On 14th February 2024, GIAR took place the 14th International Symposium of Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR) under the theme of “Gene Therapy for Brain Diseases“. It was organized by Prof. HIRAI, GIAR Viral Victor Core Director.
After the welcome address by GIAR Director HANAYA, the speakers invited from not only academia but also industry delivered their talks at Gunma University Millennium Hall. Each talk and poster presentation made a number of fruitful discussions between the speakers and the audience.It was a meaningful symposium for researchers of academia and industry to learn about advanced research trends and promote collaborative research for near future.
GIAR plans to continue to interact with various researchers and further accelerate international research activities.

[From left to right: (GU) GIAR Director HANAYA, Prof. HIRAI, Prof. HATADA, and Prof.NIMURA.]

[From left to right: TANAKA Senior Manager(Technology Development Center, Takara Bio Inc.), ONODERA Director (Gene and Cell Therapy Promotion Center, National Center for Child Health and Development), Prof, ALMEIDA (Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra), SAITO Director (Medical Business Unit, Synplogen Co., Ltd.)]

[From left to right: FERREIRA Director (Head of Cell and Gene Therapy Platform Innovation & Management, Revvity Inc.), Prof, MURAMATSU (Division of Neurological Gene Therapy, Center for Open Innovation)]