Overview
Chubu Regional Consortium for Advanced Medicine (C-CAM) was established to achieve rapid delivery of new medical technology and devices that fulfil societal needs through mutual participation among Chubu-area universities and other institutions. The consortium comprises 14 members: Aichi Medical University, Kanazawa Medical University, Kanazawa University, Gifu University, University of Toyama, Nagoya City University, Nagoya University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, University of Fukui, Fujita Health University, Mie University, Aichi Cancer Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center and the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
Incorporation
The consortium was incorporated as non-profit organization, Chubu Regional Consortium for Advanced Medicine (C-CAM) in April, 2017.
Mission
1.Our Goals
To achieve rapid delivery of new medical technology and devices that fulfill societal needs through mutual participation among Chubu-area universities and other institutions.
To improve human health and peace worldwide through our service.
2.Responsibilities
We strive to:
- plan, organize, conduct and evaluate multi-institutional clinical research
- convene Joint Ethics Committee
- educate and train staff engaged in the development of advanced medicine
- foster cooperative agreements with private companies and appropriately manage resulting intellectual property
3.Administrative Office
Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Hospital
Structure
Under the Board of Directors and Operation Committee, C-CAM comprises seven Working Groups (WG); WG for ELSI, WG for Multicenter Study Management, WG for Education and Training, WG for Industry-Academia Collaboration, WG for Information Sharing, WG for IP and WG for Clinical Data Science. Organization Chart and WG’s mission statements are as follows:
