One World,
One Health

Developing a sustainable society anchored in mental, physical, and environmental health

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body,
Healthy Environment

Introduction

We have introduced five streams to enhance well-being, with the first three dedicated to promoting health in distinct domains: mental health (Stream 1), physical health (Stream 2), and environmental health (Stream 3). Stream 4 is tasked with aggregating data from these Streams to uncover hidden interconnections and gain new insights. Finally, Stream 5 is geared towards supporting initiatives that transform these discoveries into practical applications, specifically through the creation of startups.

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Stream #1. Healthy Mind

We aim to enhance mental health by developing stress-free wearable devices and monitoring the state of the brain and body to improve communication and teamwork through brain science.

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Stream #2. Healthy Body

We aim to enhance health and maintain a "healthy body," we develop supplements that prevent aging, conduct human multi-omics research with AI and robotics, and create pathogen detection systems for food hygiene.

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Stream #3. Healthy Environment

We aim to conserve and utilize environmental resources through genomics analysis and monitoring of marine and land environments, aim to enhance environmental quality and maintain a healthy ecosystem.

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Stream #4. Data analysis

We aim to establish effective collaborations among industry, academia, government, and finance for bioconvergence R&D, and develop new methodologies for data integration and utilization.

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Stream #5. Start-up accelerator

We aim to create a startup platform based on bioconvergence R&D through industry-academia-government-finance collaboration, promoting the commercialization of OIST's basic research results and advancing their social implementation.

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Achieving global "One Health" by promoting the health of the Environment, Mind and Body

We focus on the connection between these three themes and how to protect them sustainably over the next twenty years. To support these areas, we introduce new strategies (advanced technology solutions) for solving problems and creating value through a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach centered on bioconvergence, working together with diverse global partners. Our goal is to enhance the well-being of all people and international society. Central to realizing our vision is leveraging the unique strengths of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST): innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration and international partnership. By fully utilizing OIST's remarkable capabilities, we will drive forward our mission to create sustainable and impactful solutions for the future.