The Hospital Campus of Kyushu University, where life science research resources have accumulated, is home to a wide range of advanced research equipment owned by various departments. To enhance the research capabilities of Kyushu University by effectively using this cutting-edge equipment, and with the support of the 2015 Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities under the title “Development of a Supporting Platform for Life Science Education Research” (Headed by Professor Sho Yamasaki, Medical Institute of Bioregulation), four departments located on the Hospital Campus joined together to improve the research environment by launching a platform to promote the shared use of advanced life science research equipment. The Faculty of Agriculture joined in 2017 and now five departments run the platform.

Our Supporting Platform for Life Science Education Research has been adopted as a “2018 Project for promoting public utilization of advanced research infrastructure (Program for supporting introduction of the new sharing system)” of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
In the three years, we promoted the development of a shared-use system under the following policies:

1. Establish rules for “transitioning the management of high-priced equipment from individual management to organizational management”;
2. Promote the reuse of regularly used general-purpose equipment;
3. Introduce a web-based reservation system;
4. Expand the current departmental billing systems into a university-level or extra-university level billing system and establish a billing system with a basis for calculation;
5. Develop manuals and create their English version.

In addition, as a horizontal expansion, collaboration with life science departments on the other campus was promoted with the support of the university. Shared use of equipment with the other campuses was promoted.

Please note the acknowledgement on the research result, if your research is supported by this platform.

This work was the result of using research equipment shared in MEXT Project for promoting public utilization of advanced research infrastructure（Program for supporting introduction of the new sharing system）Grant Number JPMXS04223002##.

 The ## indicates the last two digits of the used year (AD).

＊References＊
Organizations adopted for the 2018 Project for promoting public utilization of advanced research infrastructure (Program for supporting introduction of the new sharing system).
 The Webpage of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kagaku/shisetsu/1405795.html
 The Webpage of the Japan Science and Technology Agency
  https://www.jst.go.jp/shincho/program/sinkyoyo.html

This platform is promoted by the following Working Group members:

Kenji Inaba (Director)	Professor / Medical Institute of Bioregulation extension number: 6968,　kenji.inaba[＠]bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Takashi Ito	Professor / Graduate School of Medical Sciences extension number: 6095,　tito[＠]med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Tamotsu Kiyoshima	Professor / Faculty of Dental Science extension number: 6325,　kiyo[＠]dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Motohiro Nishida	Professor / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences extension number: 6556,　nishida[＠]phar.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Tomohiro Yamashita	Assistant Professor / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences extension number: 6583,　nishida[＠]phar.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Jiro Nakayama	Professor / Faculty of Agriculture extension number: 90-4737,　nakayama[＠]agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Taiki Akasaka	Senior Technician / Center for Advanced Instrumental and Educational Supports, Faculty of Agriculture extension number: 90-4801,　akasaka[＠]agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Nao Takemoto	Assistant Technician / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences extension number: 6583,　takemoto.nao.479[＠]m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Kanako Ichikawa	Technician / Research Promotion Unit, Medical Institute of Bioregulation extension number: 6798,　ka75-nimo[＠]bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Chinatsu Arima	Research Fellow / Research Promotion Unit, Medical Institute of Bioregulation extension number: 6798,　arima[＠]bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Please direct your inquiries to the relevant department’s Working Group member or through the Contact page.
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Questions regarding equipment listed in the equipment list should be asked of persons in charge of the relevant facilities.