Harvard University-hosted event explores initiative to realize the future of precision healthcare News Highlights: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Nov. 5, 2025 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO: 9432), is hosting its annual Medical & Health Informatics (MEI) Lab Summit at Harvard University Nov. 3-6, 2025 to advance its Bio Digital […]
Teshima studying self-assembly of nano and soft materials to support bio digital twin initiative News Highlights: SUNNYVALE, Calif. and TOKYO – May 14, 2025 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), announced that Tetsuhiko Teshima, Ph.D., received the Young Scientists’ Award from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for
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A paper authored by 15 researchers, including Dr. Joe Alexander and Dr. Tetsuhiko Teshima of the NTT Research Medical & Health Informatics Lab, unveiled a new material technology—three-dimensional “micro-rolls” composed of two-dimensional materials—used to build three-dimensional structures formed of cells mimicking the architecture and function of real organs. Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
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On Oct. 22 and 23, 2024, the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) hosted the annual NTT Research Medical & Health Informatics (MEI) Lab Summit in Osaka, Japan to highlight progress, facilitate discussion and recognize the global network of research partners making the MEI Lab’s vision for a cardiovascular bio digital twin (CV BioDT) a
MEI Lab Advances Work on Cardiovascular Bio Digital Twin in Conference Paper and Tests Proof of Concept with Japan’s National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 21, 2022 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that its Medical & Health Informatics (MEI) Lab has delivered a paper proposing a system design
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San Francisco is living a double life, where taxpayer dollars are saved, disasters are averted, massive structures are built and lives are saved. “Digital twins” are highly detailed three-dimensional models run by computer programs that are being used to help run hospital buildings and parts of the airport, and to replicate the human heart, putting
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Without much fanfare, digital twins have established themselves as key cogs of modern technology. A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. Digital twins enable simulations to be run without risking harm to the physical entity; they help inform efficiency
Nanjing Tamasudare-Inspired Transformers Could Be Used as Implantable Devices Sunnyvale, Calif. – November 15, 2021 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that scientists affiliated with its Medical & Health Informatics (MEI) Lab and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have written a paper on the design and capabilities of 3D-printable, transformable materials that
VentureBeat caught up with NTT Research Medical & Health Informatics Lab director Dr. Joe Alexander, who elaborated on his view of the future of “bio digital twins,” which promise to improve precision medicine and bring digital transformation to the health care industry. Japanese telecom giant NTT has launched a major initiative to improve digital health through
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Long-Term Goal to Individualize and Revolutionize Healthcare to Become a Reality Through NTT Research’s Bio Digital Twin Initiative Sunnyvale, Calif. – August 4, 2021 – NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), and other NTT companies today unveiled a global initiative calling for multiple stakeholders to rethink the importance of Health and Wellbeing at every level. The
On July 14, 2021, NTT Research announced that it had named Dr. Joe Alexander (M.D., Ph.D.) the new director of the MEI Lab, succeeding the founding director, Dr. Hitonobu Tomoike, who has assumed the position of Research Professor at NTT Basic Research Labs in Japan. In a newly posted video, Dr. Alexander, who also continues
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The concept of “smart cities”—urban areas where functions ranging from traffic management to security are improved through embedded digital technologies—isn’t new. But as technology including the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles and biometric identification continues to evolve, the list of what’s possible in next-generation smart cities continues to grow. While issues such as biases in
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