Available Technologies
BIOTECH & AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
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B-01 Highly Sensitive Photoprotein from Okinawan Squid
Researchers at Nagoya University have isolated a novel photoprotein derived from Okinawan Squid.
B-02 Germ-Responsive Promoter for Plant
Researchers at Nagoya University have found a novel promoter that is activated by pathogen infection.
B-05 Gene Delivery to Intact Plant Cell
To inject DNA in a plant cell, conventional methods require the cell wall to be removed, which would require time-consuming pre-treatment and deteriorate the cell quality, causing a regeneration problem.
B-06 Multifunctional Envelope-Type Nanodevices for Gene Delivery
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a novel method to create Multifunctional Envelope -Type Nanodevices. Adopting a micro-fluidic approach, this on-chip based method realized simple, rapid, cost-effective fabrication of MEND superior to conventional methods.
B-07 Real-Time Bioluminescence Monitoring Device for Live Plant
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a novel device which can monitor gene expression levels of living plants in real-time.
B-08 Novel Method to Produce Peptide Drug in Plant
Researchers at Nagoya University have found a novel method to produce transgenic plant seeds with a highly expressed and accumulated tolerogenic peptide.
B-09 Regulatory Genes for Plant Differentiation and Growth
Gibberellins (GA) are plant hormones and compounds essential for diverse developmental processes in plants, including growth, flowering and fructifying.
B-11 Biopesticide Comprised of Ladybug
Ladybugs are voracious predators of aphids and other harmful insects, and have been used as an eco-friendly pest killer without resorting to pesticides.
B-12 Fish Transplantation Technology
Some kinds of fish are important as model animals for biomedical and biological studies due to their short reproduction span and small genome size.
B-13 Tol1 Gene Transfer System
Researchers at Nagoya University discovered a new transposon named Tol1 from medaka fish, which is a powerful tool for basic and translational molecular biology applications.
B-14 Development of Eco Friendly RNAi Pesticide
RNA pesticides have various advantages over the conventional chemical pesticides.
B-15 Gene Technology Enhancing the Number of Panicles
As the global population is predicted to reach 9.3 billion by 2050, food crisis gradually has became a serious issue.
B-18 A Fish Model that is Transparent throughout Life
Medaka (Oryzias latipes, aka Japanese killifish) is widely used as a simple and useful experimental animal due to its small body size (2 - 4 cm), a short term for sexual maturation (two months), a wide distribution, a small genome size (about 1/5 of mammals), and its sex determination (X & Y chromosomes).
B-19 Gene to Control Storage Product Accumulation
During development of plant seeds, embryos import nutrients and store massive amounts of reserves including storage proteins, starches and oils.
B-20 Method to Conduct Stomatal Aperture: Improving Photosynthetic Capacity and Enhancing Plant Growth
Stomatal pores surrounded by a pair of guard cells in the plant epidermis control the gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere in response to light, CO2, and the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA).
B-21 Novel Salt-Resistant Rice
The plant hormone jasmonate (JA) and its conjugates (JAs) are known as important key players for growth control, leaf senescence and biological defense against insects and pathogens.
B-22 Novel Method for Inter-Family Grafts
Grafting has been used historically to enhance yields or to increase tolerance against environmental stress and plant diseases.
B-23 Parasitic Striga Germination Inducer
The parasitic plant Striga Hermonthica causes damage to crops like corn, rice, and peas/beans in Africa, Asia, the USA and Africa.
B-24 Fluorescence Turn-on Probe for High Throughput Striga Research
Striga research requires time-consuming work such as seed preparation, germination monitoring/counting, and quarantine regulatory compliance.
B-25 A Noble Fluorescent Compound that Replaces "Nile Red" for Lipid Observation
“Nile red,” 9-diethylamino-5H-benzo[alpha]phenoxazine-5-one, has been commonly used to detect and quantify intracellular lipid droplets in various biological systems.
B-26 ClearSee: A Rapid Optical Clearing Reagent for Whole-Plant Fluorescent Imaging
Imaging techniques for visualizing and analyzing precise morphology and gene expression patterns are essential for understanding biological processes during development in all organisms.