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
One of the inventors of improved enzymatic cycling, a key technology. After graduating from Waseda University (Department of Physics and Applied Physics, Doctor of Science), Visiting Fellow of NIH (National Institutes of Health), Assistant Professor at Hokkaido University, Professor at Tokushima Bunri University, Waseda University Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences Professor ( incumbent). Appointed as CSO of BioPhenoMA Inc. Received the Zoological Society of Japan Award (2017) and the Japan Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Award (2022).
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
-Co-Founder-
Naoto Fujii
He has a mechanical background and strengths in project management and new business development. After graduating from Okayama University (Graduate School of Science and Technology, master's course), worked at GC Corporation, HOYA Corporation (PENTAX Life Care Division), and Teijin Ltd. Appointed CEO of BioPhenoMA Inc. MBA from University of the Massachusetts Lowell.
Board Director
Daisuke Niwa
He has experience in research and development and commercialization of clinical testing equipment (POCT machines), etc., and has strengths in the healthcare field. After graduating from Waseda University Graduate School (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Applied Chemistry Major, Doctorate (Engineering)), Research Institute for Advanced Science and Healthcare, Waseda University, Assistant/Lecturer, ROHM Co., Ltd., Teijin Pharma Ltd., from 2022 Became a partner of Waseda University Ventures, Inc.
Chief Scientist
Hatsuki Shiga
Scientist with experience in national projects etc, and knowledgeable in enzyme cycling improvement methods.
After completing her PhD in Biological Sciences at Hokkaido University, she worked as a special researcher at JBIC (The Japan Biological Informatics Consortium),
After working as an assistant professor at Fukushima Medical University etc, she became BioPhenoMA Chief Scientist.
Device Engineer
Tatsuya Shima
Mechanical engineer with a bright background in data analysis and programming.
Graduated from Keio University,
he worked for G.C. Corporation and Honda R&D Co. before joining BioPhenoMA.
Technical Adviser
Teruyuki Yoshimura
After graduating from Hokkaido University (Doctor of Pharmacy), he worked at Higashi Nihon Gakuen University and New York University Medical Center as a visiting researcher.
After working as a visiting researcher at Higashi Nihon Gakuen University and New York University Medical Center, he became an associate professor at Hokkaido University of Medical Science,
After working as an Associate Professor at Hokkaido Medical University, he is currently a Professor at Hokkaido Medical University.
Technical Advisor
Hisayuki Masui
As a medical device specialist, He gained rich experiences in analytical instrument development and sales, laboratory, and entrepreneurship.Pharmacist and Medical technologist.
After graduating from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, he joined Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Olympus Co.,Ltd. (later Beckman Coulter,Inc.),
Fujirebio Inc., ROHM Semiconductor. and YHLO Japan Co., Ltd. before assuming his current position.
He became a technical advisor for BioPhenoMA.