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Let great minds guide your next breakthrough. 

Prof. Hiromi Sakai, PhD

Universal Transfusions: Unlocking the power of Synthetic Blood

With a career dedicated to hemoglobin-based therapeutics, Prof. Sakai is the forefront of one of Japan’s most prestigious medical research projects, supported by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and focused on HbVs - hemoglobin vesicles that replicate red blood cells and are currently in clinical trials.

What if the biggest barrier to saving a life isn’t the lack of knowledge or skill, but the absence of something as vital as blood itself? In moments when every second counts, the future of emergency medicine may no longer rely on traditional transfusions.

Imagine a solution injectable on the spot, with no need to match blood type or worry about contamination, storage limitations or infection risks.

If these topics stir your curiosity about the future of transfusions and emergency medicine, then you won’t want to miss the keynote by Prof. Hiromi Sakai, PhD, Professor of Chemistry at Nara Medical University and chief investigator of the artificial red cells project. With a career dedicated to hemoglobin-based therapeutics, Prof. Sakai is the forefront of one of Japan’s most prestigious medical research projects, supported by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and focused on HbVs – hemoglobin vesicles that replicate red blood cells and are currently in clinical trials.

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