As the President of the 10th Annual Meeting of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Genome Editing, I am pleased to announce that the 2025 Annual Meeting will mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Society for Genome Editing, and will be held at the Ookayama Campus of Institute of Science Tokyo from June 16 (Mon) to 18 (Wed), 2025.

The era of genome editing began with the development of gene modification technologies using ZFN and TALEN, and then CRISPR-Cas9 by Dr. Charpentier and Dr. Doudna was a further technological innovation that led to major advances in various fields including pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and manufacturing industries. The genome editing has had a significant impact not only on the scientific community but also on society as a whole, and ethical and legal issues, as well as safety issues, are increasingly being discussed. The past decade has been an era of revolution in the life sciences through genome editing technology, and I am very happy to have been able to continue the research in this field as a member of the field and of the Japanese Society for Genome Editing.

Genome editing technology plays a central role as a basic technology, and further development of various applied technologies is underway. The development of the field of genome editing research has led to the growth and expansion of many young researchers and new fusions in the field, both in Japan and abroad. In this 10th Annual Meeting, under the theme of “The New Future Brought about by the Maturation of Genome Editing Technology,” we would like to invite leading researchers from Japan and abroad to report on their daily efforts and latest results, and to discuss widely the new possibilities that will usher in the next era of genome editing research. We sincerely hope that new collaborations and exchanges among industry, government and public organizations, research institutions, various academic fields and related societies, and young and senior researchers will lead to further development of the field of genome editing. We sincerely look forward to your active participation.