Overview and History
Overview
| Name CiRA Foundation | 
| Founder Kyoto University | 
| History CiRA Foundation was originally founded as a general incorporated foundation on September 6, 2019, then registered as a public interest incorporated foundation by the Cabinet Office on April 1, 2020. | 
| Postal Address 53 Shogoin kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8397, Japan. | 
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History
| April 1, 2010 Facility for iPS Cell Therapy (FiT1) is completed at the Center of iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University. | 
| June 12, 2013 The Japanese Red Cross Society starts collecting platelet blood donations in Osaka and Kyoto for iPS cell research purposes. | 
| May 13, 2015 FiT is recognized as a Cell Processing Center based on the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Facility number:FA5150001 | 
| August 6, 2015 The iPS Cell Stock is launched. | 
| April 18, 2016 The Japanese Red Cross and Japan Marrow Donor Program begin recruiting bone marrow donors for iPS cell research purposes. | 
| February 17, 2017 A second Facility for iPS Cell Therapy (FiT2) is completed at CiRA. | 
| January 10, 2018 FiT 1 and FiT 2 are recognized as a Cell Processing Center based on the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Facility number:FA5170003 | 
| September 6, 2019 The foundation is founded as a general incorporated foundation. | 
| April 1, 2020 The foundation is registered as a public interest incorporated foundation by the Cabinet Office. | 
| April 1, 2020 FiT 1 and FiT 2 are recognized as a Cell Processing Center based on the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Facility number:FA5200001 | 
| January 15, 2021 Obtained manufacturing license based on the PMD Act License number:26FZ110001 |