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We co- hosted a seminar and exhibited at a corporate booth at 
the 12th Academic Conference of the ARO Council , held at Chiba University. 
Both the seminar and the booth were a great success. 
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to 
Dr. Ryohei Kuwazuru, former director of Juntendo University Hospital and specially appointed professor at the Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine’s Collaborative Research Department (Data Science Promotion Course), who served as chairperson, and to Mr. Masafumi Sugimura of the Hongo Regional Information Center, Juntendo Information Center Headquarters , and 
Mr. Genma Matsubara of the Academic Services Department, 4DIN Co., Ltd. , who presented at 
the event. We also deeply admire the Chiba University Hospital, who served as conference chair and handled the extremely demanding role of preparing and running the academic conference. 
Next year’s conference chairman will be Hiroshima University Hospital. 
All of the Buzzreach staff look forward to seeing you all again in Hiroshima next year. 
ARO Council 13th Academic Conference in Hiroshima Date: Friday, September 25th to Saturday, September 26th, 2026 
Conference Chair: Hideki Odan (Director of Hiroshima Clinical Research and Development Support Center, Hiroshima University Hospital) 
Vice Chair: Shinzo Hirata (Vice Director of Hiroshima Clinical Research and Development Support Center, Hiroshima University Hospital) 
Vice Chair: Hiroaki Matsuo (Vice Director of Hiroshima Clinical Research and Development Support Center, Hiroshima University Hospital) 
Conference Venue: Hiroshima City Cultural Exchange Hall

■ Details of the co-hosted luncheon seminar held
Seminar title: Feasibility of data-driven clinical trials and clinical research using hospital big data and the latest technology, and the importance of patient recruitment – How to utilize case accumulation in clinical trials for hospital management –

In recent years, the environment surrounding university hospitals has changed rapidly, calling for a new patient-centered, technology-driven medical environment. In response to this, Juntendo University Hospital is working on cutting-edge initiatives with various IT vendors, including those aimed at streamlining clinical trials and research. This seminar will feature presentations on the “Metaverse Hospital” initiative, which utilizes the metaverse space co-created with IBM, and the utilization of hospital RWD, which 4DIN is working on.

He will give a lecture with a demo on collaboration with academia using Simpl Research and its use in clinical trials and clinical research feasibility.

The use of generative AI and RWD has made it possible to achieve highly accurate feasibility and candidate selection in clinical trials and research using hospital big data. Beyond these technologies, how can we create a system that leverages valuable data all the way to case registration? As a patient recruitment specialist and recruitment manager, Mr. Ito will use his extensive experience with the partner site model to talk about how to connect the latest technology and valuable data to case registration.

Event details
: Name: ARO Council 12th Academic Conference ( https://12aro.jp/index.html )
Theme: Creating Together – Making Ideals a Reality Dates
: Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Venue: Chiba University Inohana Campus, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Event format: On-site event
Chair: Hidenori Hanaoka (Vice Chairman of the ARO Council, Professor at Chiba University, Director of Clinical Trials at Chiba University Hospital) Academic Conference Secretariat: Clinical
Trials Department, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture 260-8677 Secretary General: Yuki Kagayama. Email:  crc-kikaku@ml.chiba-u.jp
Organizing Secretariat: JTB Communication Design Inc.
12th Floor, Celestine Shiba Mitsui Building, 3-23-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8335
Email:  aro12@jtbcom.co.jp