The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science （TMIMS） began its operations in April 2011 as a brand new institute integrating the formerly independently operated three institutes; the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Psychiatry, and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science. Furthermore, on April 1, 2012, the institute was certified as a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation by the Governor of Tokyo.

Our institute aims to improve the medical treatment and welfare of citizens in Tokyo through comprehensive and integrative approaches to medical problems the big city is facing. We attempt to achieve the goals listed in the “Tokyo in Ten Years” plan which includes such projects as development of diagnostic methods for early detection and assessment of cancer, improvement of the health care measures for elderly people and patients with incurable diseases, and accelerated clinical application of research results. We will collaborate with municipal hospitals to develop new and better diagnostic methods and also new drugs and therapeutic strategies.