About KUMBL

Staff List

Staff Members at Kyoto University Medical Science and Business Liaison Organization

Tadashi ISA Director Professor, Dean of Graduate School of Medicine
Tsuyoshi OGIKU

Deputy Director and Specially Appointed Professor also holds the post of  Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)  / Vice Director, Medical Innovation Center / Senior advisor, Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT) Kyoto University Hospital

Yutaka TERSNISHI

Specially Appointed Professor

Shinobu SUZUKI

Program-Specific Professor

also holds the post of Vice-Lead, and Innovation Design Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Akito MAEDA

Specially Appointed Professor

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Hiroshi SUZUKI

Program-Specific Associate Professor

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Yurie NAKAYA

Program-Specific Associate Professor

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Kazuya KIMURA

Program-Specific Associate Professor

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Taro YAMAGUCHI

Program-Specific Associate Professor

Innovation Hub Kyoto, HiDEP

Eriko INUKI

Part-time Researcher

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Nobuyuki KOIKE

Specially Contracted Staff Member

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)
Takako NAKAZATO

Specially Contracted Staff Member (MTA)

also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Mito OTSUKI

Specially Contracted Staff Member (MTA)

also holds the post of Innovation Generalist, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)
Keiko UEKAWA

Specially Contracted Staff Member (MTA)

also holds the post of Innovation Generalist, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Chieko NAKAGAWA

Specially Contracted Staff Member (Administrative staff)

also holds the post of Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)

Motomi SHIMODA

Specially Contracted Staff Member (Administrative staff)

Collaboration Organization

Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA), Medical and Hospital Area

Hiroyuki NAKAHIRA Deputy Director, Medical and Life Sciences Division, Deputy Head of Division, Acting Head of Division Vice Manager, Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT) Kyoto University Hospital
Noriyuki NAYA Medical and Life Sciences Division
   

Advanced Biomedicine Analysis Laboratory

Masako ABE Program-Specific Assistant Professor

Department of Management of Technology and Intellectual Property

Chikako SAOTOME Program-Specific Professor, also holds the post of Innovation Management Expert, Kyoto University Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications(IAC)
Chiaki FUJII Administrative staff

 

Industry-Academia Collaboration Fellows (FY2025, alphabetical order)

● Drug Discovery Incubation Club Project Researchers (11 members)

Kazuhide OHTA Department Manager, JiMED Inc.
Takeo OZAWA President, Stream Science Inc.
Kazuhiro KANMURI President, Inter-Professional Inc.
Keita KIRIYA Associate, Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
Keisuke KUIDA Executive Medical Director, Roivant Sciences
Takashi FUTAMI Partner, AN Venture Partners
Masayuki MIZOGUCHI Manager, Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.
Ryosuke MUNAKATA President, Mesomery, Inc.
Noriyuki YAMAMOTO Founder, CEO, Flox Bio, Inc.
Tetsuo YOSHIDA Lead/Head, Axcelead, Inc. / ARCALIS, Inc.
Koji YOKOO (From) Astellas Pharma Inc., Business Development Dept., External Incubation Hub, Incubation Lead
(Seconded to) Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd., Investment Dept. (since June 2023), Manager

 

● IHK / KUMBL Related Fellows (4 members)

Hiroyuki HASEGAWA Senior Executive Officer & General Manager, Life Science Dept., Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.
Yousuke MORISHITA Product Designer, HILLTOP Technology Laboratory, Inc.
Tomosada YOSHIKAWA Vice President, SUS Co., Ltd.
Haruka HASHIMOTO President, Convallaria Ltd.