interdisciplinary research and the social implementation of research results, and selected four projects.
This program supports research teams that conduct activities that lead to the creation of innovation and the resolution of regional issues, based on their outstanding research capabilities, and aims to foster their development into new priority research centers at our university.

Projects selected for certification in FY2026

• A hub aiming to innovate medicine through the fusion of evolution and AI—starting with improving the body's defense mechanisms—
  Center Director: Associate Professor Tomoyuki Kumon
• Research Center for Social Implementation Acceleration
  Director: Professor Yoshihiko Kakutani
• Research Center for Resilient Watershed Resource Circulation
  Director: Mitsuyo Saito, Associate Professor
• Hiroshima University Cell and Regenerative Medicine Frontier Fusion Center
  Center Director: Associate Professor Masahiro Ohira

For an overview of the research at each center, please see the "New Incubation Research Centers" page on the Hiroshima University official website.

🔗Click here for an overview of each location (Hiroshima University official website)

Contact Information

Research Strategy Promotion Division, Research Strategy Department, Research Headquarters for Future Co-creation Science
E-mail: URA＊office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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