Bioproduction Research Institute, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

BIOMANUFACTURING
PROCESS RESEARCH
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バイオテクノロジーによるものづくりのために

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) launched a new research Institute named Bioproduction Research Institute on the 1st of April, 2010. After careful reviewing process and discussion, former two Institutes have been merged into one that focuses bioscience and bioengineering research fields.

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微生物バイオものづくり

分子生物学、生物学、情報科学の手法を用いて微生物や植物などの生物資源を解析し、高機能・高効率な物質生産技術に展開します。

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情報技術

バイオものづくりに利用する微生物・植物等を高度化するために、ゲノムやメタボローム等のオミクスデータに基づいて細胞や培養状態の解析・シミュレーション、各種遺伝子の制御因子の探索等を進めています。

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植物バイオものづくり

植物をホストとしたバイオものづくりの研究開発を進めています。植物でしか作れない生産物を中心にしつつ、医薬品になりうるタンパク質や二次代謝物の大量生産も手掛けます。

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Environmental Issues

We are exploring and utilizing the physiological and ecological functions of microorganisms to develop technologies for the decomposition of environmental pollutants and the effective utilization of underutilized biomass resources.

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Bioenergy

We are developing new energy creation technologies such as the synthesis of artificial compounds using microorganisms and the high-efficiency optimization of underground microbial energy metabolism.

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Health Care

We are developing substance production technologies that contribute to health enhancement, such as the high-functionalization of biomolecules, modification of microbial metabolic functions, and production of functional components using plants.

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Bioproduction

We analyze microbial and plant resources using molecular biology, biology, and information science techniques, and apply them to high-functioning and highly efficient substance production.

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Primary Industry

We are developing various technologies to support primary industries, including crop functionalization, suppression of plant diseases using microorganisms, aquaculture technologies focusing on inter-species interactions, and freezing techniques utilizing bio-derived antifreeze proteins.

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新しい微生物宿主から新規ゲノム編集ツール、核酸修飾技術、一細胞解析技術、電極触媒の開発など、バイオテクノロジーの未来を拓く様々な新しいツールの開発を行っています。

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