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2011

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
3	February 10 2011	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nature Japan	Polymeric micelles as nano-scaled Trojan Horse was highlighted in the web site of Nature Japan for the successful chemothrapy to treat drug-resistant tumors.	○
2	January 28 2011	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Targeting therapy to treat drug-resistant tumor by polymeric micelles were carried in Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	○
1	January 11 2011	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Tokushima Newspaper	Trojan horse for the treatment of drug ineffective cancer: Development of new method of drug administration using nano-scaled capsules	○
	January 7 2011		The Chemical Daily	Polymeric micelles exerted drug efficacy against drug-resistant cancer. Professor Kataoka demonstrated the efficacy in mice
	January 7 2011		Kumamoto Nichinichi Newspaper	Effectiveness against drug ineffective cancer: Development of new method of drug administration using nano-scaled capsules
	January 6 2011		NHK News	Nanocapsules show efficacy against drug-resistant cancer
			Nippon Keizai Newspaper	Nano-scaled capsules deliver the drug into the cell. The University of Tokyo developed them and demonstrated their efficacy against cancer.
			Mainichi Newspaper	Nano-scaled capsules directly deliver the drug into the diseased site. Animal experiments revealed their efficacy against drug-resistant cancer
			Yomiuri Newspaper	Development of nano-scaled capsules showing the effect on the nucleus of the cell. Enhanced efficacy of anticancer drug.
			Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper	Administration of anticancer drug by utilizing nanocapsules: The University of Tokyo demonstrated the growth inhibition effect of cancer
			Nikkei Sangyo Newspaper	Administration of anticancer drug by utilizing nanocapsules: The University of Tokyo demonstrated the growth inhibition effect of cancer.
			Tokyo Newspaper	Development of new nano-scaled capsules: Trojan horses for the treatment of drug-resistant cancer.
			Shinano Mainchi Newspaper	Development of new injection method of anticancer drug: nano-scaled capsules deliver the drug to the drug-resistant cells. Professor in The University of Tokyo demonstrated the efficacy in mice.
			Hokkaido Newspaper	Professor in The University of Tokyo developed new drug to show the efficacy selectively against colon cancer cells and reduce side effects.
			Science Japan	This Week's Translational Medicine　2011.1.5 Volume3 Number64
			School of Engineering The University of Tokyo (Publicity)	Drug delivery systems overcome acquired resistance to anticancer drug: Development of nano-scaled Trojan horse to efficiently deliver drug to the nucleus of drug resistant cancer cells

2010

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
10	Decemver 16 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Yomiuri Shimbun	Targeting therapy of cancer by polymeric micelles	○
9	October 1 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Kagaku Shimbun	Novel drug delivery systems directing to single-platformed diagnosis and therapy. Effectiveness against mouse pancreatic cancer models was confirmed by MRI.	○
8	September 9 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Mainichi Newspaper	Clear visualization of anticancer agents. Monitoring therapeutic response in each patient for customized caner therapy.	○
			Nikkei Sangyo Newspaper	Drug delivery systems for simultaneous imaging and therapy. Successful treatment of pancreatic tumors in mice.
			Nippon Keizai Newspaper (Web)	Development of novel drug delivery systems directing to single-platformed diagnosis and therapy which can non-invasively monitor tumor accumulation and therapeutic effect of anticancer agents.
7	July 13 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Targeting therapy of cancer by self-assembled nanocarriers	○
6	April 2, 2010	ProfessorToshiya Sakata(Graduate Schools of Engineering)	Nikkei Sangyo Shinbun	Development of cell-based chip for drug screening using semiconductoe devices	○
5	March 16, 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka(Graduate Schools of Engineering / Medicine), Professor Toshiro Fujita (University of Tokyo Hospital)	Asahi Shimbun	Delivery of siRNA to kidney through intravenous route by novel polymer-based delivery systems	○
4	March 8, 2010	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka(Graduate Schools of Engineering / Medicine), Professor Toshiro Fujita (University of Tokyo Hospital)	Nippon Keizai Shimbun	Selective drug delivery to kidney by nanocapsule	○
3	March 5, 2010	Project Associate ProfessorMasaru Kato, Project Researcher, Syuhei Murayama (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)	Asahi Shimbun, The Science News	Development of caged protein	○
2	February 23 2010	Assitant Professor Nobuhiro Nishiyama (School of Medicine)	Maicnichi Shimbun	Design of Drug Delivery Systems	○
1	February 2/3 2010	Associate Professor Hiroshi Ueda (School of Engineering)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Nikkei Buisiness Daily	Improved detection with several hundred fold sensitivity. A novel method to make antibody fragment proposed by UT group.	○

2009

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
30	December 9 2009	Professor / Dean Takao Shimizu (School of Medicine)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America/NIKKEI Sangyo Shimbun	Targeted lipidomics reveals mPGES-1-PGE2 as a therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis.	○
29	November 6 2009	ProfessorKohei Miyazono (School of Medicine)	Cell Stem Cell, NHK news (TV, Radio), Mainichi Simbun, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, The Science News	Identification of the essential signaling pathway for maintenance of glioma stem cells	○
28	September 15 2009	Associate ProfessorShoji Takeuchi (Institute of Industrial Science)	Asahi Shimbun		-
27	August 10 2009	Lecturer Toshiya Sakata (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Development of novel device to estimate objectively embryo activity in Assisted Reproductive Technology, in The University of Tokyo	○
26	July 2009	Project Associate Professor Yan Lee (School of Engineering)	Inside Cover, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.	Charge-Conversional Polyionic Complex Micelles - Efficient Nanocarriers for Protein Delivery into Cytoplasm	○
25	July 2 2009	ProfessorYasuyuki Sakai (Institute of Industrial Science)	MedicalBio	Precursors, 13th, Challenge to engineer large implantable organs	○
24	June, 8 2009	Prof. Yuichi Sugiyama (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)	AAPS　Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Video Interview Series	Interview	○
23	June, 2009	Assis. Prof. Horacio Cabral	MRS Bulletin 2009.6 Cover	Nanopolymeric Therapeutics	○
22	June 18 2009	Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)	Nikkei Buisiness Daily	1000 liver cells are necessary to exibit functions comparable to those of the liver	○
21	June 17 2009	Professor Masao Washizu (School of Engineering)	The Semiconductor Industry News (Handotai Sangyo Shimbun)	Nanotechnology/Manufacturing Fronteer in Biotechnology From the 8th International Bio Expo & Bio Forum	○
20	April 2, 2009	Professor Yuichi TEI/Ung-il CHUNG (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Nature the Signaling Gateway	G-protein signalling is needed for stem cell homing	○
19	May 28 2009	Associate Professor, Naohiko Sugita (School of Engineering)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Medical Application of Machine Tool Technology	○
18	May 21 2009	Associate Professor Hiroshi Ueda (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Business Daily	Capture specific molecules with novel imprinted polymer	○
17	May 10 2009	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	NIKKEI Shimbun	Direct targeting of cancer by DDS	○
16	April 2009	Assistant Professor Akihiro Kishimura and Associate Professor Hidehiro Oana (Schools of Engineering)	Highlight, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.	Spontaneous formation of giant unilamellar vesicles from microdroplets of a polyion complex by thermally induced phase separation	○
15	April 21 2009	Professor Mitsuru Uesaka (Schools of Engineering) and Nuclear Professioal School	Journal of Atomic Energy Society of Japan	Atomic Energy Historic Award, Atomic Energy Society of Japan,"Electron Linac Facility of University of Tokyo"	-
14	April 21, 2009	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Mainichi Shimbun	Protein: World first cytoplasm delivery by nanocarrier, directing to new cancer medicine.	○
13	April 9, 2009	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Nikkei Buisiness Daily	A chemist, challenges to cancer therapy. Protein delivery into cytoplasm	○
12	April 2, 2009	Professor Yuichi TEI/Ung-il CHUNG (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Nature Reports Stem Cells	G-protein signalling is needed for stem cell homing	○
11	April 1, 2009	Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (Institute of Industrial Sciences)	Nikkei Buisiness Daily	Determination of gas toxicity using luminous bacteria	○
10	March 27, 2009	Professor Yuichi TEI/Ung-il CHUNG (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Nature	A signalling pathway that helps to regulate the movement of blood-forming stem cells in the body is revealed.	○
9	March 24, 2009	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	The Chemical Daily	Nanocarriers directing proteins into cytoplasm of cancer cells	○
8	March 24, 2009	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering, Medicine)	Nikkei Business Daily	Nanocarriers directing proteins into cytoplasm of cancer cells	○
7	March 12, 2009	Associate Professor Hirsohi Kawaguchi (School of Medicine)	The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Dr. Kawaguchi, first Asian researcher to win the Novel Prize in the Orthopaedics	○
6	March 11, 2009	Project Assocoate Professor Masaru Kato (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Team Leader Takanori Fukushima (RIKEN), Professor Takuzo Aida (School of Engineering), Professor Shigeo Maruyama (School of Engineering)	The Chemical Daily	Stably dispersed SWNTs	○
5	February 13, 2009	Professor Haruo Kasai (School of Medicine)	The Science News	Principles of long-term dynamics of dendritic spines	○
4	February 2, 2009	Associate Professor Takeshi Wada (School of Frontier Science)	Nikkei Buisiness Daily	Boron-containing nucleic acid durugs: stable in human bodies and low toxic	○
3	January 28, 2009	Professor Takuzo Aida (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Buisiness Daily	Molecular ordering-improement of electric power generation efficiency	○
2	January 26, 2009	Professor Yuichi Sugiyama (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)	Asahi Shimbun	Microdosing Clinical Trial: Based on the Quantitative Prediction Technology of ADME	○
1	January 11, 2009	Professor Haruo Kasai (School of Medicine)	Yomiuri Shimbun	Principles of long-term dynamics of dendritic spines	○

2008

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
36	December 2008	Assistant Professor Kanjiro Miyata (School of Medicine)	Cover, Pharmaceutical Research	Polyplex micelles from triblock copolymers composed of tandemly aligned segments with biocompatible, endosomal escaping, and DNA-condensing functions for systemic gene delivery to pancreatic tumor	-
35	December 21, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (School of Medicine)	The Mainichi Newspaper	Principles of long-term dynamics of dendritic spines	○
34	December 17, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (School of Medicine)	Nikkei Business Daily	Principles of long-term dynamics of dendritic spines	○
33	December 1, 2008	Professor Hiroyuki Fujita (Institute of Industrial Science)	NIKKEI　MICRODEVICES	Actuators incorporating protozoa can enable contraction and extention of several hundred micrometers in a liquid	-
32	November 27, 2008	Asociate Professor Takeshi Wada (School of Frontier Science)	Nikkei Business Daily	Efficient therapeutic agents for RNA interference: Stereoregulated phosphorothioate RNAs	○
31	November 21, 2008	Asociate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai　(IIS)	Nikkei Business Daily	Simple 3D culture of hepatocytes, confirmed to better mimic the in vivo liver	○
30	November 19, 2008	ProfessorTakehiko Kitamori (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Business Daily	Culture Human Arterial Endothelial Cells in a Separable Glass Microchip	○
29	October 21-22, 2008	ProfessorKazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering / Medicine)	Nikkei Business Daily	Novel nanoDDS for photodynamic therapy	-
28	October 6, 2008	Associate ProfessorShoji Ohuchi (Institute of Medical Science)	LMU　Website　（Ludwig-Maximilians University Munchen)	MU-Todai Cooperation: Visiting Professor to the Department of Biology	○
27	October 3, 2008	Associate ProfessorHiroshi Ueda (Schools of Engineering)	Asahi Shimbun	Colaboration between Fuji Film and Protein Engineering Lab.	-
26	October 1, 2008	Professor Hiroyuki Fujita	NIKKEI　MICRODEVICES	Broaden MEMS technologies	○
25	September 16, 2008	Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara (School of Engineering)	Kagaku Kogyo Nippo	A save- increase / the differentiation controls a cell without freezing	○
24	September , 2008	Professor Takuzo Aida (School of Engineering)	Science 2008, 321, 1468-1472	A Rubberlike Stretchable Active Matrix Using Elastic Conductors	○
23	September 22, 2008	Project Assistant Professor Takamasa Sakai, (School of Engineering) Professor Ung-il Chung (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Business Daily	Development of novel high-strength hidrogel　having high biocompatibility	○
22	September 17, 2008	Professor Tsuyoshi Takato(School of Medicine) Professor Ung-il Chung (School of Engineering)	Nikkei Business Daily	Development of novel artificial bones through optimization of materials	○
21	July 31, 2008	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Project Assistant Professor Akira Matsumoto	Nikkei Business Daily	Insulin releasing gel for precise blood sugar control, a new therapeutic technology for diabetes invented at the University of Tokyo	○
20	July 17, 2008	Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	FujiSankei Business	Graft Custom-made artificial bone into the face.	-
19	July 15, 2008	Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Osaka Yommiuri Shimbun	Custom-made artificial bone by print technology Clinical trials are planned at the University of Tokyo Hospital.	-
18	July 15, 2008	Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Custom-made artificial bone implant Clinical trials will be started in July.	-
17	July 15, 2008	Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Custom-made artificial bone implant Clinical trials will be started.	-
16	July 9, 2008	Professor Masao Washizu (at School of Engineering)	NIKKEI BUSINESS DAILY	Application of nano-fabrication to medicine	○
15	July 4, 2008	Professor Mitsuhiko Shionoya (at School of Science)	Science（Editors' Choice）	Spinning in Concert	○
14	June 30, 2008	Professor Teruo Fujii (IIS)	RSC Chemical Science	Fluorescent green logic	○
13	June 25, 2008	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (IIS)	German newspaper, South Germany	Research alliance between CNBI and University of Munich (LMU)	-
12	June 25, 2008	Associate Professor Takanori Ichiki (at Schools of Engineering)	The Semiconductor Industry News	Electrophoresis devices toward the establishment of quality control of cultivated cells	-
11	March 24, 2008	Shinsuke Ohba (at School of Medicine) Professor Ung-il Chang(at School of Engineering)	Developmental Cell, 2008 14: 689-699	Patched1 Haploinsufficiency Increases Adult Bone Mass and Modulates Gli3 Repressor	○
10	April 1, 2008	Professor Takehiko Kitamori (at School of Engineering)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Venture companies from university: Institute of Microchemical Technology (IMT); Microchips are useful for various purposes	-
9	March 24, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (at School of Medicine)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	The subspine organization of actin fibers regulate the structure and plasticity of dendritic spines	○
8	March 14, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (at School of Medicine)	The Science News	The subspine organization of actin fibers regulate the structure and plasticity of dendritic spines	○
7	March 6, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (at School of Medicine)	Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun	Protein-synthesis and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) dependent structural plasticty of single dendritic spines	○
6	March 5, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (at School of Medicine)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Protein-synthesis and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) dependent structural plasticty of single dendritic spines	○
5	March 4, 2008	Associate Professor Masaru Kato (School of Engineering) Associate Professor Takanori Fukushima (School og Engineering) Professor Takuzo Aida (School of Engineering) Professor Shigeo Maruyama (School of Engineering)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Development of a dispersion method of individual CNT using a triphenylene-based surfactant and bath sonicator	○
4	February 29, 2008	Professor Haruo Kasai (at School of Medicine)	Science	Protein Synthesis and Neurotrophin-Dependent Structural Plasticity of Single Dendritic Spines	○
3	February 29, 2008	Professor Takao Shimizu (at School of Medicine) Assistant Professor Hideo Shindou (at School of Medicine)	The Science News	Discovery of a novel membrane biosynthetic gene family essential for membrane asymmetry and diversity	○
2	January 16, 2008	Assiatant Professor Shoji Takeuchi (at Institute of Industrial Science)	NIKKAN Kogyo Shimbun	Formation of micro "cages" for the encapsulation of cells	○
1	January 7, 2008	Project Assocoate Professor Masaru Kato (at Schools of Engineering )	NIKKAN Kogyo Shimbun	High-throughput screening for potential therapeutic agents	○

2007

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
39	December 13, 2007	Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara (at Schools of Engineering)	The Chemical Daily News	Life science development by making of durable hydrophilic nature of porous polyethylene	○
38	November 26, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	NIKKEI SANGYO Shimbun	Phase Ⅱ clinical trial of a polymeric micellar DDS (NK-102)	-
37	November 5, 2007	Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Project Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Medica doctor Caname Iwata (at School of Medicine)	NIKKEI Shimbun	An analgetic drug, etodolac, suppresses lymph node metastasis in an animal model	○
36	October 22, 2007	Professor Teruo Fujii (at Institute of Industrial Science) Associate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (at School of Medicine and Institute of Industrial Science)	The Boston Globe	Scientists try to build a better 'womb' for IVF	○
35	October 5, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Yomiuri Shimbun (Evening edition)	Snug-fitting bone implants for facial parts Fabricated using printing techniques	○
34	August 24, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Science News	Quickly and easily implantable custom-made bone implants Clinical study has been successfully completed Clnical trial will start in The University of Tokyo from this autumn	-
33	August 19, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Asahi Shimbun	Novel bone implants bring smiles back Snug-fitting and good remodeling The University of Tokyo	-
32	August 18, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun	Snug-fitting bone implants will be marketed by The University of Tokyo	-
31	August 16, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	The Chemical Daily	Domestic clinical trial on custom-made bone implants Trials in Europe under consideration	-
30	August 13, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Yakuji Nippo	NEXT 21 K.K. and The University of Tokyo Hospital sucseeded in custome-made bone implant fabricated using x-ray CT data	-
29	August 10, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	FujiSankei Business i	Clinical trial on bone implants made by ink-jet printer will be started by NEXT21 K.K.	-
28	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Sankei Shimbun	The University of Tokyo develops snug-fitting bone implant	-
27	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	The Chemical Daily	The University of Tokyo and NEXT21 K.K.stars clinical trial on custom-made bone implants in Autumn 2007	○
26	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkei Business Daily	Bone implants heal facial deformation using bone-like material, The University of Tokyo	-
25	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Mainichi Shinbun	Order-made bone implants will be under trial in 10 hospitals from this autumn	-
24	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Iwate Nippo	Snug-fitting bone implants made from CT images will be marketed by The University of Tokyo	-
23	August 9, 2007	Professor Yuichi Tei / Ung-il Chung (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun	The University of Tokyo and NEXT21 K.K. Custom-made bone implants for defects and deformations Clinical Trial will be started from this autumn	-
22	July 27, 2007	Professor Teruo Fujii (at Institute of Industrial Science) Associate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (at School of Medicine and Institute of Industrial Science)	ScientificAmerican.com and Reuters	Japan scientists devise "womb" for IVF eggs	○
21	July 26, 2007	Professor Teruo Fujii (at Institute of Industrial Science) Associate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (at School of Medicine and Institute of Industrial Science)	Lab-on-a-Chip.com	Embryos get better start with IVF on a chip	○
20	July 26, 2007	Professor Teruo Fujii (at Institute of Industrial Science) Associate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (at School of Medicine and Institute of Industrial Science)	New Scientist	Womb-on-a-chip may boost IVF successes	○
19	July 25, 2007	Professor Teruo Fujii (at Institute of Industrial Science) Associate Professor Yasuyuki Sakai (at School of Medicine and Institute of Industrial Science)	EurekAlert	Embryos get better start with IVF on a chip	○
18	July 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Science Channel	Nanocarriers for drug delivery	-
17	July 9, 2007	Professor Yoichiro Matsumoto (at Schools of Engineering)	NIKKEI Business Daily	New Ultrasound Therapy Pulverizes Kidney Stones	○
16	June 18, 2007	Professor Teruyuki Nagamune (at Schools of Engineering)	NIKKEI Shimbun	Activation of immunocyte for attacking the cancer cell	○
15	June 14, 2007	Professor Takashi Ushida (School of Medicine)	YOMIURI Shimbun	University of Tokyo develops the culture technology of regenerated articular cartilage	○
14	June 8, 2007	Professor Takehiko Kitamori (at Schools of Engineering )	NIKKEI Shimbun	Virus-detection test on the space of a desktop	○
13	June 8, 2007	Project Assocoate Professor Masaru Kato (at Schools of Engineering )	NIKKEI Shimbun	High-throghput screening for the drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease	○
12	June 1, 2007	Professor Takehiko Kitamori (at Schools of Engineering )	NIKKEI SANGYO Shimbun	Culture and Leukocyte Adhesion Assay of Human Arterial Endothelial Cells in a Glass Microchip	○
11	May 25, 2007	Project Assocoate Professor Masaru Kato (at Schools of Engineering )	BTJ Journal (May)	SAKIGAKE CloseUP	○
10	May 7, 2007	Professor Takehiko Kitamori (at Schools of Engineering )	Scientific American Magazine	Microchips with Heart	○
9	April 1, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Former Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Younsoo Bae (at School of Medicine)	Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (Research Highlight)	Anticancer drugs	○
8	April 1, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine)	Nature Materials	Nanomedicine: Industry-wise research	○
7	March 5, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Former Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Younsoo Bae (at School of Medicine)	Nanotech News (National Cancer Institute, NCI alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, USA)	Nanoparticle Combination Therapy Kills Intractable Tumors	○
6	February 18, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Former Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Younsoo Bae (at School of Medicine)	Yomiuri Shinbun	Anti-cancer drug accumulates in pancreatic cancer -- by combining an inhibitor of cancer-related blood vessel formation	○
5	February 18, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Former Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Younsoo Bae (at School of Medicine)	Yomiuri Online	Anti-cancer drug accumulates in pancreatic cancer -- by combining an inhibitor of cancer-related blood vessel formation	○
4	February 16, 2007	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Professor Kohei Miyazono (at School of Medicine) Lecturer Nobuhiro Nishiyama (at School of Medicine) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Mitsunobu R Kano (at School of Medicine) Former Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Younsoo Bae (at School of Medicine)	Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA	Improvement of cancer-targeting therapy, using nanocarriers for intractable solid tumors by inhibition of TGF-b signaling	○
3	February 1, 2007	Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara (at School of Engineering) Lecturer Madoka Takai (at School of Engineering) Assistant Professor Tomohiro Konno (at School of Engineering)	Lab on a Chip Vol.7, 2	Microfluidic flow control on charged phospholipid polymer interface Front cover image	○
2	January 28, 2007	Professor Takehiko Kitamori (at Schools of Engineering )	Angewandte Chemie International Edition	NMR Study of Water Molecules Confined in Extended Nanospaces	○
1	January 2, 2007	ProfessorTakuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	optics.org	Self-assembled nanotubes exhibit photoconductivity	○

2006

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
41	December 20, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	Technology Review An MIT ENTERPRIS	Nanowires Conduct Photocurrent	○
40	December 19, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	Nanotechweb	Photoconductive nanotubes self-assemble	○
39	December 18, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	Chemical and Engineering News（American Chemical Society)	Nanotube Photoconductors：Coaxial structure shapes optoelectronic properties	○
38	December 15, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	Science	Photoconductive Coaxial Nanotubes of Molecularly Connected Electron Donor and Acceptor Layers Abstract	○
37	December 14, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	New Scientist Tech	Nano-cables convert light into electricity	○
36	December 14, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida (at School of Engineering)	Chemistry World（Royal Society of Chemistry)	Nanotube Photoconductors	○
35	December 12, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (at School of Medicine)	Mainichi Shinbun	The University of Tokyo group developed anti-adhesive technology.	-
34	December 12, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (at School of Medicine)	Kagaku Kogyou Nippou	The University of Tokyo Hospital and Hayashibara group found a new anti-adhesive technology using trehalose.	-
33	December 12, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (at School of Medicine)	Nikkei Sangyou Shinbun	Spraying trehalose solution for prevention of post-operative adhesions-The University of Tokyo group developed a new technology.	-
32	December 12, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (at School of Medicine)	FujiSankei Business i	Trehalose prevents post-operative adhesions between organs. The University of Tokyo group developed a new techology.	-
31	December 7, 2006	Professor Mitsuhiko Shionoya (at School of Science)	Nature	The paper "Programmable self-assembly of metal ions inside artificial DNA duplexes" was introduced in News and Views, Nature	○
30	November 26, 2006	Professor Mitsuhiko Shionoya (at School of Science)	Nature Nanotechnology	Programmable Self-Assembly of Metal Ions inside Artificial DNA duplexes Abstract	-
29	Octover 27, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung (at School of Medicine)	NIKKEI Shimbun	Innovation―Material technology that underlies regenerative medicine	○
28	September 19, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Asahi Shimbun	Toxicity of nanomaterials defined.	○
27	September 15, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Kagaku Shimbun	Nanocarbon is not toxic to mammalian cells.	○
26	September 8, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Mainichi Shimbun	Metal-free nanocarbon as a low-toxic standard sample.	○
25	September 8, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Yomiuri Shimbun	Nanocarbon is not toxic to mammalian cells.	○
24	September 8, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Kagaku Kogyo Nippou	Nanocarbon standard sample: Low Cytotoxicty	○
23	September 8, 2006	Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Isobe Professor Eiichi Nakamura (at School of Science) Lecturer Eisei Noiri (at School of Medicine)	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Metal-free nanocarbon is not toxic.	○
22	June 23, 2006	Associate Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung(at School of Medicine)	ASAHI Shimbun	Increasing ink-jet possibility Desk top semiconductor factory plan	○
21	June 13, 2006	National Institute for Materials Science　Toshiya Sakata(Researcher) and Yuji Miyahara(Research fellow)	NIKKEI Business Daily	Genetic analysis using a semiconductor device - potential possibility towards simple and miniaturized genetic analysis system	－
20	March 23, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara (at School of Engineering)	Nature	Mechanical twisting of a guest by a photoresponsive host.	○
19	March 28, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara (at School of Engineering)	Asahi Shimbun	Development of molecular pliers that can deform other molecules	－
18	March 23, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara(at School of Engineering)	Nikkan kogyo Shimbun	Light-driven molecular pincers	－
17	March 23, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara (at School of Engineering)	Nikkei sangyo Shimbun	Nanosized pliers	－
16	March 23, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara(at School of Engineering)	Yomiuri Shimbun	Catch and release of a single molecule	－
15	March 23, 2006	Professor Takuzo Aida Kazuo Kinbara (at School of Engineering)	Nikkei Shimbun	Nanosized pliers	－
14	March 23, 2006	Assistant Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung	NIKKEI Shimbun	Ultraprecise bone implant manufacturing technology	○
13	March 23, 2006	Professor Nakamura, Assistant Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung	NIKKEI BUSINESS DAILY Shimbun	Research progress on bone regeneration using skin cells	○
12	March 22, 2006	CNBI	Yomiuri Shimbun	Nanotechnology challenging the human body - Artificial nerve, man-made sensing organ, and cancer therapy	－
11	March 6, 2006	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nature Clinical Practice Neurology	In vivo gene transfer by delivery of DNA packaged in a dendrimeric photosensitizer	－
10	March 1, 2006	National Institute for Materials Science　Toshiya Sakata(Researcher) and Yuji Miyahara(Research fellow)	Angewandte Chemie International Edition	DNA Sequencing Based on Intrinsic Molecular Charges	○
9	February 24, 2006	Assistant Professor Yuichi Tei /Ung-il Chung	JMS	Development of tailor-made artificial bone prepared from CT	-
8	February 17, 2006	CNBI	Kagaku Shimbun	CNBI was founded in The University of Tokyo	-
7	January 30, 2006	Assiatant Professor Shoji Takeuchi, Professor Hiroyuki Fujita	Nikkan Kogyo	Development of novel micro chips with facilitating immobilization and removal by The University of Tokyo	-
6	January 27, 2006	Assiatant Professor Shoji Takeuchi, Professor Hiroyuki Fujita	Kagaku Shimbun	Fabrication of array chips using micro fluidics by the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo	-
5	January 27, 2006	CNBI	Kagaku Shimbun	Fusion between nanotech and bio	-
4	January 20, 2006	CNBI	Yomiuri Nikkei	Precision process and bio become one. CNBI, a nanomedical research base, has been founded in The University of Tokyo.	-
3	January 20, 2006	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Nikkei	CNBI has been founded	-
2	January 20, 2006	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine)	Yomiuri	New research base for nanomedical science has been founded in The University of Tokyo	-
1	January 19, 2006	Assiatant Professor Shoji Takeuchi, Professor Hiroyuki Fujita	Nikkan Kogyo	Capture of nano/micro materials in micro channels Expected to be used for drug resistance analysis	-

2005

No.	Date	Name	Media	Headline	Outline
14	December 8, 2005	Mitsuru Uesaka	Nikkei	X-ray equipment developed. The University of Tokyo founded a research base at Hitachinaka. - Cooprated with local companies. Utilization in 2008 expected	-
13	December 8, 2005	Mitsuru Uesaka	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Akyusera. Spreading ratiotherapy is started. - Special institution will be started next year	-
12	December 8, 2005	Mitsuru Uesaka	Ibaraki Shimbun	Akyusera. The University of Tokyo, Graduate School has founded a joint enterprise place in Hitachinaka - development base for radiation devices	-
11	December 1, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Nature 438 (7068): 534-535, 2005	Research Highlights: A great escape	-
10	November 23, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine)	nanotechweb	Nanocarrier suits eye disease treatment	-
9	November 22, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Gene Therapy Research News	Laser activates gene therapy in rats' eyes	-
8	November 21, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Nature JAPAN	Remote-controlled gene delivery	-
7	November 21, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	KYODO NEWS	The University of Tokyo has developed a photoreactive artificial virus for gene therapy	-
6	November 21, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Evening edition of Asahi Shimbun	The University of Tokyo group has developed gene therapy with nanoparticles	-
5	November 21, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Nihon Keizai Shimbun	Professors at the University of Tokyo developed"artificial virus" for gene therapy	-
4	November 21, 2005	Professor Kazunori Kataoka (at Schools of Engineering and Medicine) Associate Professor Yasuhiro Tamaki (at School of Medicine) Research Associate Nobuhiro Nishimura (at School of Medicine)	Yomiuri Shimbun	Pinpoint gene therapy Photoreactive polymer capsule injection developed by The University of Tokyo	-
3	September 12, 2005	Shoji Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Fujita	Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun	Lipid double membrane reproduced in a microdevice. The University of Tokyo developed vertical and lateral reproduction technology.	-
2	September 12, 2005	Mitsuru Uesaka	Science Channel	Radiation medical treatment by monochrome X-ray - advanced small accelerator has been developed	-
1	September 8, 2005	Inui Maternity Clinic Yasuyuki Sakai TeruoFujii Serge Ostrovidov (Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo)	Fukushima Minpo	In-vitro fertilized egg cultured in the pseudo-intrauterine environmentInui Clinic in Kooriyama developed the device, which raised the pregnancy rate. Cooperative research with The University of Tokyo	-

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