Mission

On March 20, 2019, the Kinki Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan was renamed the Kansai Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.
The Kansai Branch (the former Kinki Branch) was established in 1941 as one of the six branches of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, and has contributed to the development of pharmaceutical research and education in the Kansai region. With the aim of contributing to the advancement and dissemination of academic research in pharmaceutical sciences in Kansai, the branch will provide opportunities for Kansai Branch members and pharmaceutical researchers, working in Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama prefectures, to present their research results and participate in seminars and training programs. Currently, the Kansai Branch has about 3,300 members.

Members

 

2024 Board Members
Branch Director	Shuji Akai	Osaka Univ.
Vice Branch Director	Hiroaki Kato	Kyoto Univ.
Vice Branch Director	Jun Takeuchi	Ono Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Accountant	Hideaki Kakeya	Kyoto Univ.
Accountant	Shunji Aoki	Hyogo Medical Univ.
General Affairs	Tsutomu Nakamura	Osaka Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ.
General Affairs	Masayoshi Arai	Osaka Univ.
General Affairs	Yukihiro Kuroda	Mukogawa Women's Univ.
Auditor	Kenji Yamawaki	Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Auditor	Katsunori Tsuboi	Sumitomo Pharma

Activities

(1) Symposia

Kansai Regional Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Annual meeting of the Kansai Branch

• One-day meeting including oral and poster presentations
• Around 1000 attendees
• Plenary lectures and Invited seminars
• Award for Excellent Oral and Poster Presentations

 
Kansai Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences: The Power of Young Chemists

• One-day meeting
• Around 100 attendees
• Invited lectures

 
The Synthetic Organic Seminar for Young Chemists

• One-day meeting including poster presentations
• Around 200 attendees
• Invited lectures
• Award for Excellent Presentation (eight awards for poster presentations)