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Deputy Chief Researcher, Fundamental Technology Research Office, Research and Development Office Technology Research Laboratory, Kansai Electric Power Co.
Shin Goto
After completing his graduate studies in Open Environmental Science at Keio University, he joined Kansai Electric Power Co. After engaging in planning work for thermal power plants, he was transferred to the Research and Development Office. In the R&D Office, he was in charge of planning new business creation and experienced entrepreneurial activities at KEPCO in 2018. Currently, he is engaged in planning for new business creation, etc. at the Technical Research Institute.

Representative Director, Business Research Lab, Inc.
Mr. Yosuke Date
Representative Director of Business Research Lab, Inc. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Kobe University Graduate School of Business Administration. Master's degree in Business Administration. While enrolled in the same graduate school, he founded LLP Business Research Lab in 2009 and Business Research Lab Inc. in 2011. Since then, he has been developing his research business with a focus on the human resource field.

President and Representative Director, Emosta Inc.
Shuhei Ogawa
Graduated from Indiana University, USA. Started his own business after 7 years of working at an investment bank. Founded Emosta Inc. in 2017 after hitting it off with his brother-in-law, Xander, a psychologist; engaged in various projects with companies using their self-developed emotion recognition AI with the goal of social implementation of psychological findings through the use of AI.

General Manager, Human Resource Development Division, Liverness, Inc.
Takashi Okazaki
D. in Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. D. in Chemistry from the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
Nobuyasu Naruse
D. from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. D. in Engineering. Visiting Associate Professor at Hokkaido University Organization for the Advancement of Higher Education and Director of Polastar Space Co.
He has been engaged in the development and research of femtosecond time-resolved electron microscopy as well as the characterization of atomic and molecular level structures and properties of nanomaterials and medical materials using various microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. 2014, he has been involved in the development and implementation of an ICT-based advanced science education and research activity program for high school students at Hokkaido University. In 2017, he co-founded Polastar Space, a Hokkaido University venture company, in order to break through the numerous issues surrounding the current university. He is involved in research on a wide range of scales and in a wide range of fields, from the atomic and molecular level to outer space, while also energetically engaging in education and practical business.

General Manager, CSR and Public Relations Department, Nittetsu Engineering Co.
Mitsuko Orikasa
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law. Since joining Nippon Steel Corporation (at the time), he has been involved in theme park construction, overseas plant sales, recruitment, human resource development, CSR, and public relations. Currently, as the General Manager of CSR and Public Relations at Nittetsu Engineering Corporation, which was spun off as a separate company in 2006, he is working on the integration of sustainability into management, and is also involved in the development of a new company that incorporates the expertise and experience of engineers in the field.Engineering education program for high school students, "Passionate and Advanced Mission-E," is now being offered in Kanto and Kyushu.The following is a list of the most common problems with the

Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
Shuichiro Takahashi
D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He has been involved in RIVANESS since its establishment. After completing his graduate studies, he continued his research activities as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, while at the same time he established a research institute at RIVANESS and built the foundation of its research and development business. He devised the business model of "Liberness Research Grant," a unique research grant, and "L-RAD," a database of unutilized research ideas, and has initiated many open innovation projects involving industry, academia, and education.

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Research Career Center, Liverness, Inc.
Satoko Tachibana
He holds a Master's degree in Life Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. After completing graduate school, he worked as an editor of teaching materials at Z-kai Inc. before joining LIVERNESS in 2008. In parallel with his educational activities focusing on supporting research activities of junior and senior high school students, he has been working at the Research Career Center since 2019 on the theme of creating educational activities by researchers and maximizing their value.

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Focus Systems Co.
Keiichi Mori, President and Representative Director
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture, he graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Keio University in 1989 and joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Co. After working at a tax accounting firm, he joined Focus Systems in 1998. He was appointed as Director in 2006 and Managing Director in 2009. In April 2011, he was appointed President and Representative Director of the Company.

President and Representative Director, Santo Farm Co.
Mr. Takayuki Hazama
After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he took over his family's agrochemical dealership; in 2014, he established e-commerce business ePlus Inc. in 2014; in 2015, he established agricultural business Santo Noen Inc. and in 2018 released "AgriShot," a citrus pest diagnosis app using artificial intelligence.

Representative Director, Kisvin Science K.K.
Kazuhiro Nishioka
He developed a low-cost sap flow sensor that measures the flow rate of sap sucked up by plants from their roots, and founded a venture company at the University of Tokyo to promote its use in the agricultural scene. At the same time, he has served as an advisor to several agri-tech ventures. His love of wine led him to organize Team Kisvin, a viticulture research group, 14 years ago, while he was involved in winemaking in Yamanashi, Japan. This year, he will start winemaking in California, USA.

Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
Shuichiro Takahashi

D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He has been involved in RIVANESS since its establishment. After completing his graduate studies, he continued his research activities as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, while at the same time he established a research institute at RIVANESS and built the foundation of its research and development business. He devised the business model of "Liberness Research Grant," a unique research grant, and "L-RAD," a database of unutilized research ideas, and has initiated many open innovation projects involving industry, academia, and education.

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Team Leader, Molecular Bioregulation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Shinya Hagiwara

He led chemical biology research at ITbM from 2013 to 2018, and in 2015, he published a paper in Science on "Yosimulactone Green," a turn-on fluorescent molecule that captures the germination of parasitic plants. ", which captures the germination of parasitic plants. He actively collaborates with biologists on plant-based research, and his research style is characterized by his ability to accurately understand and gain insight into plant function through the eyes of chemistry.

Japan Science and Technology Agency PRESTO Researcher
Project Assistant Professor, Institute for Transformative Biomolecular Research, Nagoya University
Yosuke Toda

He received his degree in Plant Molecular Genetics and Plant Physiology from Nagoya University. He changed his specialty significantly to bioinformatics, triggered by the development of image analysis techniques for screening compounds that affect stomatal aperture in plants. In order to develop fundamental technologies for plant phenotypic quantification, he has been engaged in cross-disciplinary research at JST PRESTO "Information Cooperative Cultivation" since 2017.

Project Lecturer, Institute for Transformative Biomolecular Research, Nagoya University
Yusuke Nakane

After receiving his degree from Nagoya University, he worked in drug discovery research in the field of central nervous system diseases at a pharmaceutical company, and since September 2016, he has been working at the Institute for Transformative Biomolecular Research (ITbM) at Nagoya University to elucidate the onset and progression mechanisms of diseases associated with the disruption of the biological clock, as well as to develop chemical screening to identify compounds that regulate the biological clock. The ITbM is also engaged in chemical screening aimed at identifying compounds that regulate the biological clock. He is also involved in the ITbM venture "Craftide" as chief biologist, and is engaged in mid-molecular drug discovery through phenotypic screening of poorly synthesized peptides and proteins, starting with cyclic peptides.

Project Associate Professor, Institute for Transformative Biomolecular Research, Nagoya University; Director for Research Promotion, Nagoya University
Ayato Sato

Leading interdisciplinary research between biology and chemistry at ITbM through compound screening. Over the past 6 years, a total of 1.2 million compounds have been distributed to 120 collaborators. Part of the results will be used to start a venture company. At the same time, the Research Promotion Division, which seamlessly collaborates with researchers from the inside of their heads to the social implementation of research results, has been established to create the ultimate fusion research management scheme.

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Director, Development Laboratory, Duskin Co.
Mr. Masahiro Imanishi

Joined the company in 1983 and was assigned to the Equipment Engineering Department of the Production Division, which developed cleaning and processing equipment for mops and mats. In 1989, he was transferred to the Product Development Department of the mainstay Ai-no-Ten Business Division (now the Door-to-Door Sales Group). He was involved in product development of cleaning and sanitation products, mainly mops and mats. Later, after working in the head office division, he has been in charge of the Development Laboratory since 2008.

Frontier Consulting Inc.
Executive Officer, General Manager, Work Design R&D Dept.
Mr. Shinji Ineda

First-class architect. He joined Frontier Consulting from its inception to head the Design and Design Department, and from 2020 established the Work Design R&D Department to focus more on activity design. He is also responsible for the on-demand media "Worker's Resort," and researches offices and work styles in Japan and abroad.

Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
Shuichiro Takahashi
D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He has been involved in RIVANESS since its establishment. After completing his graduate studies, he continued his research activities as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, while at the same time he established a research institute at RIVANESS and built the foundation of its research and development business. He devised the business model of "Liberness Research Grant," a unique research grant, and "L-RAD," a database of unutilized research ideas, and has initiated many open innovation projects involving industry, academia, and education.

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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Tohoku University
Mr. Kenjiro Tadakuma

D. in 2007 from the Department of Mechanical and Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology. D. in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007, Postdoctoral Associate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007, Research Fellow at Tohoku University in 2008, Assistant Professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Assistant Professor at Osaka University, and Associate Professor at Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University since May 2015. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Tohoku University since May 2015. Currently. Consistently engaged in research and development of robot mechanisms, including omni-directional moving and driving mechanisms and flexible and rigid switching gripper mechanisms.

Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Mr. Yasuaki Kakehi

Interactive media researcher and media artist. D. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies. After working at Keio University and MIT, he has been Associate Professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo since 2018. Using advanced technology, he pioneers interaction expression that extends the characteristics of human sensation, perception, and physical materials. In addition to his engineering research, he has exhibited his works in Japan and abroad, and has received numerous awards, including the ACM CHI Best Paper Award and the Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the field of science and technology.http://xlab.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jpThe following is a list of the most common problems with the

CEO and Representative Director, Nature Architects, Inc.
Mr. Taisuke Oshima

He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Regional and System Sciences. After working as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1) and as a part-time researcher at the University of Tsukuba, he founded Nature Architects in May 2017. He is engaged in research on mechanical metamaterials, computational design, and digital fabrication, and in the development of technologies to calculate the elasticity and deformation of materials and to design, fabricate, and control them at will through geometric structures. He is certified as an "Unexplored Super Creator" by the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, and as a member of the Cross-cultivation Program by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University
Mr. Hidemitsu Furukawa

He is the head of the Soft and Wet Matter Engineering Laboratory (SWEL) at Yamagata University. after moving to Yamagata University in 2009, he started developing a 3D gel printer, which became the focus of attention when the 3D printer boom came. in April 2018, he established the Yawaraka 3D Co-Creation Consortium, and became its chairman, He also focuses on social implementation of the technology. His research on enhancing 3D digital fabrication of polymer gel, utilizing 3D printers in education, and social implementation of cutting-edge technology has taken the creation of new value from local to global.

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General Manager, Regional Development Office, Regional Development Department, The Higo Bank, Ltd.
Mr. Shogo Takeshita
Born in Kumamoto, Japan, he joined Higo Bank's Udo Branch in April 1997, worked at Minami Hakata Branch in 2002, Minami Kumamoto Branch in 2004, and was transferred to Mizuho Corporate Bank on an advisory basis in 2008; returned to Higo Bank's Information Sales Department in 2009, Deputy Research Officer, Regional Development Office, Regional Development Department in 2015, and April 2019 Current position from April 2019.

Manager, Regional Strategy Department, Kansai Mirai Bank, Ltd.
Mr. Tsuyoshi Uraguchi
Graduated from Ritsumeikan University's Faculty of Economics in 2009 and joined Biwako Bank, Ltd. After working at Yohkaichi Branch, Osaka Ekimae Branch, and Umeda Branch, he was transferred to the Monozukuri Promotion Division, Commerce, Industry, Tourism, and Labor Department of Shiga Prefecture in FY2016, where he was involved in the launch and operation of the "Shiga Tech Planter" and "Shiga Growth Industry Discovery and Development Consortium". In charge of industry-academia-government collaboration and business matching. Visiting coordinator for social cooperation at Shiga University.

Research Manager, Regional Business Development, Corporate Consulting Group, Solution Sales Department, The Chugoku Bank, Ltd.
Norikazu Takeda
After graduating from Kagawa University's Faculty of Economics in 1999, he joined The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. He was in charge of business restructuring at the sales branch and loan department, and in 2014, he was transferred to the Iwate Prefecture Industrial Restoration Consultation Center to assist in the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. After returning to Iwate, he assumed his current position. He participated in the establishment of the Okayama Innovation Project, a program to support founders, and led the organization of the Okayama Tech Planter, and plans to hold the Science Castle Chugoku-Shikoku in Okayama in 2020. He aims to establish an ecosystem for fostering local industries, and to discover and nurture companies that will change the world from the local area.

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Director, Institute for Natural Industrial Symbiosis, LIVERNESS Co.
Yuji Fukuda
Born in Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture. Completed the master's program at Nara Institute of Science and Technology. After working at a pig farm run by a livestock feed wholesaler, he joined RIVANES Corporation in 2009. Soon after joining the company, he was assigned to the Okinawa office, where he worked on research into the utilization of unused local resources and built the "Fukkojo Pork" brand pig. in September 2016, he was transferred to Kumamoto Prefecture, where he is promoting research into a nature-friendly industry where local resources, people, and people across generations live in harmony with each other. Director of Fukkojo Farm Co. He arrived at the Osaka headquarters in April 2018.

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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Creation, Faculty of Environment, Tokyo City University
Wataru Kitamura
Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tokyo City University Born in Chiba, Japan in 1979. Specializes in behavioral ecology, conservation biology, and ornithology. After graduating from the College of Liberal Arts at International Christian University, he studied the behavioral ecology of swallows at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Tokyo, where he received his Ph. He has been a member of the Little Turn Project, a non-profit organization, since 2004, and has been involved in the conservation of the endangered Koan Tern since 2012. In addition, as a representative of Liferbird, he is involved in activities aimed at the dissemination and development of ornithological research.

Representative Director and CEO, Inoka Co.
Yota Takakura
After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of Engineering degree, he conducted research at the University of Tokyo's Rekimoto Lab, which produced Yoichi Ochiai, among others, on supporting the practice of musical instruments using machine learning. While in school, he founded a hardware development company and was involved in various projects, and in April 2019, he established Inoka Inc. Under the management philosophy of "Delivering the value of nature to people," he is engaged in environmental conservation, education, and research in cooperation with large corporations, utilizing his unique "environmental transfer technology" that reproduces ecosystems.

Representative Director, Science Groove Inc.
Yuya Miyazaki
Representative Director and CEO of Science Groove Inc. He has been developing games and web services since his junior high school days and established a software development company while studying at Kyushu University. He specializes in web front-end development, game development, etc. In October 2019, he founded Science Groove Inc. with researchers from Kyushu University and Tokyo Metropolitan University. He is working on developing simulation tools for science education and is currently developing a demonstration experiment using Virtual ECOSYSTEM, an ecosystem simulation.

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
Shuhei Tsukada
D. in Applied Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Agriculture. Participated in the management of RIVERNESS since 2003, when the company was in its early stages of establishment. After accumulating practical experience in experimental classes and various types of writing, developed and introduced advanced technologies in the agri-field and launched a project to build an ecosystem for regional startups. Committed to technology and business development in collaboration with large and medium-sized companies, venture companies, researchers, etc. on a field-oriented basis.

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President and CEO, Metagen, Inc.
Project Professor, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University
Shinji Fukuda)he
In addition to his current position, he has been a visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba's School of Medicine and Medical Sciences since 2016, a group leader at the Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Industrial Technology since 2017, a visiting professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since 2019, and a deputy research director at JST ERATO. 2013 Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; 2015 Science and Technology In 2015, he was selected for "Outstanding Contribution to Science and Technology 2015" by the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In the same year, he won the top prize at the 1st Bioscience Grand Prix for his business plan "Healthy Society Created from Stool" and founded Metagen Inc. He became President and CEO. He is the author of "Understanding More! Intestinal Microflora" (Yodosha).

Project Professor, Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Hisanori Kato
D. from the University of Tokyo, worked as an assistant at the University of Tokyo, a researcher at NIH, and an assistant professor at Utsunomiya University before assuming his current position. He specializes in molecular nutrition. He combines various comprehensive analyses of genomes, proteomes, metabolomes, and microbiomes to explore new functions of foods. He is the Vice President of the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science, the Organizing Committee Chairman of the 22nd International Congress on Nutrition to be held at the Tokyo International Forum in 2021, and an Affiliate Member of the Science Council of Japan. He is a curry lover.

Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Hypertension Medicine, Kagoshima University
Mitsuru Oishi
Graduated from Osaka University School of Medicine in 1990, and worked in cardiovascular emergency and cardiac catheterization since 1991. 1995 returned to the 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University, and then to the Department of Pathology, Osaka City University to conduct research on atherosclerosis. 1997 to 2 years of study at the Howard Florey Research Institute, Australia. After working as a lecturer at the Department of Geriatrics and Nephrology, Osaka University, he became a professor at the Department of Cardiovascular and Hypertension Medicine, Kagoshima University in 2013, where he has also served as deputy hospital director since 2015. He is conducting three cohort studies and 30-year health checkup data analysis for 1 million people in Kagoshima in collaboration with industry and academia.

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Representative Director, Vice President CTO, Liverness, Inc.
Jyo Inoue
D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing the doctoral program, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University before being appointed as a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

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Growth Manager, Managing Director, Real Tech Fund
Representative of Space Food X
Mizuki Komasa

Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Mr. Tatsuya Shimizu
Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine in 1992, and a physician in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Koyama began research at Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1999 on cardiac regenerative medicine using cell sheet engineering, the world's first technology of its kind originating in Japan. Currently, as a tissue engineer, he promotes research and development of various regenerative medicine and drug discovery models. In recent years, he has not limited himself to medical treatment, but has also developed the application of tissue engineering to food production. His motto is "Dream and Belief.

Visiting Professor, Institute for Strategic Studies of Rule Formation, Tama University; former member of the House of Representatives
Mr. Mineyuki Fukuda
Born in 1964. Graduated from Rikkyo University, Faculty of Sociology. Member of the Yokohama City Assembly (2 terms) and the House of Representatives (3 terms). He is an assistant minister of the Cabinet Office (in charge of My Number) and vice minister of the Cabinet Office (in charge of IT, cyber security, intellectual property, and science and technology). He is a "policy family member" in charge of hydrogen energy policy, digital society policy, and urban agriculture policy. His motto is to be the first to take on challenges such as online donations, virtual currency crowdfunding, and the establishment of an online news TV show by politicians.

Kyushu University, 1st year doctoral student
Cultured Meat Researcher Eggs
Yuji Matsuyoshi
He is the Kyushu Branch Director of the Shojinmeat Project. D. student who usually uses muscle cells from mice, rats, and sometimes crayfish in her experiments. At the same time, he is conducting a "research on the acceptability of cultured meat to Muslims" with an intramural co-researcher (lecturer Rika Terano), and is the son of a Shinto priest who is devising a social implementation of cultured meat from a religious perspective as well. He will clarify the religious issues in cultured meat production and smoothly introduce it to the Islamic world (halal market).

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Director, Japan Cellular Agriculture Association, a non-profit organization
Mayu Sugisaki
Graduated from Hokkaido University, Faculty of Agriculture, and completed graduate studies at the University of Tokyo. In 2017, he joined the Shojinmeat Project, an open-source research and development organization, and has been experimenting with cell culture at home. He has been active in the Japan Cellular Agriculture Association, disseminating information on cell agriculture to introduce the concept of cell agriculture to more people.

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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Hiroaki Onoe)he
He received his B.S. degree from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. After working as a visiting researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo in 2009. In April 2016, he was appointed as Director and CTO of Cell Fiber Inc. in April 2016, and has been focusing on commercialization while concurrently performing university work. He received the Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a series of in vitro tissue formation studies involving cellular fibers in April 2017.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology
Eiji Nagamori
D. in Engineering from Nagoya University. After working as a postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he joined Toyota Central R&D Labs. After working in the Biotechnology Research Laboratory of the Materials Division and the Advanced Research Center at Toyota Central R&D Labs, he became a lecturer at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (formerly the Department of Fermentation Engineering), and since 2016, he has been an associate professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, where he leads the Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory. He is currently developing novel culture technologies for microorganisms and animal cells based on biochemical engineering, implementing them in society, and conducting educational activities.

General Manager, Kawadacho Laboratory, Ogino Memorial Research Institute, Nihon Kohden Co.
Hirotsugu Kubo
D. in Medicine from Tokyo Women's Medical University. Specialized in regenerative medical engineering. After joining Nihon Kohden, he was engaged in the development of medical devices and also in the research and development of cell culture and processing technologies centered on cell sheet engineering. Since 2014, he has been participating in the AMED "Three-dimensional tissue model for drug discovery testing using stacked cell sheets" and conducting research and development of a drug discovery support system using cardiomyocyte sheets.

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Representative Director, CELFIBER Inc.
Mr. Yu Yanagisawa
D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Tokyo. Dean's Prize of the Graduate School of Engineering and the President's Prize of the University of Tokyo in 2017.Appointed as Director of Cell Fiber in May 2018.Principal Investigator of AMED "Development of High Density Continuous Production Technology for Antibody Production Using Cell Fiber" in June 2018.Selected by NEDO in October 2018. He was selected for the Entrepreneurs Profgram (NEP) to develop a contractility measurement system oriented to drug discovery applications of cardiac fibers, and was appointed as Representative Director in June 2019.

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Representative Director, Seki Ironworks Ltd.
Eiichi SekiMr.
Born in Ota-ku, Tokyo and raised in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. From childhood, he was involved in the manufacturing environment, drilling holes with a drilling machine and making his own playthings. After working for 10 years in maintenance, repair, remodeling, and design of automatic machines installed on production lines, he joined Seki Tekkosho in 2002. He worked at the main factory in Ota-ku, Tokyo, and became the third president of Seki Tekkosho in 2014. He has also served as secretary general of the Omori Factory Association YM Club, chairman of the Ota Industrial Federation Youth Committee, and vice president of the Omori Factory Association, and is actively working to boost the manufacturing industry in the ward.

Representative Director, Zenda Kogyo Co.
Mr. Yoshihiro Fukutomi
After completing a master's degree (engineering) at Muroran Institute of Technology in 2004, he joined a factory in Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 2014, he was awarded the Next Generation of Artisans in Ota, and in the same year, he completed the biomedical curriculum at Tokyo Women's Medical University. 11 years of training later, in April 2015, he became independent. In 2017, he obtained a doctorate in medicine from Tokyo Women's Medical University in order to strengthen his medical field. In addition, he has been participating in the All Japan Manufacturing Koma Taisen since 2012.

President and Representative Director, Eisho Kinzoku Co.
Yukihiro Sayama
We are a reverse engineering company that is self-appointed as a "rush temple for manufacturing. Our base is our perspective as an inspector of 3D measurement and component analysis, and our generalist skills, which have been used to improve cases of recalls and troubles caused by incorrect transition to mass production. We strive to maintain and grow OTA JAPAN QUALITY by rating the on-site capabilities of companies participating in the "E-Monozukuri Network," for which we serve as a contact point, from the perspective of an inspector, and by trying to provide the best match for their needs.

Representative Director, Sankei Engineering Co.
Mr. Yoshihiro Doba
After retiring from a major manufacturer, he started a venture company with "heating technology" at its core. Backed by the power of a small factory in Ota-ku, Tokyo, the company performs a full range of services, from atari-testing for universities and major companies, to prototyping of equipment and manufacturing of industrial manufacturing equipment. The company has a wide range of customers in the food, automobile, medical, and semiconductor industries. The company aims to become a "prototype laboratory" for its customers, functioning as a place for experimentation, measurement, and prototype assembly, while leaving the manufacture of parts to nearby factories with optimal equipment and technology.

Chief, Industrial Promotion Division, Industry and Economy Department, Ota Ward
Mr. Shoichi Usui
Joined Ota City Office in April 1989. Served as Chief of Cultural Promotion Division and Director of Haneda Special Sub-branch, and has been in his current position since April 2017. He also serves as Deputy Counselor of the Airport Machizukuri Headquarters, and is working to develop local industries and revitalize the local economy in Ota Ward by taking advantage of the location of Haneda Innovation City.

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Executive Officer CKO, LIVERNESS Co.
Kazuhiro Hasegawa
He holds a master's degree in engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. He joined RIVERNESS in his first year of master's degree and later became the first new employee of RIVERNESS. He launched the Human Resources Development Division and became an executive officer in 2012. In 2013, he moved to the Tokyo Head Office, where he is responsible for incubation projects in the manufacturing field, industry-academia collaboration projects, and the revitalization of manufacturing companies.

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Managing Director, Heuristic Sherpa, Sigmaxis Inc.
Shunichi Shibanumadead horseMr. Shunichi Numa
University of TokyoGraduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, and joined the Bank of Japan in 1995. During his tenure, he was seconded to the Industrial Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for two years. After working for McKinsey & Company, he was involved in the turnaround of a Japanese fund and joined Sigmaxyz Inc. in 2009. He is engaged in corporate innovation and new business development, and at the same time, he is responsible for the company's alliance strategy. He is also a member of the board of directors of SX Capital Corporation, a portfolio company. He is a professor at the Graduate School of Management, Globis University.

Assistant Professor, Institute of Human Development and Educational Sciences, Ochanomizu University
Osamu Imaizumi
After completing the Master's program in Design Science at the Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, he worked for a company before completing the Doctoral program at the same university. After working as a researcher at the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and the University of Sussex, she assumed her current position as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Human Development, Ochanomizu University. Specializing in cognitive psychology, she has worked in various fields on the theme of self-emotional cognitionThe research will be conducted in collaboration with

Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
Shuichiro Takahashi
D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He has been involved in RIVANESS since its establishment. After completing his graduate studies, he continued his research activities as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, while at the same time he established a research institute at RIVANESS and built the foundation of its research and development business. He devised the business model of "Liberness Research Grant," a unique research grant, and "L-RAD," a database of unutilized research ideas, and has initiated many open innovation projects involving industry, academia, and education.

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Director, Sci-Tech Research Institute, Riverness, Inc.
Iori Egawa
M.A. in Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Master (Academic). During his studies, he researched personality psychology.In 2017, he joined LIVERNESS with a desire to install the power of researchers of the mind in society. In October 2018, he launched the Psykitec Institute and assumed the position of Director. He is currently working on a project that crosses the knowledge of researchers of the mind, companies, and technology domains.

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President and Representative Director, A.L.I Technologies, Inc.
Daisuke Katano (Mr. Daisuke)
After working on a wide range of domestic and international projects from manufacturers to food and beverage at Boston Consulting Group and Dream Incubator, he became the representative director of the Japanese subsidiary of one of the largest independent consulting firms in Asia. After promoting overseas expansion projects to Europe, and after more than 10 years of experience in strategic consulting and management support, he was appointed Representative Director and COO of A.L.I. Technologies, Inc. in July 2018, in which he had participated as an angel investor, and was appointed President and Representative Director in March 2019. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Producer, J-SPARC, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Vice President, Space Food X
Yuta Kikuchi
After completing graduate studies in sports science, he joined JAXA. After completing graduate studies in sports science, he joined JAXA, where he was in charge of business promotion in the rocket division and space education projects through external collaboration. After returning to JAXA, he established the Japan Space Program for Space Innovation Partnership (J-SPARC) and has been involved in co-creation activities with private companies and others. He is the vice president of Space Food X, which aims to create the world's first space food market and achieve the SDGs. His dream is to realize the Lunar Olympics and to be able to watch the event in action himself.

General Manager, Marketing Division, Waeru Co.
Sumire Takahashi
Studied abroad in the UK during college and was impressed by the depth of Japanese culture and history. After working in marketing for human resources business, she joined Waeru Inc. in 2018. She is responsible for a wide range of new business launches and business expansion as a "communicating craftsman," including the marketing of "aeru, a brand of traditions from the age of 0," which creates daily necessities that can be used from birth with artisans across Japan, as well as planning and developing learning-based workshops and initiatives centered on traditions with local governments across the country.

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General Manager, Manufacturing Research Center, LIVERNESS Co.
Daigo Fujita
Upon entering Tokyo Institute of Technology, he was involved in the start-up of Miraikan volunteers under Director Mamoru Mohri and founded the Science Event Circle. He participated in the founding period of LIVERNESS and developed nearly 100 educational programs centering on manufacturing, including a space education project utilizing the International Space Station and the establishment of a robotics class for elementary school students. He is currently working not only with children, but also with major companies, venture companies, and local factories to support manufacturing for problem solving.