Toward Building an International Glycoscience Research Network
Conclusion of MOUs
and LOIsRegarding Academic Collaboration
and Cooperation
International Exchange
Programs
Institutes Which
Academic Exchange
Has Been Conducted
As of 2025
The Human Glycome Atlas Project (HGA) aims to establish an international hub for glycoscience research based on its founding principles. Together with J-GlycoNet*, we are building domestic and international glycoscience research networks to advance collaborative research and personnel exchanges. Furthermore, we promote interdisciplinary research centered around the “Open Mix Lab.”
At this international hub, researchers from glycoscience communities worldwide gather, providing a space for free exchange and mutual growth among young researchers who will lead the next generation. Hand in hand with the world, we support the creation of innovative science and the development of researchers who will shape the future.
※J-GlycoNet is the abbreviation for the Joint Usage/Joint Research Center “Glycoscience Collaborative Network” Glycoscience researchers nationwide participate as Collaborative Fellows (CF), advancing glycoscience research and interdisciplinary research through an all-Japan framework.
Initiatives for International Collaboration
MOUs and LOIs for Academic Collaboration and Cooperation
This project is establishing MOUs and LOIs for academic collaboration and cooperation with various universities and research institutions overseas to advance its development as an international glycoscience research hub.
As of 2025
| America | Harvard University | MOU：January, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Macquarie University; Griffith University |
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| Taiwan | Academia Sinica | |
| Croatia | Genos Glycoscience Research Institute | |
| France | Universite de Lille | |
| International Organization of Glycoscience Web Portal | GlySpace Alliance (GlyCosmos, GlyGen, Glyco@Expasy) |
LOI：January, 2025 |
| Canada | GlycoNet | MOU：May, 2025 |
| France | Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) | LOI：December, 2024 |
Overseas universities and research institutions with which academic exchanges have been conducted
As of 2025
America
- Harvard University
- Harvard Medical School
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Pittsburgh shield
- University of Texas
- University of Mississippi
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Yale University
Italy
- University of Trieste
- University of Naples Federico II
Australia
- Macquarie University
- Griffith University
Austria
- BOKU University
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
Netherlands
- Leiden University
- Delft University of Technology
Canada
- GlycoNet
- University of Alverta
Croatia
- Genos
- University of Zagreb
Sweden
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Germany
- Max Planck Institute
- University of Hamburg
Brazil
- Researcher Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio)
- Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
France
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
- University of Lille
Portugal
- University of Porto
Taiwan
- Academia Sinica
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Examples of Academic Exchange
