Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery Osaka University, 21st Century COE Program Osaka University JSPS (Japanese Society for Promotion of Science)
Hannover Medical School Hannover Medical School, Department for Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery LEBAO (The Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs) Rebirth DFG (Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
University of Helsinki Institute of Clinical Medicine University of Helsinki, Institute of Biomedicine Academy of Finland
Links to Core to Core Program, associated institutions and collaboration partners as well as useful links are listed below: 
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine