Team introduction
We aim to create a world where people and living things around the world can coexist in good health.
CSO (Chief Scientific Officer)
Co-Founder
Etsuro Ito, Ph.D.
He is one of the inventors of the core technology, the improved enzyme cycling method.
After graduating from Waseda University (majoring in physics and applied physics, with a PhD in science), he served as a visiting fellow at the NIH (National Institutes of Health), an assistant professor at Hokkaido University, and a professor at Tokushima Bunri University, before assuming his current position as a professor at the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University.
Appointed CSO of BioPhenoMA Inc.
Awarded the Zoological Society of Japan Award (2017) and the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Award (2022)
President and CEO
Daisuke Niwa, Ph.D.
He has experience in research and development and commercialization in the fields of clinical testing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, etc., and has strengths in the healthcare field. After completing his doctoral studies at Waseda University Graduate School, he worked as an assistant and lecturer at the Waseda University Integrated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Healthcare, ROHM Co., Ltd., and Teijin Pharma Co., Ltd., before becoming a partner at Waseda University Ventures Co., Ltd. in 2022. He currently serves as a director and auditor for several healthcare and other companies.
Chief Scientist
Hatsuki Shiga, Ph.D.
She is a scientist with proven experience in national research programs and specialized expertise in advancing enzyme cycling technologies, contributing both technical depth and practical implementation skills.
After graduated Ph.D. from Graduate School of Hokkaido University (Division of Science, Department of Biological Sciences) , she worked at JBIC (Japan Bioindustry Informatics Consortium), and as an assistant professor at Fukushima Medical University before becoming Chief Scientist of BioPhenoMA.
Team Leader
Noriko Yamamoto
Pharmacists with a wide range of work experience
After working at a dispensing pharmacy, a pharmaceutical/medical device agency, and overseeing cosmetics/quasi-drugs, he joined BiophenoMA. He is currently furthering his expertise by utilizing the wide range of experience he has gained up to that point.
Technical Adviser
Teruyuki Yoshimura, Ph.D.
He is one of the inventors of the core technology, the improved enzyme cycling method.
After graduating from Hokkaido University Graduate School (PhD in Pharmacy), he studied at Higashinihon Gakuen University and New York University.
Visiting Researcher at the Medical Center
After serving as an associate professor at the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido,
Professor at the same university (current position)