1987 January Establishment of Osaka Bioscience Institute Foundation. The first Chairman: Keizo Saji (~November 1999) February Approved research institute of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Authorized institute for experiments and studies of Science and Technology April Head of 1st Department: Shigekazu Nagata (~March 1998) June Head of 4th Department: Ryutaro Yoshida (~June 1997) July Director: Osamu Hayaishi (~September 1998) October Inauguration of the Osaka Bioscience Institute Foundation Head of 2nd Department: Frederick I. Tsuji (~August 1993) Head of 3rd Department: Yasuyoshi Watanabe (~March 2001) 1988 October Host institute of STA (Science and Technology Agency) Fellowship 1989 February Authorized institute as a Special Public Interest Promotion Foundation   March Approved institute whose employees qualify for exemption from refund of Type I tuition loan by the Japan Scholarship Foundation 1993 September Head of 2nd Department: Osamu Hayaishi (~March 1998) 1997 June Head of 4th Department: Akira Kakizuka (~August 2001) 1998 April Head of 1st Department: Hisataka Sabe Head of 2nd Department: Yoshihiro Urade 1998 October Director: Hidesaburo Hanafusa Director Emeritus: Osamu Hayaishi 1999 July Host institute for Japanese researchers with the fellowship of Science and Technology contracted and assigned by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 2000 March Chairman: Wa Tashiro 2001 April Laboratory Head of 3rd Department: Toru Takumi 2001 September Head of 4th Department: Takahisa Furukawa 2004 April Chairman: Osamu Hayaishi 2005 April Director: Shigetada Nakanishi Director Emeritus: Hidesaburo Hanafusa