Rector Lenar Safin meets with representatives of DNAFORM
The Rector and First Vice-Rector Dmitry Tayursky are currently on a business trip to Japan, visiting a number of partners in Kanazawa and Tokyo.
DNAFORM aims to develop healthcare, aid in modernizing hospital infrastructure and social welfare, and contribute to a smart medical city initiative. It is engaged in cutting-edge medical research.
Dr Safin and DNAFORM CEO Yoshihide Hayashizaki discussed joint work in software development for high-speed genomic sequencing for the screening and target therapy of cancers.
The technology can map the entire human genome with high precision in just 459 seconds. The hardware infrastructure doesn’t require expensive specialized equipment.
The KFU delegation toured the Japanese company’s labs and got acquainted with a production facility for genetic test systems.