Joint Research Agreement Signed with RIKEN and RBI
We have signed a three-party joint research agreement with RIKEN and Robotic Biology Institute, Inc. (RBI).
The joint research focuses on “Development of Foundational Technology for a Next-Generation Autonomous Cell Culture System Driven by Robotics.” Our company will be responsible for automating differentiation protocols from iPS cells using our experimental protocol automated optimization system (EpOpt), currently under development.
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