The Center for Highly Advanced Integration and Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN) Opening Ceremony was held on June 2, 2017.

The Center for Highly Advanced Integration and Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN) is a core research base for life sciences where top-notch researchers within campus work together under a strong leadership of President Hisataka Moriwaki. Those researchers include people who are conducting a number of pioneering research projects in life sciences at the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. The major factors behind the establishment of the center are: three faculties within the same campus, i.e. the School of Medicine, the United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences and the United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, as well as a satellite institution of the iCeMS (Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences) of WPI (World Premier International Research Center Initiative). The operation of the center kicked off in October 2016 as a new base for basic research about structure and functions of biomolecules such as sugar chain and "made-to-order" medicine through application of such basic research activities.

The following are the guests of honor who gave addresses at the Opening Ceremony:
・Mr. Yasunao Seki, Director of the Research Promotion Bureau, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
・Professor Hideaki Hara, Vice President of Gifu Pharmaceutical University
・Dr. Toshio Kuroki, Program Director of Research Center for Science System, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
・Dr. Susumu Kitagawa, Director of iCeMS of Kyoto University

Around 150 people attended the ceremony including President Moriwaki, board members, researchers and students of Gifu University, people from Gifu Pharmaceutical University, higher educational institutions and pharmaceutical businesses within Gifu Prefecture.

After the opening speeches, a lecture session began. First, Dr. Yukishige Ito, chief scientist and director RIKEN delivered a keynote speech, which was followed by presentations of researchers of the center. They spoke about three different scientific fields: "Domain of Biomolecule & Biomaterial Creation", "Domain of Integrated Life Systems", and "Domain of Applied Medical Sciences". After the ceremony, researchers, guest speakers and the audience took part in an informal gathering where they engaged in active opinion exchange and information sharing with regard to the forefront of life sciences today.