Hope always exists for better treatments for people suffering from cancer or other intractable diseases. In the spotlight as a therapy that might be able to realize these hopes is gene and cell therapy. This treatment involves cells specially designed to have functional enhancements and then introducing them into the bodies of patients. If this can be realized, it is expected to help in the treatment of intractable diseases.
Cells used in such treatments are called "designed cells," and Hitachi is pursuing research into more efficiently creating highly functional designed cells with a view toward providing support to pharmaceutical companies and others. How are designed cells created and what kinds of changes will they bring about in future medicine? This is an interview with Shizu Takeda, corporate chief scientist of the Research & Development Group and who leads designed cells research at Hitachi, Ltd.
Cells used in such treatments are called "designed cells," and Hitachi is pursuing research into more efficiently creating highly functional designed cells with a view toward providing support to pharmaceutical companies and others. How are designed cells created and what kinds of changes will they bring about in future medicine? This is an interview with Shizu Takeda, corporate chief scientist of the Research & Development Group and who leads designed cells research at Hitachi, Ltd.
