Purpose of establishment

Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University and Osaka University Hospital established X(Cross)-Innovation Initiative(XII) on December 1st, 2015.

To achieve cross (open) innovation in healthcare, we aim to below:

1. strengthen collaboration with a variety of companies and research institutions, and accelerating open innovation,
2. support intellectual property strategies for healthcare, and the establishment and operation of ventures,
3. propose policies from the scientific perspective,
4. work on social issues in cooperation with public administrations.

We also hold 'Osaka University Healthcare X(Cross)-Innovation Forum' toward the realization of a new model of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration. We approach healthcare innovation through deepening comprehensive collaboration with a variety of companies and organizations and accelerating international commercialization of research results.