LEXICON
No.141 June 30, 2014

Japan-Version NIH Initiative
日本版NIH構想

In a bid to invigorate Japan’s life science sector, the government has launched what is known as the “Japan-version NIH initiative” (日本版NIH構想; nihon-ban NIH koso ), a vision where R&D activities in the country are integrally managed by a single...

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