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.

Our services

  • Cell manufacturing, quality evaluation, cell storage management and cell production management
  • Research and development
  • Support for clinical application
  • Training and human resources development
  • Information sharing and information transmission through industry-government-academia exchanges at the national and international levels

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 11, 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