| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | about 370 |
| Annual budget | 126.6 billion Yen (FY2018) |
| President | Makoto Suematsu, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Parent Agency | Office of Healthcare Policy, Cabinet Secretariat Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science Technology Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Website | https://www.amed.go.jp/ |
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED; Japanese: 日本医療研究開発機構), created in April 2015, is an independent Japanese medical research and development organization, overseen by the Office of Healthcare Policy of Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
AMED has a headquarters in the Chiyoda City district of Tokyo and international offices in London, Singapore, and Washington D.C.
References
- "The Healthcare Policy and The New System of Medical R&D" (PDF). www.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- "Overview | About AMED | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development". www.amed.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- "Japan Health Policy NOW – Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)". japanhpn.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
External links
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