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Corundum Convergence Institute and the University of Tokyo's International Research Center for Neurointelligence Launch Inaugural Neuroscience Entrepreneurship Workshop
Corundum Convergence Institute (CCI), a non-profit venture fueling groundbreaking research at the intersection of neuroscience and systems biology, today announced it has partnered with the International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) at the University of Tokyo to launch the inaugural Neuro-inspired Computation and Entrepreneurship Workshop.
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