Project Overview
●Establish a network of medical institutions (Designated Medical Institutions for Infectious Diseases, etc.) capable of cooperating on R&D for infectious disease drugs.
●Comprehensively identify and share R&D challenges during infectious disease crises.
●Establish an R&D system that can respond quickly in the event of an infectious disease crisis.
●Integrate various activities related to infectious disease clinical research.
●Provide a portion of the specimens and data collected in the iCROWN repository from participating medical institutions to pharmaceutical companies and researchers who wish to utilize them.
Implementation Structure of iCROWN
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iCROWN’s Parent Organization
The Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) was established in FY2025 through the merging of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
JIHS has been entrusted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to operate the iCROWN project.
Desired Structure
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Expectations in the Event of an Infectious Disease Crisis
In order to swiftly implement evidence-based countermeasures in the event of an infectious disease crisis, it is expected that the necessary information (specimens, data, etc.) will be collected quickly, and scientific insights that contribute to the understanding of pathogenesis and infectious disease countermeasures will be generated.
Furthermore, by utilizing iCROWN, it is expected that clinical trials of pharmaceuticals and other products will be able to be launched swiftly at multiple institutions. The provision of collected specimens and data to interested pharmaceutical companies and researchers will also contribute to the rapid practical application of pharmaceuticals and other products within Japan.
The Significance of Participating in iCROWN
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