Earth-Life Science Institute

Earth-Life Science Institute
ELSI
Established	2012
Type	Academic_department
Academic affiliation	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Location	Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Director	Kei Hirose
Website	http://www.elsi.jp/en/

Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) is a World Premiere International Focus Center based at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan.
ELSI was established in 2012 with a charter to build a bridge between the Earth and Life sciences by rallying researchers around questions concerning the link between the origins of planets and life.
ELSI has satellite-institutes at Ehime University, Harvard University, and the Institute for Advanced Studies, and is currently led by Director Kei Hirose and Vice Directors Shigeru Ida and John Hernlund.