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School of Medicine, we succeeded in proving the validity of our efficient computer-based calculation of the mechanisms for specific AIDS drug treatments and their associated proteins currently being used in clinical practice. Instead of employing animal experiments and other traditional methods, the experiment was carried out with just one PC, successfully performing a simulation analysis in an effective time of about 3 hours and 40 minutes. 

In addition to reducing the time and expense required for drug development, it is expected that this technology will be used as a preventative tool for predicting issues such as potential adverse side effects, and will help open the way toward exciting new possibilities in genomic drug design. 

## Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank and Suruga Bank First Deployments of Palm Vein Pattern Authentication Technology for Secure Banking 

Responding to growing needs for identity verification 

in business and other settings, we developed the world’s first contactless palm vein pattern biometric authentication technology. This technology is able to verify a person’s identity by reading – without physical contact – the pattern of blood veins in the individual’s palm and comparing it to a pre-registered pattern. Since there is no contact with sensor equipment, this method is advantageous in terms of public hygiene, and because it is based on internal biometric information, it offers superior protection against identity theft. 

In the world’s first deployments of this technology, Suruga Bank will use it at its teller windows, and Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank will use at its teller windows as well as in its ATMs. Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank is also planning to utilize the biometric technology together with its multi-function IC cards starting this fall. 

We aim to deploy the technology in a broad range of applications, particularly in public places where concerns for hygiene are particularly important. 

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