Nakanoshima Qrossby KaleidoForest
Facility features
A place where medical institutions and companies can create, practice, and share future medical treatments under one roof
Nakanoshima Qross is a unique hub for the industrialization of future medicine, where medical institutions, companies, startups, support organizations, etc. come together under one roof. The hub is being formed by the Future Medicine Promotion Organization, a general incorporated foundation established in Osaka Prefecture in 2019 with 21 private companies, etc. The hub is made up of three facilities (areas): the Future Medicine MED Center, Future Medicine R&D Center, and Nakanoshima International Forum, each of which has a role in "practicing," "creating," and "sharing" future medicine.
The facility aims to have the companies and medical institutions working together to cycle the roles of "practice," "creation," and "sharing" and to promote the industrialization of cutting-edge "future medicine" that is in line with future advances in medical technology, such as genomic medicine, artificial intelligence (AI), and the IoT, based on regenerative medicine, as well as to promote international contributions through the provision of "future medicine" to patients both in Japan and overseas.
*Definition of "future medicine"
This refers to new medical care that must be realized in the next era, while constantly responding to changes in the environment surrounding medical care, such as shifts in medical needs and innovations in science and technology.
Facility name and logo color
The name "Qross" combines "Cross," which embodies our desire to create the medical care of the future by crossing and combining various aspects of medical care, diverse people and values, across genres, with the letter "Q," which evokes "Quest" and "Quality of medical care."
The logo color is a beautiful, sophisticated, and advanced shade of green to express the concept of a "Forest of Life" and future medical care and a place of relaxation.
PURPOSE
Creating the future of healthcare together.Make it a norm around the world.
Giving shape to the future of healthcare and creating new hope.
Nakanoshima Qross is located in Nakanoshima, Osaka, a city open to the world.
In addition to doctors, nurses, technicians and other medical professionals and patients,
Academia researching cutting-edge medical science, business people and entrepreneurs,
People who support them, people who are studying, people who happen to be nearby, etc.
A place where people from all different backgrounds come together under one roof.
It's not just about gathering. What's important here is for people to be interested in each other, to interact,
A culture of proactively helping each other.
Each person brings diversity to the table, such as their skills, ideas, expertise, and user perspective,
By combining these technologies in every possible way, we will make unprecedented medical care commonplace around the world.
A place where the future feels bright and where you can feel excitement and hope.
There's always the smell of something beginning here.
Nakanoshima, Osaka will become the center of future medical care, created by everyone.
Equipment outline
| Address | 〒530-0005 4-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka |
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| Equipment outline | [Site area] 8,600㎡ [Total floor area] 57,075㎡ [Number of floors] 16 floors above ground |
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| Place | The property is located within walking distance of business, cultural, accommodation and other facilities, and is surrounded by nature despite being in the city center. With the opening of the Naniwasuji Line (scheduled for spring 2031), the area's potential is expected to further increase. |
