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Purpose of Foundation and History

Purpose of Foundation

By establishing an education system to perform an education study through the medium of the medical information to surround it in associated with engineering, pharmacology and medicine field, United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences strives to train young scientists who can respond flexibly to the needs of national and social issues to diversity under the theme of drug discovery.

To this end, Gifu University which has engineering and medicine and Gifu Pharmaceutical University which has pharmacology are making a united effort to provide and share educational values, research opportunities, knowledge, and information through a multidisciplinary group of faculty members and professionals.

By doing so, the United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences will distinguish itself as a graduate school of the highest international quality in the fields of pharmaceutical science and medical information science with a program centered around the leading-edge disciplines of biomolecular chemistry, biofunctional control, bioresponse, and biology-based drug discovery, as well as the latest drug efficacy reports and patient information. The faculty and administration of United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences are confident that its educational system provides the best opportunities for students to grow into foresighted and flexible scientists, and accumulate and send scientific information related to medical information drug discovery achievements for society.

History

March 28, 2006 Gifu University and Gifu Pharmaceutical University sign a collaboration agreement.
November 30, 2006 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan approves a proposal to establish the United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences at Gifu University.
December 1, 2006 The UGS-DDMIS Establishment Preparation Committee is established.
December 5, 2006 A plan for establishing the UGS-DDMIS is announced.
March 5, 2007 Astellas Pharma Inc. signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
March 20, 2007 The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
April 1, 2007 The UGS-DDMIS opens its doors with two Ph.D. programs in Medicinal Sciences and Medical Information Sciences.
April 7, 2007 The first entrance ceremony is held.
May 18, 2007 A commemorative ceremony is held to mark the opening of the UGS-DDMIS.
January 12, 2010 RIKEN signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
January 11, 2012 Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
September 06, 2017 Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental Sciences, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology sign an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
January 15, 2018 Nagara Medical Center signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.
May 31, 2019 IBM Japan Ltd. signs an agreement to collaborate and cooperate with the UGS-DDMIS.

Organization

Highest international standards of education and research in drug discovery and medical information sciences
Accumulation and dissemination of diverse academic information,
Training of highly skilled professionals, technicians, and researchers and offering of recurrent education opportunities to working adults.

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