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Chief Scientist Laboratories RIKEN-Seiko Collaboration Center

Collaboration Center Director: Rikiya Watanabe (Ph.D.)

Research Summary

Rikiya Watanabe

The RIKEN–Seiko Collaboration Center aims to establish a next-generation platform for automated biological experimentation by integrating advanced precision control and automation technologies developed in the mechanical engineering industry into life science research. By systematically implementing these technologies, experimental workflows that have traditionally relied on researchers’ experience and manual operations will be transformed into standardized and highly automated processes, enhancing reproducibility and efficiency. Furthermore, the integration of data-driven control systems will enable autonomous optimization of experimental conditions, thereby accelerating life science research and fostering the development of innovative bio-manufacturing technologies.

Main Research Fields

  • Biological Sciences

Related Research Fields

  • Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering
  • Biology
  • Bioproduction process
  • Bioanalysis
  • Automation

Keywords

  • Automation of Biological Experiments
  • Bio-manufacturing
  • Precision Control and Analytical Technologies

Lab Members

Principal investigator

Rikiya Watanabe
Collaboration Center Director

Contact Information

#N153, Bioscience Building
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako,
Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Email: rikiya.watanabe@riken.jp

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