Internal Research License

If you are considering conducting basic research, preclinical or non-clinical studies related to iPS or differentiated cells using patents in our portfolio, please see here.

Please go back to License Program if the following cases are applicable to you.

Use iPS cells for therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic purposes in humans or animals.
Manufacture and sell iPS cell related products (iPS cells, iPS cell derived cells, iPS cell reprogramming kit, etc.) or provide related services to third parties.

Internal Research License Program

Financial conditions depend on licensed territory, licensed patents and other factors.
Please contact us for more details.

Please contact us if it is unclear whether products are licenced.
See Q&A or examples of not-for-profit-entities providing iPS cells.
This shows a minimum value (licensed territory: one country), licensed patents (AJ001, AJ002, AJ005, AJ006, AJ018, AJ066).
Entity size will be determined based on our criteria.

License Examples

Example 1	Reagent manufacturer	Contract①
Example 1	Company A wants to use iPS cells obtained from a not-for-profit organization for its internal research to develop culture medium for iPS cells.	Contract①
Example 2	Pharmaceutical company	Contract②
Example 2	Company B wants to use iPS cells made with its own protocol for its internal research to establish a method of differentiating iPS cells into certain cell types, organs or tissues.	Contract②
Example 3	Pharmaceutical company	Contract③
Example 3	Company C wants to use iPS cells obtained from a not-for-profit organization or iPS cells purchased from one of our licensees on the market for its internal research to conduct drug screening.	Contract③
Example 4	Pharmaceutical company	Contract④
Example 4	Company D wants to use iPS cells made with its own protocol for its internal research to conduct drug screening.	Contract④
Example 5	Research instrument manufacturer	No contract required
Example 5	Company E wants to use iPS cells sold by one of our licensees for its internal research to develop an automated cell culture apparatus for iPS cells.	No contract required

Example 1	Contract ①
Reagent manufacturer Company A wants to use iPS cells obtained from a not-for-profit organization for its internal research to develop culture medium for iPS cells.
Example 2	Contract ②
Pharmaceutical company Company B wants to use iPS cells made with its own protocol for its internal research to establish a method of differentiating iPS cells into certain cell types, organs or tissues.
Example 3	Contract ③
Pharmaceutical company Company C wants to use iPS cells obtained from a not-for-profit organization or iPS cells purchased from one of our licensees on the market for its internal research to conduct drug screening.
Example 4	Contract ④
Pharmaceutical company Company D wants to use iPS cells made with its own protocol for its internal research to conduct drug screening.
Example 5	No contract required
Research instrument manufacturer Company E wants to use iPS cells sold by one of our licensees for its internal research to develop an automated cell culture apparatus for iPS cells.