For Elementary School Students and Their Parents】Spring vacation is the perfect time to become a pharmaceutical researcher!
You can learn various knowledge related to pharmaceuticals.
Information about the hands-on event "Pharmaceutical Co-operative Pharmaceuticals Research Laboratory" where you can learn various knowledge related to drugs
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February 25, 2025
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (Chairman: Hiroaki Ueno, hereinafter referred to as "JPMA") will hold a hands-on event "Seiyaku Kyokai Kusuriumu Laboratory" from March 21 (Friday) to 23 (Sunday), 2025, at Kitanomaru Park and Science Museum in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, where you can learn about drug researchers and various knowledge related to drugs. The event will be held at the Science Museum in Kitamaru Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, from March 21 (Fri.) to 23 (Sun.), 2025.
Event venue (image) Since 2016, the Seiyaku Kyokai has cooperated in the exhibition of the permanent exhibition room "Drugs Room - Kusurium" at the Museum of Science and Technology. The event, "Pharmaceutical Co-operative Research Laboratory - Kusurium Laboratory," which will be held during the spring break, will introduce a variety of knowledge about drugs through panel displays, and will also include a game, a model display, an open experiment show, and various other planned exhibits to motivate children to become drug researchers or to pursue a career related to drugs in the future. In addition, a variety of exhibitions are planned, such as games, models, open experiment shows, etc.
Highlights of the event】 【Highlights of the event
1. Popular experiment show!
The popular experiment shows in the permanent exhibition will be held (several times a day, with a limited number of participants). (Several times a day. Capacity is limited.) This time, two new experimental shows related to pharmaceutical research will be held. This time, two new experimental shows related to pharmaceutical research will be presented in an easy-to-understand way for elementary school students.
＜Experiment Titles＞ ・Colorful Experiences! Finding the Drugs
A colorful experience! Acid and Alkali
2. Will you be able to create new medicines in the future?
Visitors can learn about the achievements of past greats and the necessary steps for making drugs through panels, and play "Sugoroku" to learn the process of making drugs. There are also models of Carl Zeiss microscopes and an introduction to the microscopic world.
3. New exhibits are now available in the permanent exhibition room, Kusurium!
In conjunction with this event, a new exhibit will be added to the permanent exhibition room "Drug Room - Cusrium" from March 22 (Sat.).
These include "Micro Adventure: A Journey of Drugs," where visitors can learn about the functions of drugs through digital images and a vibrating stage, and a photo corner where visitors can actually put on a lab coat and have their picture taken.
Micro Adventure Kusuri no Tabi
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Outline of the event
Let's become a researcher of pharmaceuticals during spring vacation! Hands-on event "Pharmaceutical Cooperative Research Laboratory of Kusurium
Dates: Friday, March 21, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025
Time: 9:30 - 16:50 (depending on the opening hours of the Science Museum) *From 9:30 to 15:30 on Friday, March 21
Venue: Science Museum, 4th floor venue (Room 4D)
Admission: Admission to the Science Museum: 950 yen for adults, 600 yen for junior high and high school students, 500 yen for children (4 years old and up)
Closest station: Kudanshita, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Hanzomon Line; Takebashi, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Organizer: Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Cooperation: Japan Science Foundation, Science Museum, Carl Zeiss K.K.
Organization
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan is a voluntary association of 70 R&D-oriented pharmaceutical companies (as of January 1, 2025). founded in 1968, the association has contributed to global healthcare through the development of innovative new drugs for prescription pharmaceuticals under the motto "Realization of Patient Participatory Medicine".
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Japan (PMAJ) is engaged in a multifaceted program of activities to solve various problems common to the pharmaceutical industry, to deepen understanding of pharmaceuticals, and to promote international collaboration. In particular, it is working for the sound development of the pharmaceutical industry by strengthening its policy formulation and advocacy activities, addressing internationalization, and reinforcing its public relations system.
website: https:
//www.jpma.or.jp
Japan Science Foundation / Science Museum
The Japan Science Foundation was established in April 1960 by the consensus of industry, government, and academia to "contribute to the advancement of science and technology in Japan through the comprehensive and effective promotion of various activities related to the promotion of science and technology.
The Science Museum, the core facility of the organization, is a comprehensive museum of science and industrial technology that opened in Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, in April 1964. The museum has developed a hands-on exhibition approach, fostering curiosity, inquisitiveness, and creativity for the future through science and technology. Since its opening, the museum has had more than 33 million visitors, mainly young people and families.
Carl Zeiss Company
Founded in Germany in 1846, ZEISS is a leading international company with a diversified business using optical technology. In Japan, the company has three legal entities, Carl Zeiss K.K., founded in 1911, Carl Zeiss Meditec K.K., and Carl Zeiss Vision Japan K.K., which operate in four segments (semiconductor manufacturing technology, industrial quality and research, medical technology, and consumer markets). Research Microscopy Solutions, one of the business units of Carl Zeiss Corporation, develops, manufactures, and sells microscopes used primarily in research, and offers a wide range of optical, electron, and X-ray microscopy systems and AI technology-based software for life science, materials, industrial research, and education We provide a wide range of solutions for life science, materials, industrial research and education.
Above: (Japanese only)
For inquiries, please contact
Public Relations Department, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
- Phone: +81-3-3241-0374
- 03-3241-0374
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