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October 2, 2013

[SSJ: 8297] 【Notice】 Invitation to 83rd GRIPS Forum on 7th October

From: GRIPS Forum
Date: 2013/10/02

Dear SSJ-Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to the next GRIPS Forum at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies on October 7.

*Please register at gripsforum[at]grips.ac.jp by October 4
(Fri) without changing the title.
*If you are arriving by a private car, please let us know the car information (type, color, and number) in advance so that we can register it for campus entry permission.

Date: Monday, 7 October, 2013
Time: 16:40-18:10
Venue: GRIPS Sokairo Hall, 1st Floor
Speaker: Mr. Mitsuru Izumo, President, euglena Co., Ltd.
Theme: “Euglena will save the Earth!”
Language: Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation
provided)

Euglena is a microalga that possesses both animal and plant characteristics. It contains almost all the necessary nutrients required by the human body and is expected to find applications as an ingredient in functional foods and cosmetics. Furthermore, research is being encouraged in the application of Euglena for carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthesis and as a raw material for bio jet fuel.
In 2005, euglena Co., Ltd. succeeded in the world’s first outdoor mass cultivation of Euglena. Cooperating with universities and companies in Japan, euglena Co., Ltd. is aiming at solving food and environmental problems at a global level using Euglena.

Speakers’ Profile:
In 2002, he graduated in Agricultural Structure and Business Administration from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, and started working at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.
In August 2005, he founded euglena Co., Ltd. and has since then been serving as the President of the company.
In December 2005, he succeeded in cultivating the world’s first outdoor Euglena on a massive scale for use in food products.
He received the “Minister Prize of Economic, Trade and Industry,” Japan Venture Awards 2012, presented by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan, in 2012. He was also selected as one of the “Young Global Leaders” for 2012, which is organized by the World Economic Forum (Annual Meeting in Davos). He believes that “Euglena will save the Earth.”
He authored a book titled “Bokuwa midorimushide sekaio sukuukotoni kimemashita (in Japanese) [I will save the Earth with Euglena],” which was published by DIAMOND, Inc.


*** GRIPS Forum ***
Since its establishment in 1997, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), as the only graduate school in Japan specializing in policy research, has promoted education and research on a wide range of policy issues.
Utilizing our vast policy network, this Forum invites leaders from various fields including government, academia and business, as well as staff from our own faculty, to deliver lectures on current policy concerns.
The Forum welcomes attendance of GRIPS faculty and students as well as participants from outside the university. Simultaneous interpretation will be available (Japanese/English).

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For registration and inquiries, please contact: Ms. Iso

gripsforum[at]grips.ac.jp or 03-6439-6037
http://www.grips.ac.jp/
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For Access & Map to the GRIPS campus:
http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/about/access/
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677
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For registration and inquiries, please contact: Ms. Iso

gripsforum[at]grips.ac.jp
http://www.grips.ac.jp/
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Approved by ssjmod at 11:20 AM