Management and Responsibility
System for Public Research
Funds

Noster inc. complies with the Japanese government's Guidelines for the Management and Audit of Public Research Funds at Research Institutions (established by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on February 15, 2007; revised February 1, 2021) and other applicable national policies concerning the prevention of misuse of public research funds.
In line with these guidelines, NOSTER has established the following management and oversight structure for research projects funded by public research grants:

Chief Executive Officer

overall responsibility for fund management

General Manager

appointed by the project's principal investigator or the Chief Executive Officer

Compliance Officers

group leaders or equivalent personnel within each department

Contact for inquiries regarding rules on the management of public research funds:

Noster inc., General Manager — Tel:
+81-75-921-5303

Reporting contact for suspected misuse of public research funds or research misconduct:

Noster inc., R & D Division — Tel:
+81-75-921-5303
or
Nitto Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Head of Quality Assurance — Tel: +81-75-921-5344

For full details, please refer to the Japanese-language version of this page.
The Japanese version shall prevail in the case of any discrepancy between the two.