Kyoto Univ. institute ties up with Takeda for iPS cell research

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Christophe Weber (L) and Kyoto University professor and Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka shake hands after a joint press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2015. Takeda and the university's iPS cell research institute will launch a 10-year, 20 billion yen joint program to realize regenerative medicine and drug discovery using iPS cells. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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