The theme of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” At its heart line Inochi itself. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves of fear across the globe, confronting humanity with the imminence of death and reminding us of the preciousness of Inochi. Now that everyday life is returning, overcoming this global crisis, it is our mission as those living today to co-create a world where every Inochi unleashes its radiant light, based on this profound shared experience.

Looking back, why has Homo sapiens (meaning “wise human” in Latin) flourished to such an extent on Earth, despite not being the strongest species? It is because we have cultivated a deep reservoir of adaptive intelligence and transformed our vulnerabilities into strength. This persistent wisdom—what we now recognize as the power of resilience—has been key to our survival. The pandemic experience has also provided a new and significant perspective on the field of medicine. The global efforts by researchers and healthcare professionals, including mRNA vaccines and anti-COVID-19 therapies, helped safeguard humanity.

As humanity begins to move forward, we have all come to understand the true importance of resilience—flexibility and the power to recover—in the context of medicine. Going forward, in the face of new medical threats and intractable diseases, it will be critical to harness the collective wisdom of medical scientists and healthcare providers to ensure that no Inochi is left behind as we build a radiant future.

We are entering an era of 100-year life spans in which healthcare is shifting from the age of pharmaceuticals and devices to one marked by cutting-edge scientific innovations. These include regenerative medicine using iPS cells, precision medicine through genome research, and next-generation medical devices employing AI and robotics. Amidst a super-aging society confronting a “heart failure pandemic,” we are advancing future medicine that incorporates iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte regenerative therapies, alongside heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. The global community now looks with great expectations to the power of medical resilience as we challenge and overcome diseases and infections once deemed incurable.

Future Medicine Promotion Organization / Nakanoshima Qross (NQ)

With this backdrop, the Future Medicine Promotion Organization / Nakanoshima Qross (NQ) has been established at the heart of Osaka to serve as a hub for the realization of future medicine. This location has historically fostered medical innovation and education—from the Osaka Municipal Hospital (established in 1879), through Osaka Imperial University’s School of Medicine (1931), to the present-day The University of Osaka Medical School (since 1949). In 2025, NQ was launched as an Expo legacy project, integrating regenerative medicine using iPS cells, AI, and robotics with implementation and startup acceleration. Housing companies, research institutes, startups, hospitals, and clinics all under one roof is a rarity globally, allowing for a seamless connection between research outcomes and clinical application. By establishing a medical industry and startup ecosystem at NQ, we aim to implement future medicine from Osaka to the world, realizing a society where every Inochi unleashes its radiant light and no one is left behind.

Healthcare professionals continuously confront death, perceive it objectively, and fight against life-threatening diseases. Meanwhile, around the world, murders and wars occur daily. These are the egotistical actions of unwise sapiens.

For those who dedicate their lives to protecting Inochi, such violence is unacceptable. Have we, in this time of peace and prosperity, forgotten to reflect on the meaning of Inochi?

Today, we must strive for a world where everyone lives with a conscious awareness of Well-being—how to live happily— and Well-dying—how to die with dignity—creating a healthy and harmonious society, nation, and planet.

The Inochi Forum, in collaboration with various medical and research institutions, will promote a future society in which every Inochi unleashes its radiant light and no one is left behind.

[References]

・Future Medicine Promotion Organization / Nakanoshima Qross

(NQ):

https://www.nakanoshima-qross.jp

[Action Platform]
Medical and Welfare

[SDGs]