MISSION
The Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science (ABMES) promotes research and education in advanced medicine based on medicine-science-engineering-pharmacy and industry-academia integration, and contributes to the development of medicine and medical industry
About ABMES
ABMES is located in the “Tokyo Women’s Medical University-Waseda University Joint Institution for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns)”, which was jointly founded by Tokyo Women’s Medical University and Waseda University. In TWIns, the facilities and environment are prepared for both universities to jointly develop research and education in advanced biomedical sciences
In ABMES, medical doctors and researchers are working together on the research and development of medical technologies to treat the patients of tomorrow, at all levels throughout basic research, translational research, and industrialization, under medicine-science-engineering-pharmacy and industry-academia integrated environment which has been built up since the establishment in 1969.
At the same time, ABMES also contributes to the development of new types of multi-disciplinary medical doctors and researchers who will lead future medicine. Based on ABMES, the Division of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science has been established in the graduate school since 2001
By the members of the Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery (FATS), the research and development of surgery support technologies are being conducted such as intraoperative real-time navigation systems to identify tumor location, Smart Cyber Operating Theater® (SCOT®) where all medical devices are connected for information aggregation and visualization, and surgical robotic systems, to realize high-quality treatment beyond the abilities of surgeons’ eyes, hands, and brains.
Besides, by the members of the branches of Tissue Regeneration and Organ Replacement, the research and development of “Tissue Engineering” are being conducted, which is the technology of creating functional tissues and organs from cells in vitro for regenerative medicine and so on. So far, several clinical applications have been realized as the world’s first Japan-originated regenerative therapies in the various fields of clinical medicine.
History
| May1969 |
“Institute for Medical Engineering” launched Professor Shigeru MIURA was appointed as the first Director |
| May 1976 |
Reorganized as the “Institute of Biomedical Engineering” Professor Yasuhisa SAKURAI was appointed as Director |
| April 1999 | Professor Teruo OKANO was appointed as Director |
| April 2001 |
Reorganized as the “Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science” Professor Teruo OKANO was appointed as Director Established “Division of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science” Graduate School of Medical Science |
| April 2008 | Launched “Tokyo Women’s Medical University – Waseda University Joint Institution for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns)” |
| April 2010 | Established “Cooperative Major in Advanced Biomedical Sciences” with Waseda University |
| April 2016 | Professor Tatsuya SHIMIZU was appointed appointed as Director |
| December 2017 | Awarded the METI Minister’s Award in the 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards (award shared with Waseda University) |
| July 2019 | 50th anniversary of the establishment of the institute |