Riken's new Pres. Matsumoto gives press conference

Riken's new Pres. Matsumoto gives press conference

Hiroshi Matsumoto, new president of the Riken research institute, gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 20l5, underscoring the institution's aim to help resolve social problems from scientific perspectives. Matsumoto, a former Kyoto University president, succeeded Ryoji Noyori who stepped down halfway through his term. The institution was hit by the STAP (stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency) cells paper scandal during Noyori's tenure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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