IPR has conducted external reviews in the past at critical times when it was deemed necessary to review its research activities and structure. This external review was conducted prior to the interim evaluation of the Joint Usage / Research Center scheduled for FY2024, to obtain an external evaluation of the activities of IPR, as well as the Advanced Data Science Center for Protein Research (ASPiRE) which was launched in 2022 to promote advanced protein science research.

This external review was conducted from December 2023 to March 2024 with the dedicated cooperation of 12 academic experts inside and outside Japan. IPR conducted the External Review Committee Meeting (on-site and online) on January 29-30, 2024, and received evaluations from the following perspectives regarding the status of activities and functions related to the IPR’s Joint Usage / Research Center.

For more details, please visit the following website:
http://www.protein.osaka-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/evaluation_report_fy2023.pdf