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The organization of MIC projects

Overview

The MIC project management organization is a forward-looking collaboration between the public, private, and academic sectors, and of which the AK Project (AKP) is a prototype.

In contrast, MIC projects themselves, which vary widely in size and objective, involve collaborative research between the University and private enterprise, and rather than being limited to the AKP model, we consider it most appropriate that each be uniquely organized to achieve efficient yet flexible and agile management.

Each MIC project serves as a platform in which junior principal investigators, each of whom was selected through open recruitment, perform new drug discovery research, and is organized so that project management efficiently promotes research activities on a suitable scale.


Project members and their responsibilities

1

Project leaders

The Dean of the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine appoints a faculty member to serve as project leader.
The project leader is responsible for working together with the sub-leader from the collaborating partner to oversee project management. At the same time, the project leader is also a member of the University core research group and participates in in-house research of topics related to the project. In principle, we do not anticipate that a faculty member would be appointed as the project leader for more than one project at a time.

2

Collaborative Research Steering Committee members (University: several Graduate School of Medicine faculty)

The Dean of the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine appoints several faculty members to serve on this committee.
Members of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee represent the Graduate School of Medicine in working together with the sub-leader from the collaborating partner to ensure suitable management of the project. This includes the selection and evaluation of principal investigators, the determination of research policies, and the final approval of annual budgetary allocations and expenditures. Although there are no restrictions that prevent committee members from participating directly in project research, neither is their participation required. There are no restrictions that prevent a faculty member from serving on the steering committees of more than one project at a time.

3

University core research group members (Graduate School of Medicine faculty, as necessary)

University core research group members serve as part of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee, and participate in research of topics related to the project. Participation as a member of a University core research group requires a recommendation from the Collaborative Research Steering Committee and is subject to the approval of the School of Medicine Faculty Council.

4

Research managers, managers and assistant managers (as necessary)

To be hired as a mentor for junior principal investigators.
Requires a recommendation from the Collaborative Research Steering Committee and is subject to the approval of the Faculty Council.

5

Independent principal investigators*/Independent principal investigators are selected for their expertise in a field that is a subject of interest to the project. (In principle, associate professor level )

These positions are available through open recruitment, subject to the recommendation of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee (selection subcommittee) for employment by the University.
Recommendations are made based on faculty selection criteria and are subject to the approval of the Faculty Council. There are no restrictions that prevent University researchers from applying for these positions, but the positions themselves are for independent researchers who work on a specific project. Term of employment, salary, research budget, and other details are to be determined by the Collaborative Research Steering Committee.

6

Post-doctoral researchers (or research technicians)

These positions are subject to the recommendation of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee (selection subcommittee) for employment by the University.

7

Intellectual property professionals/Research findings publication and ownership professionals (associate professor level)

These positions are subject to the recommendation of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee (selection subcommittee) for employment by the University.
These positions may also be held concurrently with a position in the Intellectual Property Group of the Office of the Promotion for Medical Innovation.


* Effort management for principal investigators: Principal investigators allowed to spend up to 20% of their effort on outside projects, provided they have the approval of the Collaborative Research Steering Committee. Permissible activities include teaching of graduate courses, diagnosis and treatment of patients, publicly-funded research activities (including acquisition of funding), and academic activities outside the University.

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