Gaining the attention of researchers worldwide, the AHCC Research Association was founded in 1986 to promote further study. Each year since 1994, over 350 medical doctors and researchers have gathered in Sapporo, Japan for the AHCC Research Association symposiums.

Various clinical trials conducted since 1987 in Japan have demonstrated that AHCC® has the ability to support normal immune function and may improve number and functions of immune system cells.*AHCC has been the subject of numerous clinical studies conducted at prestigious institutions such as Hokkaido University, Kyorin University, and Teikyo University in Japan, and in the United States, Yale University, and the Morehouse School of Medicine.