November 11, 2024
JNC Corporation
Kagoshima University
Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
JNC Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO and President: Susumu Asano), Professor Makoto Ozawa and Assistant Professor Kosuke Okuya of the Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University (Headquarters: Kagoshima City, President: Akira Sano), and Izumi City (Mayor: Shinichi Shiinoki) started joint research in October 2024, aiming to establish technologies to concentrate and detect avian influenza viruses and RNA in an extremely short time from environmental water such us water taken from the ponds near poultry farms. The team also aims for social implementation of the established technologies.
[Outline of Joint Research]
Title : Research on simple detection of avian influenza virus using environmental water samples in Izumi City
Location : Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University
Period : From October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
Specific research themes:
１．To establish a simple method for detecting avian influenza viruses and RNA from the environmental water samples in Izumi City,
and to verify its effectiveness and usefulness.
２．To develop a simple method for detecting avian influenza viruses and RNA by improving the virus particle concentration technology
using JNC's magnetic nanoparticle Pegcision® kit and to establish the method through demonstration tests.
Chief researchers:
JNC Corporation: Nobuyuki Ohtsuka (Director, CFO and Managing Executive Officer)
Kagoshima University: Makoto Ozawa (Associate Professor, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture: Satoru Takaguchi (Director, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
Through this joint research, we will establish a simple detection method and realize its social implementation, aiming for control of highly pathogenic avian influenza and the minimization of possible damage thereby contributing to the development of the local economy.
[Inquiries concerning this press release]
General Affairs Dept., JNC Corporation
Phone: +81-3-3243-6370
E-mail: kouhou@jnc-corp.co.jp
URL: https://www.jnc-corp.co.jp/english/
[Inquiries concerning the research]
Hiroshi Saitoh, Corporate Research and Development Div., JNC Corporation
Phone: +81-436-37-2265
E-mail: h.saitoh@jnc-corp.co.jp