Yasuhiro Takahashi, Founder & President
More than 25 years experience in pharmaceutical and health-care companies including: management of Japanese business operations of U.S. bio-venture firm, business development and commercialization of biopharmaceuticals & clinical diagnostic tests, clinical development of biopharmaceuticals in Japan, licensing of biopharmaceuticals and clinical diagnostic assays to Japanese firms. Prior to founding Biolink International, Inc., served as President, Nippon Centocor KK, Deputy General Manager, Abbott Japan.
Member of Japan Bio-Industry Association, Licensing Executive Society, Japanese Bio-Venture Development Association, Organizing Committee Member of Kanto Area Genome Network, Council Member of the America-Japan Society
Aris Petropoulos, Senior Partner, Biolink USA
Has 30 years of experience in healthcare industry and held numerous technical and management positions including head of European operations, Abbott Laboratories, General Management of diagnostic operations and Strategic Planning, Centocor Inc. and most recently President and COO, Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc. in U.S. Under his leadership, a number of key acquisitions and partnerships with major healthcare firms were achieved. Holds MBA and BS in chemistry.
Eiichi Kitano, Senior Partner
More than 26 years experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare business, with progressive position in Sales / Marketing / Licensing / Bsuness development in Upjohn and Pharmacia-Upjohn. Following Pharmacia-Upjohn, served as General Manager of newly established Japanese subsidiary of Galderma. Most recently,appointed as a General Manager of s-maX KK, a market survey and consulting company focusing on pharmaceutical industry. Holds BS in Pharmacy and is a licensed pharmacist.
Shigefumi Ito, Senior Partner
More than 25 years experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing information industry. Held positions in sales & marketing department in a pharmaceutical company and progressive positions in healthcare marketing information company. Has experience in market evaluation, sales forecasting, pricing analysis, and evaluation of corporate strategic alliances. Served as Director of IMS Japan K.K. Holds BS in Agriculture Chemistry.
Mitsutoshi Hamano, Ph.D., Member of Board, Scientific Evaluation
Held management positions in the Central Research Institute, and served as Director of Plant Cell Fusion and Biotechnology, Director of Business Development of Kikkoman, Director of Allergen Free Technology Institute and Director, Kikkoman Food Culture Institute Council Member of Japan Food Science and Engineering Society.
Katsuharu Tsuchida, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor
Has 30 years of experience in Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and served as Senior Research Scientist at Pharmacology Laboratory, General Manager at R&D Frontier Division and Research Strategy Division. Received Ph.D. in Pharmacy Science from Tokyo University. Graduated from Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tokyo. Fellow at Technology Transfer and Training, Japan Health Sciences Foundation. Professor of Medicinal Rational Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Doshisha Women’s College
Hiroyuki Terayama, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor
More than 35 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry and held numerous technical and management positions including General Manager, Physical & Chemical Research Laboratory and Pharmaceutical Formulation Laboratory, Vice Director, Business Development Department, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and General Manager, Pharmaceutical Development Division, Vexon Co., Ltd. Holds B.Sc. in Pharmacy, Tokyo Science University, and Ph.D., in Biosciences, Saitama University. H. Terayama is owner of Collect Medica Co., Ltd.