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SUMMARY:Biofeedback Medical Device\, PARO\, for Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“PARO” aims to be a “subsitute for pets” in general households and a “substitute for animal therapy” in the medical and welfare fields. PARO is a “welfare device” in Japan\, and a “biofeedback medical device” in the United States and Europe\, where medical welfare systems are different. In this presentation\, Prof. Shibata will describe the evidence\, and explain how PARO is being incorporated into medical and welfare systems around the world. \nAbout the Speaker\nProf. Takanori Shibata received B.S.\, M.S. and Ph.D. in Electronic and Mechanical Engineering from Nagoya University in 89\, 91 and 92\, respectively. He was a research scientist at AIST\, MITI from 93 to 98. Concurrently\, he was a visiting research scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Lab.\, MIT from 95 to 98. At the AIST\, Dr. Shibata was a senior research scientist from 98 to 13. Concurrently\, he was the Deputy Director for Information and Communication Technology Policy\, Cabinet Office of Japan in 2009 and 2010. Since 2013\, he has been the current position\, and concurrently\, a Professor at School of Computing\, Tokyo Institute of Technology\, and a visiting fellow\, AgeLab\, MIT. His research interests include human-robot interaction\, robot therapy\, mental health for astronauts in long-term mission (e.g. to Mars)\, and humanitarian de-mining. He received many awards including the Japanese Prime Minister’s Award in 2003\, and The Outstanding Young Person of the world by Junior Chamber International in 2004. In 2015\, PARO was awarded the “Patient Trophy” as innovation of non-pharmacological therapy for dementia by AP-HP\, France. In 2018\, Prof. Shibata was awarded the “Ryman Prize” that is the most prestigious award in the fields of geriatric medicine\, welfare and health in the world. In 2022\, he was awarded the 10th Anniversary Special Robot Award by the Gov. of Japan. \n*The Zoom event link will be sent in the confirmation email. Please be sure to check your email junk folder and whitelist “@jaschicago.org” for future mailings if your confirmation ends up there.
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/biofeedback-medical-device-paro-for-mental-health/
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SUMMARY:Astellas : Working to advance innovative science into proven value for patients & “Restoring Japan’s Leadership in Innovation”
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nMark Reisenauer\, President\, Astellas Pharma US \nAstellas : Working to advance innovative science into proven value for patients \nSuccessful biopharmaceutical innovation requires a collaborative scientific\, financial and policy ecosystem that encourages high-risk investment in R&D and support for patient access to cutting-edge medicines. Mark Reisenauer\, President\, Astellas Pharma US\, will discuss Astellas’ ongoing efforts to produce medical solutions that provide value to patients and the current landscape for life sciences innovation in the U.S. \nRichard Katz\, Publisher\, Japan Economy Watch and Senior Fellow\, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs \n“Restoring Japan’s Leadership in Innovation” \nMr. Katz will discuss open innovation and how that applies to industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and electronics to more pedestrian things like household goods that a company by Johnson & Johnson would produce. He will also talk about how Japan compares in this area to the US and Europe\, typically in the area of pharmaceuticals where Japan currently lags. \nSecondly\, Mr. Katz will talk about potentials for US-Japan cooperation in business and finance and University areas. One area is the area of open innovation and he will talk about activities already going on in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. A second is University cooperation in entrepreneurship education. A third is potential for US venture capital and private equity in Japan. And finally there is a potential for US direct investment particularly for profitable SMEs that face failure to do a lack of successors. \nAbout the Speakers\nMark Reisenauer is President\, Astellas Pharma US. In this role\, he is responsible for the operations of Astellas Pharma across the U.S.\, a $4 billion affiliate of the Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company headquartered in Northbrook\, Ill. with 1\,200 employees. Astellas is a company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative pharmaceutical products. \nReisenauer was most recently Senior Vice President of Astellas’ Oncology business unit and joined Astellas in 2011 as Vice President of Oncology Sales and Marketing. During his tenure\, Mark’s leadership has yielded the fastest-growing franchise in Astellas’ US portfolio\, as Oncology franchise sales grew from less than 10 percent of sales to approximately 50 percent of US sales. He has been instrumental in bringing many new important oncology treatments to patients\, including XTANDI® (enzalutamide)\, XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) and PADCEV™ (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv). All three products have become standards of care in their approved indications. \nPrior to joining Astellas\, Reisenauer served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Micromet Inc. (now part of Amgen)\, where he led investor and public relations\, new product planning\, and commercial launch planning. Previously\, Reisenauer held various sales and marketing leadership roles at AstraZeneca\, Bristol Myers Squibb\, Pharmacia\, and Abbott. Reisenauer earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin. \nReisenauer serves on the board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)\, an organization dedicated to advancing policies that ensure continued investment in biopharmaceutical innovation. \nRichard Katz is Publisher\, Japan Economy Watch\, a free blog at https://richardkatz.substack.com/ and Senior Fellow\, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs \nHe is also a special correspondent at Weekly Toyo Keizai\, a leading Japanese business weekly. He authored two books on Japan. The first was Japan: The System That Soured—The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Economic Miracle (M.E. Sharpe\, 1998)\, followed by Japanese Phoenix: The Long Road to Economic Revival (M.E. Sharpe\, 2002). Toyo Keizai Shimposa published them in Japanese. \nHe has taught about Japan as an adjunct professor in economics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and at the New York University Stern School of Business\, and has testified several times before Congress. He regularly writes op-eds and essays for newspapers and magazines\, including Voodoo Abenomics in the July-August 2014 issue of Foreign Affairs. \nThis event is part of the NAJAS/KKC Business Speaker Series sponsored by the National Association of Japan-America Societies and the Keizai Koho Center.
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/astellas-working-to-advance-innovative-science-into-proven-value-for-patients-restoring-japans-leadership-in-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Yayoi Kusama: To Infinity and Back Again
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nHappy 94th Birthday to Yayoi Kusama! Join the JASC in a presentation about the life and art work of this legendary\nartist. This lecture will offer details of Kusama’s career\, which has spanned seven decades\, and include Kusama’s life\nin Japan\, and her travels to the United States. The presentation will feature Kusama’s art work in various formats\,\nincluding her painting\, sculpture and installation. It will also highlight her fashion projects\, and the current collaboration\nwith Louis Vuitton: Louis Vuitton® x Yayoi Kusama Collection. \nAbout the Speaker\nMary Ellen Murphy has been a Volunteer Docent with Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art for over 10\nyears. As a Volunteer supporting the museum’s education department\, she conducts tours for the public on a\nmonthly basis\, showcasing the museum’s collection and traveling exhibits. While traveling for work\, she was\nfortunate to attend a 50-year retrospective of Kusama’s work at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington\, D.C.\,\nwhich was the inspiration for this lecture. \n*The Zoom event link will be sent in the confirmation email. Please be sure to check your email junk folder and whitelist “@jaschicago.org” for future mailings if your confirmation ends up there.
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/yayoi-kusama-to-infinity-and-back-again/
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SUMMARY:Material Culture of Royal Childbirth in Medieval Japan
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nRoyal childbirths were events of critical importance for Japan’s imperial house and court. They required numerous rituals and objects to ensure the safety of the mother\, the newborn\, and those involved in the pregnancy\, labor\, and postpartum care. My talk will examine the material culture associated with an imperial consort’s birth of a prince in the late Heian period\, with focus on women’s roles in such rituals and objects. The imperial consort to be discussed is Taira no Tokushi (a.k.a. Kenreimon’in)\, and the baby is the future Emperor Antoku. Through the office of her household\, Tokushi performed the duty of the principal consort and took an initiative in many rituals\, such as sponsoring the production of Buddhist images\, viewing certain objects for empowerment\, and presiding over the first night of the postpartum banquet. Moreover\, her mother\, the newborn’s “nursing mothers\,” and spirit mediums\, among other women\, played indispensable roles in many of the childbirth rituals. I will investigate how and why these women actively contributed to the safe childbirth rituals in medieval Japan. \nAbout the Speaker\nNaoko Gunji is Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. Her primary research interests lie in cultural\, social\, political\, and religious functions of Japanese premodern art. Her current research centers on visual representations of the Tale of the Heike and the functions the Heike art served in historical contexts. Her publications include “Heike Paintings in the Early Edo Period: Edification and Ideology for Elite Men and Women\,” Archives of Asian Art 67:1 (April 2017); and “The Ritual Narration of Mortuary Art: The Illustrated Story of Emperor Antoku and Its Etoki at Amidaji\,” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 38:1 (Fall 2013). Her first book\, Amidaji: Emperor Antoku’s Mortuary Temple and Its Culture\, was published in 2022 from Brill’s Japanese Visual Culture series. \n*The Zoom event link will be sent in the confirmation email. Please be sure to check your email junk folder and whitelist “@jaschicago.org” for future mailings if your confirmation ends up there.
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/material-culture-of-royal-childbirth-in-medieval-japan/
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