Did you know that many devices and machines are used when finding illnesses and treating injuries? Thermometers to tell if you have a fever, injection needles that prick, machines that help heart movement, and robots that help doctors operate, and more!
Tell us YOUR awesome ideas of dream machines and tests to fix people who are sick in the future!
Jun.19 (Wed.) to Sep. 15 (Sun.)
Students attending elementary school in Japan
Please submit via web application form here or by mail.
Final review to select grand prize winners for each entry category!
In addition to presentations by winners, hands-on experience of cutting-edge medical devices will be available!
Nov. 9 (Sat.)
At Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC),
Port-island Campus,
Konan University
13:00 – 17:00 (tentative time)
Various facilities in the area will be open to the public on the day.
A rare opportunity to enter research facilities and universities to see the latest technologies!
KOOV (Advanced Kit)
Grades 1 – 3: 1 prize
Grades 4 – 6: 1 prize
KOOV (Starter Kit)
Grades 1 – 3: 4 prizes
Grades 4 – 6: 4 prizes
A kit that allows children to freely build robots out of blocks
and use coding to move them.
The American Medical Devices and Diagnostics Manufacturers’ Association (AMDD) is an industry association established in 2009 comprising over 60 member companies, most of which are Japanese subsidiaries of U.S.-based corporations, that handle medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVD). April 4, 2019, marked our 10-year anniversary.
Member companies of AMDD provide cutting-edge therapeutic devices such as pacemakers, orthopedic medical devices such as reconstructive joint implants, ophthalmic devices, large medical imaging devices, genetic testing devices, various IVD and related systems. AMDD member companies not only engage in product import and sales but also work in close cooperation with the Japanese medical device industry in R&D, and in promoting the use of Japanese-made parts and components in their products.
In Japan, AMDD directly employs around 21,000 people. Member companies have bases such as repair and maintenance facilities scattered around 42 prefectures in Japan, contributing greatly to the advancement of the Japanese medical device industry.
For more information, please click here: https://www.amdd.jp/en/
