K-Med (Co-hosted by KGRI) Symposium: "A Scientific Approach to the Coronavirus Crisis" (Held on September 24, 2020)

2020.09.04

K-Med (Co-hosted by KGRI) Symposium: "A Scientific Approach to the Coronavirus Crisis"

The Keio Med-Tech Design Project ( K-Med ), triggered by the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease, aims to establish a next-generation Med-Tech Design methodology to make the medical system in the post-corona or with-corona era more robust and efficient. To this end, we are holding an online symposium to approach the current crisis from a science and technology perspective, share and discuss with participants what we have practiced over the past six months, and elevate this into a Med-Tech Design methodology that can respond quickly to crises and challenges.

The activities of the Keio Med-Tech Design Project are supported by the Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI), and this symposium is also co-hosted with KGRI.

【Event Details】

Date and Time: Thursday, September 24, 2020, 17:30–19:30

Format: Online via Zoom

Fee: Free

Organizer: Keio Med-Tech Design Project

Co-organizer: Keio University Global Research Institute

Registration: Please register from here by the day before the event. A Zoom invitation will be sent to you. *Registration is now closed.

【Program】

Opening Remarks

Kenjiro Takemura, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

A Scientific Approach to the Crisis

Norihisa Miki, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Miwa Nakanishi, Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Droplet Dispersion and the Effectiveness of Masks: From an Environmental Chemistry Perspective

Tomoaki Okuda, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Manufacturing for Emergency Response: Delivering Face Shields to University Hospitals

Genya Ishigami, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Flyer.pdf

【Related Articles】

Press Release

Project Page: " KGRI Research on the COVID-19 Crisis: Practical Med-Tech Design Project—Lessons from Emergency Response and the Post-Corona Era"

Inquiries about this symposium:

Kenjiro Takemura (takemura kenjiro), Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

E-mail: takemura[at]mech.keio.ac.jp

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