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 Specially Appointed Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN) Vice Director, Medical Innovation Center Senior advisor, Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science(iACT), Kyoto University Hospital
Yutaka TERSNISHI Liaison* Specially Appointed Professor
Shinobu SUZUKI Liaison*, WISE Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education Program-Specific Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Yurie NAKAYA Liaison* Program-Specific Associate Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Kojiro TAKAYAMA Liaison* Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Keiko OKANO Liaison* Specially Contracted Staff Member, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Hirokazu YAMMOTO Liaison*, Innovation Hub Kyoto, HiDEP Specially Appointed Professor
Taro YAMAGUCHI Innovation Hub Kyoto, HiDEP Program-Specific Senior Lecturer
Eriko INUKI WISE Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education Program-Specific Assistant Professor, also holds the post of Medical Education Center, Kyoto University
Hiroshi SUZUKI MTA**, Liaison* Program-Specific Associate Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Kyoko NAKAZATO MTA** Specially Contracted Staff Member
Mito OTSUKI MTA** Specially Contracted Staff Member
Keiko UEKAWA MTA** Specially Contracted Staff Member
Chieko NAKAGAWA Administrative staff Specially Contracted Staff Member, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Motomi SHIMODA Administrative staff

Liaison* stands for the coordination and negotiation of collaborative research, technology transfers, and other industry-academia collaboration.
MTA** stands for Material Transfer Agreement coordination and contractual procedures.

Collaboration Organization

Kyoto University Research Administration Center (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
Mayumi FURUYA Medical and Life Sciences Division, Deputy Head of Division, Acting Head of Division
Noriyuki NAYA Medical and Life Sciences Division

Advanced Biomedicine Analysis Laboratory

Masako ABE Program-Specific Assistant Professor
Chie UTSUMI Administrative staff

Department of Management of Technology and Intellectual Property

Chikako SAOTOME Program-Specific Professor, also holds the post of Kyoto University Open Innovation Institute (OPIN)
Chiaki FUJII Administrative staff

Consulting Fellow(2023, in no particular order)

Takashi FUTAMI Partner, AN Venture Partners
Ryosuke MUNAKATA President, Mesomery, Inc.
Takeo OZAWA President, Stream Science Inc.
Noriyuki YAMAMOTO Founder, CEO, Flox Bio, Inc.
Keita KIRIYA Associate, Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
Masayuki MIZOGUCHI Manager, Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.
Kazuhiro KANMURI President, Inter-Professional Inc.
Takahiro UCHIDA President, CEO, Sanamedi, Inc.
Yousuke MORISHITA Product Designer, HILLTOP Technology Laboratory, Inc
Hiroyuki HASEGAWA Senior Executive Officer & General Manager, Life Science Dept., Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.
Tomosada YOSHIKAWA Vice President, SUS Co. Ltd.
Yoshihiro OHTAKI President, BioFrontier Partners, Inc.
Kensei SUMITA President, Academic Industry Research Inc.