Integrated Database Project was launched as one of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) projects.

Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS) was established and lead the Integrated Database Project as a core institute.

Director: Prof. Toshihisa Takagi

BioHackathon (NBDC/DBCLS BioHackathon) started.

Director: Prof. Akinori Yonezawa

National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC) was established at Japan

Science and Technology Agency (JST) and took over the responsibility and several products of the project.

DBCLS started Basic Technology Development Program with NBDC.

Director: Prof. Yuji Kohara

DBCLS office was moved from Univ Tokyo Asano Campus to two locations namely Univ Tokyo Kashiwa-no-ha Campus Station Satellite in Kashiwa, Chiba and National Institute of Genetics in Mishima.

New collaborative research with NBDC "Basic Technology Development and Database Operation for Integrated Database System" started.

Joint Support-Center for Data Science (DS) was established in ROIS. DBCLS joined as one of five centers in DS.

Evaluation of collaborative research by the Basic Technology Subcommittee of the National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Completion of the collaborative research project with NBDC.

Awarded a contract for the research project “Development of Core Technologies and Provision of an Environment for Integrated Data Utilization” under NBDC's “Life Science Database Integration Project” (renewed annually).

Launch of National Life Science Database Project (NLDP) funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), with DBCLS designated as an implementing organization.

Completion of the research project commissioned by the NBDC.

The BioData Research Initiative (BSI) composed of DDBJ and DBCLS was established as a research infrastructure organization in the National Institute of Genetics.