The use of material of human origin in the commercial framework

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26670250
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: ISHINO MASAHO 札幌医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (30232325)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HONMOU Osamu 札幌医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (90285007) ; MIZUTANI Shuki 東京医科歯科大学, 医学部, 名誉教授 (60126175)
• Research Collaborator: SUGAWARA Katsura
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 細胞製剤 / 他家 / 同種 / 細胞調達 / 採取機関 / 仲介機関 / 再生医療

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, it is explored how in Japan allogenic tissues/cells for producing regenerative medicine can be constantly procured. One of the rare cases of procurement system, which is running in Japan, of human tissues for producing medicine is blood donation. This system is developed under public regime with constant education. However, in contrast to hematological drug, each cellular medicine requires different protocol from the step of collecting tissues, and therefore tissue collection establishments should be developed from private sector. In this study, it is concluded that designing system for defining the legal status of such tissue collection establishments is essential for the practical realization in Japan of regenerative medicine utilizing allogenic tissues/cells.

Free Research Field

医療分野の知的財産権