About Us Overview and History
Overview
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Name
CiRA Foundation
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Founder
Kyoto University
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Since
The foundation was originally founded as a general incorporated foundation on September 6, 2019, but then registered as a public interest incorporated foundation by the Cabinet Office on April 1, 2020.
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Postal
Address53 Shogoin kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8397, Japan.
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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 exchange at the national and international levels
History
Facility for iPS Cell Therapy (FiT1) is completed at the Center of
iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University.
The Japanese Red Cross Society starts collecting platelet blood donations
in Osaka and Kyoto for iPS cell research purposes.
FiT is recognized as the Cell Processing Center based on
the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine.
Facility number:FA5150001
The iPS Cell Stock is launched.
The Japanese Red Cross and Japan Marrow Donor Program begin recruiting
bone marrow donors for iPS cell research purposes.
A second Facility for iPS Cell Therapy (FiT2) is completed at CiRA.
FiT 1 and FiT 2 are recognized as the Cell Processing Center based on
the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine.
Facility number:FA5170003
The foundation is founded as a general incorporated foundation.
The foundation is registered as a public interest incorporated foundation
by the Cabinet Office.
FiT 1 and FiT 2 are recognized as the Cell Processing Center based on
the Japan Act on Securement of Safety of Regenerative Medicine.
Facility number:FA5200001
Obtained manufacturing license based on the PMD Act
License number:26FZ110001