Healthcare entity

Kyoto University

organization

All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: regulation. Kyoto University is most often covered alongside Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan), which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The 9 average consequence score is above the beat benchmark of 5.8 in the same window.

Last mentioned: Mar 6, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · Kyoto University

1 story
9 avg impact
100% positive
0% negative

Coverage balance Positive coverage leads. Positive coverage exceeds negative coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% positive

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Kyoto University

All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: regulation. Kyoto University is most often covered alongside Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan), which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The 9 average consequence score is above the beat benchmark of 5.8 in the same window. Source depth averages 3 original sources per story, versus 3.6 across the same-window beat baseline. We currently track 1 Healthcare story that mention Kyoto University, all published on March 6, 2026.

Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
3

Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 21 Healthcare stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Kyoto University. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Regulatory Approval

    Japan's Ministry of Health officially approves the therapy for clinical use.

  2. Data Submission

    Sumitomo Pharma submits trial data to Japan's PMDA for regulatory review.

  3. Clinical Trial Launch

    Kyoto University begins the first human clinical trial for iPS-derived Parkinson's treatment.

  4. Nobel Prize Awarded

    Shinya Yamanaka wins the Nobel Prize for the discovery of iPS cells.

Stories mentioning Kyoto University 1

Health Policy Strongly positive

Japan Approves World-First iPS Stem-Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

Japan's Ministry of Health has granted regulatory approval for a groundbreaking stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's disease, marking the first time induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have been cleared for clinical use. The therapy, developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Pharma, aims to restore dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.

3 sources

Source: bssnews.net · purdueexponent.org

Kyoto University is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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