News Features

Since its founding in 1917, RIKEN has grown from a single campus in Tokyo to encompass five major campuses across Japan, numerous world-class research facilities and an international network of joint research centers and collaborations that continues to expand every year. Behind each step in the organization's growth is a story that extends from the humble nucleus of an idea to the fruition of the next major breakthrough in science and technology. News Features provide a unique insight into these important events in RIKEN's history.

Recent News Features

  • Exploring new horizons of cerebellum research (28 May 2010)

    Masao Ito, founder of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, gives an account of his career as a pioneer of cerebellum research at the 'New Horizon of Cerebellar Research' symposium held at RIKEN in March 2010.

  • The RIKEN Science Lectures (14 May 2010)

    The most recent round of RIKEN’s annual public lecture series focused on the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases at a time of renewed concern about global pandemics.

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