Cohort studies are needed to understand microbiota in healthy individuals and in those with a disease.
To create a database of microbiota and apply microbiota to industries using the database,
it is essential to organize a consortium that allows the business community to cooperate.
Name | Japan Microbiome Consortium (JMBC) |
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Purpose | To plan and support medical and healthcare research in Japan through human microbiome analysis and to promote industrial use of findings from such research. |
Foundation | 2017/4/19 |
Representative Director | Touichi Takenaka (Former Chairman of Astellas Pharma Inc.) |
Board Members | See the Board Members of the Japan Microbiome Consortium (as of July 1, 2022) |