On Thursday, November 9, the UTokyo-KI LINK Kickoff Symposium was held at Ichijo Hall on the Yayoi Campus of the University of Tokyo, with a total of 184 participants, including faculty, staff, and students from the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Karolinska Institutet (KI), and external participants. The symposium marked the official launch of the UTokyo-KI Link for Innovative Networks and Knowledge (UTokyo-KI LINK) program between the UTokyo and KI. The first part of the symposium begun with an opening speech by Teruo Fujii, President of the UTokyo followed by presentations and lively discussions with11 leading researchers from both institutions in…