Corporate Citizenship
The Kyowa Hakko Kirin Group is committed to making a meaningful contribution to the betterment of society through communication with the local communities, the support for the science instruction to the young people who bear the next generations.
The Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation
In fulfillment of the desire of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. founder Dr. Benzaburo Kato to promote the advancement of science and technology, The Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation provides in wide-ranging research support for young researchers who aim to conduct creative, pioneering research in the field of bioscience. In 2009, it implemented a total of 25 research grants in the medical science and biotechnology fields, 28 international exchange grants, and 10 conference grants.
Science Experiment Classes (community activities)
To show how interesting and enjoyable science is, education in scientific experiments is carried out in each area.
Since 2000, at the Tokyo Research Park (Former the Kyowa Hakko Bio Frontier Laboratories), volunteer researchers have visited elementary, junior high and high schools, and carried out science education on demand with gene structure and useful microbes as their theme in specialty vehicle (Bio Adventure wagon ) that has complete experiment equipment set on board. At other work locations, volunteer employees as the core, are working in community based junior science education.
