Norway-Japan collaboration on smart sensors and wireless technologies for medical and healthcare applications

The Oslo University Hospital (OUS) of Norway and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan have joined forces to work closely to develop novel medical and healthcare technologies. The ongoing collaboration has been initiated by the Wireless Network Research Institute of NICT and the Intervention Center of OUS as part of the MELODY project, a large scale ICT research project funded by the VERDIKT program, the Research Council of Norway.
The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by Head of Section for Research Administration, Dr. Gogstad on behalf of OUS and General Director, Dr. Kadowaki on behalf of NICT, will strengthen and formalize the ongoing collaboration and will provide support for new joint initiatives based on the principle of equal rights and mutual benefits for both parties for next three years.
The signature ceremony took place at the NICT’s Yokosuka facility in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on June 16 and was attended by Professor Balasingham and Dr. Chavez-Santiago of OUS, Dr. Lund of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, and Dr. Kadowaki, Dr. Koyama, Mr. Minami, Dr. Miura, and Dr. Li of NICT.