[Commentator.
Mr. Masaya Tokai
Industry-Academia Collaboration, Innovation Strategy Department, TOYOBO CO.

In April 1983, he joined Toyobo Co. After returning to Japan in 1997, he was involved in planning and management, optical functional materials business, and new business planning, He has been in his current position since April 2022.

[Presenter.
Yuya Oyama he
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Keio University, 1st year of doctoral program

[Presenter.
Yuya Dohi he
Assistant Professor, Rheology and Physics Research Group, Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

[Presenter.
Yoshii, Keisuke he
Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 3rd Year, Doctoral Course

[Moderator]
Mr. Satoshi Ijichi
Ltd. Manufacturing and Development Division / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Rivanes, Japan

Engaged in synthesis of artificial sweeteners and structure determination of taste receptors at Osaka City University (now Osaka Public University). Master (Engineering). At LIVERNESS, he has been in charge of many food and chemical related projects ranging from educational planning and development connecting researchers and the next generation to regional and international taste analysis surveys. Currently, in the Manufacturing and Development Division, he is promoting collaboration between manufacturing companies and start-ups. He also belongs to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, where he conducts research and development of tastes, flavors and aromas.

[Moderator]
Mr. Kengo Suzuki
Executive Officer CTO, Euglena Co.

D. (Agriculture)/Ph.D. (Medicine), was involved in the establishment of Euglena Co., Ltd. in 2005 while a student at the University of Tokyo, where he was one of the co-founders and responsible for research and development up to the present. He is mainly involved in the development of technologies related to the mass cultivation of Euglena, a type of microalgae, and received his PhD (Agriculture) from the University of Tokyo in 2016 and his PhD (Medicine) from Kitasato University in 2019. He is currently a team leader of the Microalgae Production Control Technology Research Team at RIKEN, a Visiting Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, and a Specially Appointed Professor (Visiting) at Tohoku University Graduate Program for Excellence in Future Medical Care Creation.

Mr. Masahiro Kariyama
Senior Managing Director, Fujiwara Techno-Art Co.

Graduated from the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and joined Honda Motor Co. in 1978, and was engaged in the development of brewing machines and other equipment at Fujiwara Techno-Art from 1985. Engaged in research and development related to the enlargement, automation, and production process of manufacturing equipment and plants for soy sauce, miso, sake, and shochu, which are traditional Japanese foods. He was also engaged in the development of new powder sterilization equipment and solid-state culture systems using filamentous fungi, etc. He was appointed as Director (Development and Technology Division) in 2006, and assumed his current position in 2020.

Mr. Hiroshi Kanzaki 
Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University

D. in Agricultural Chemistry, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University in 1986, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 1986, Research Assistant at Okayama University in 1987, Assistant Professor in 1994, Professor in 2004, and Professor in 2022. He also serves as a professor of the "Microbiology and Industry Chair," an endowed chair established by a donation from Fujiwara Techno-Art Co. He specializes in applied microbiology and natural product organic chemistry, and his main research theme is "research on conversion of low-functional substances to highly functional substances using cells and enzymes. Recently, he established the "Consortium for Research on Solid-State Culture of Aspergillus oryzae" and is promoting industry-academia-government collaboration activities.

Mr. Eiichiro Fukuzaki
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Director, Industrial Biotechnology Initiative Research Division, Organization for Leading Interdisciplinary Research, Osaka University

Graduated from the Department of Fermentation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University (1983), and completed the graduate course at the same university (1985). After working for Nitto Denko Corporation for 10 years, he became an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University in 1995, and assumed his current position in 2007. His research interests include the development and application of metabolome analysis technology. Especially, he focuses on food products and microorganisms. He is promoting the "Innovative Center for Co-creation of Low Food Loss" as a project leader under the JST Co-creation Support Program. He believes that "Engineering is a service science that responds to social needs with technology. His academic affiliations include the Japanese Society for Biotechnology, the Japanese Society for Bioscience and Biotechnology, the Japanese Society for Agricultural Chemistry, and the International Society for Metabolomics. He is currently working on the 100th anniversary project of the Japan Society for Biological Engineering (2022) as the president of the society.

Mr. Tomohiro Ishizu
Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kansai University

He was a researcher at the Department of Psychology, University of Vienna, a senior researcher at University College London, and a specially-appointed associate professor at the Open Innovation Organization of Kyoto University before assuming his current position. He specializes in neuroaesthetics, which uses cognitive neuroscience to study the relationship between artistic activities and cognitive processes, and between aesthetic sensitivity and brain functions. He is also involved in activities to apply basic research in sensitivity science to solving real-world problems (e.g., improving the wellbeing of elderly care facilities through art and sensitivity).

Ms. Masako Ohira
Professor, Faculty of Education, Shiga University / Director, eveCare Co.

Completed the doctoral course at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine in 2011. In the same year, he became a researcher at Nagaoka University of Technology's Center for the Development of Top Runners in the Fusion of Industry, Academia, and Government. In 2015, he became an associate professor at the Faculty of Education, Shiga University, and in 2021, he will become a professor at the Faculty of Education, Shiga University. Since his graduate school days, he has been engaged in research on stress evaluation using hormones in saliva. In recent years, he has been engaged in research and development of methodologies for stress assessment without using saliva, such as psychological stress assessment using biochemicals derived from body tissue fluid, nails, and hair. D. in Medicine.

Mr. Tomohiko Sato
Business Strategy Group, Business Promotion Office, Healthcare SBU, Daicel Corporation

Graduated from Nagoya Institute of Technology in 2009 with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering. After working as an engineer at a cosmetics manufacturer, he was engaged in overall cosmetics planning for a healthcare SBU at Daicel Corporation. While working for a cosmetics manufacturer, he was mainly in charge of product design of powder formulations, and also developed raw materials contained in the formulations. Based on this experience, he is currently involved in the planning and development of raw material products for cosmetics by combining the perspective of cosmetic formulation with Daicel's chemical technology.

[Moderator]
Joe Inoue
CKO, President and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.

D., Pharmacist, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, founded REVANES in 2002 with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and technology while in graduate school. After completing the doctoral process, he worked as Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, and Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Keio University, before assuming and concurrently serving as Professor of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University from 2018. While conducting research and development, he has been involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes. He has also been involved in the launch of many venture companies and serves as an advisor.

Mr. Masahisa Hasunuma
Professor, Director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology Research, Kobe University

He is a leading young researcher in the field of metabolic engineering. He has been a research leader of national projects such as JST PRESTO, NEDO Biomass Energy Technology Development Project, and JST Future Society Creation Project, and has been a research leader of the NEDO Smart Cell Project since 2016. Since 2016, he has been leading the bio-monozukuri field as the R&D leader of the NEDO Smart Cell Project, and has also conducted numerous joint research projects with companies. He developed the first biofoundry in Japan and was involved in the founding of Bacchus BioInnovation Inc.

Mr. Takashi Osanai
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Meiji University

D. in Agricultural Sciences from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo in 2007, a JSPS Research Fellowship in the same year, a RIKEN Basic Science Fellowship in 2010, and a JST PRESTO Full-time Researcher in 2011, before becoming a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Agriculture, Meiji University in 2015. 2018-present: JST-ALCA research project. Representative; founded Cyanology, Inc. in June 2022, and President; 2018 United Sunda Kai Academic Encouragement Award; adopted by Kawasaki Deep Tech Accelerator in 2021; 2021 Agri-Tech Grand Prix Real Tech Fund Award, among others.

Mr. Yota Takakura
Representative Director and CEO, Inoka Co.

Born in 1994. Graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Engineering, and conducted research in the Junichi Rekimoto Laboratory of the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, where he conducted research on supporting practice of musical instruments using machine learning. While in school, he founded a hardware development company and established Inoka Inc. in April 2019, and became a director of the Roth Foundation for Children's Mirai in October 2021. In the same year, he was selected for Forbes JAPAN "30 UNDER 30".

Mr. Daisuke Tagawa
Group Manager, Healthcare Planning and Development Group, DIC Corporation

After working for a major chemical manufacturer and a healthcare manufacturer, he is currently struggling to launch a new business within a major company at DIC Corporation. His background is in polymer science. After conducting structural control research on hydrophilic resins and urethane resins at a major chemical manufacturer, he developed a number of functional chemical products. He was the youngest person at the time to receive the Best Invention of the Year Award. At a healthcare manufacturer, he planned a wide range of new businesses for pharmaceutical, food, and industrial applications using the food-use capsule technology that was his base technology. In particular, he created solutions by combining technologies from different fields, such as polymer materials x microorganisms and food materials x pheromones. Involved in business management of existing businesses while launching new businesses.

[Moderator]
Yukihiro Maru
Group CEO and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.

In 2002, while a graduate student at the University of Tokyo, he founded LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. He developed Japan's first "delivery laboratory class" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new knowledge by combining assets that lie dormant in universities and local communities, and as the instigator of one of Asia's largest venture ecosystems, he works to solve global-scale social issues by discovering deep tech from around the world. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous deep tech ventures, and from February 2020 will serve as Representative Director of Real Tech Holdings Corporation, which invests in R&D-based innovative technologies that contribute to solving global and human issues, and from January 2022 will serve as CRO of Euglena Co. Ltd. from January 2022.

Mr. Yosuke Ozawa
Co-Founder and CEO, Epistra Corporation

He studied bioinformatics at Keio University and worked as a researcher at IBM Research. He then went to England and single-handedly wrote the core system and 9 fundamental patents for the start-up company Ecrebo, which rapidly grew to a market capitalization of over 10 billion yen. After returning to Japan, he led the development of an information system for the experimental robot "Mahoro" at RBI Corporation, an AIST technology transfer venture, and then founded Epistra. In collaboration with RIKEN, he built an AI for trial-and-error of cell recipes for regenerative medicine (published in eLife magazine). He has published original papers in the fields of mathematical optimization, databases, and computational biology.

Mr. Satoshi Kanie
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kinki University

D. in engineering from Nagoya University in 2006, and completed his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University in 2011. D. (Engineering) from the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University in 2011. He was a specially-appointed researcher at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (2011-2012) and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Drug Discovery Science, Nagoya University (2012-2022) before assuming his current position from April 2022. His academic affiliations include the Japanese Society for Biotechnology, the Japanese Society for Chemical Engineering, the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, the Japanese Society for Biomaterials, the Japanese Society for Animal Cell Technology, and the Laboratory Automation Research Society. He has been conducting research on cell culture measurement for automation of animal cell culture and biomaterials development using peptides. Currently, he is running his laboratory independently and struggling daily! He realizes the need for manpower (robotics and automation).

Mr. Atsuhiko Negishi
Chief, Industry Marketing Department, Planning Office, Industrial Automation Business Company, OMRON Corporation

Joined OMRON in 2010. As an engineer, he was engaged in the development of temperature control controllers for industrial use and the development of design technology that can withstand adverse environments. After that, he was in charge of planning manufacturing solutions for industries such as image sensors, the automotive industry, the electronics industry, and the food manufacturing industry, and is currently taking on the challenge of launching a new business for the medical field from April 2021!

[Moderator]
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.

D. from Yokohama City University in 2009. D. in Science, focusing on creating new research projects between industry and young researchers, including the launch of the "Liberace Research Fund" for young researchers under the age of 40. He has been leading the "Association of Hyperdifferent Fields" for many years since its inception, and has also been involved in the creation of places to generate research, such as the establishment of life science laboratories.

Mr. Masataka Kusunobu
Associate Professor, Department of Bio-Applied Chemistry, Wakayama National College of Technology

Since childhood, I have been drawn to the fascination of the deep sea. My direct exposure to the deep sea came with the discovery of a new species of Colwellia marinimaniae MTCD1 strain isolated from deep-sea leafhoppers in the Mariana Trench. This bacterium is still registered as an absolute pressure-loving bacterium with the highest optimum pressure. Recently, we have been developing biosement for use in eelgrass bed conservation to protect the marine environment. Bio-cement is an extremely environmentally friendly material that solidifies sea sand with marine microorganisms, and has the feature that even if eelgrass is wiped out in the future, no artificial materials will remain on the seafloor. Japan is a country surrounded by the sea, and we are working daily to maintain an environment where people can enjoy a rich life by making the most effective use of this environment.

Mr. Takashi Nakanishi
Visiting Professor, Research Center for Environment and Disaster Prevention, The University of Tokushima

Born in Osaka in 1958. D. in Engineering from Kagoshima University, Doctor of Engineering from the Graduate School of Tokushima University, Professional Engineer (Construction) and Diving Specialist, specializing in "Environmental Restoration of Coastal Areas". After working for a construction company and as an environmental consultant, he is currently a visiting professor at the Environmental Disaster Prevention Center, University of Tokushima, a lecturer (part-time) at the Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, and an environmental advisor for JF Hyogo Fisheries Federation. He was involved in the development and practical application of amino acid concrete in an industry-academia joint project by the University of Tokushima, Ajinomoto Corporation, and Nikken Kogaku Co. He is also supporting the development of several other marine environmental restoration technologies for practical application and commercialization.

Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama
President and Representative Director, Agriblue Corporation

After working at Hitachi, Ltd., the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, and the Graduate School of Hiroshima University, he joined the Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokushima Bunri University in 2012. Doctor of Science. Specializes in surface physics and photophysics. Realizing that weak light, about one-millionth of sunlight, greatly promotes plant growth and secondary metabolism, he started research on next-generation cultivation technology for leafy greens, fruit trees, seaweed, and microalgae. Aiming for social implementation of this technology, he established Agri Blue Inc. in 2020, and is promoting its application to horticulture facilities, plant factories, agricultural power generation, and marine resource recovery.

[Moderator]
Mr. Sho Nakaeima
Educational Development Division, LIVERNESS Co. 

D., University of the Ryukyus, 2016. D. in Science. While in school, he engaged in research on light stress response focusing on fluorescent proteins in reef-building corals. After receiving his degree, he launched a nature tour business for tourists with his friends, and joined RIVANES Corporation in 2017. In addition to planning and managing "Science Castle," a conference for junior high and high school students, he is involved in supporting research by young researchers and junior high and high school students in the Marine Challenge Program, a next-generation development project specializing in the marine field, with the aim of realizing a society in which people and nature coexist in harmony, together with companies, universities, and the next generation, who will play a central role in society in the future.

Mr. Junichi Sugihara
Representative Director, Bio Impact Inc.

The company operates one of Japan's largest databases of research topics and researchers, "Japan-Research.com," which combines information on funding for scientific research from various ministries and research institutions with information on researchers and press releases. The company also provides sales support services for research reagent and equipment companies, as well as industry-academia collaboration matching and KOL search services for pharmaceutical companies, etc., utilizing its proprietary analysis algorithms for research fields, etc., built using machine learning and natural language processing.

Mr. Eri Ono
Assistant Professor, IT Planning Office, Information Environment Organization, Kyoto University

In 2010, he joined the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Science, where he worked on the design of websites, logos, etc. while conducting primate research. In 2018, she joined Kyoto University's Information Environment Organization, where she has been involved in the renewal of the university's website and the establishment of a system to ensure its continued operation. He is interested in open science, and conducts research and activities on Citizen Science, especially involving the general public in research. Doctor of Science.

Daigo Fujita
Representative Director, Manufacturing and Development Division, Liverness Corporation / NEST EdLAB, Inc.

M.S., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology. Specialized in protein engineering. He has loved science and nature since he was a child, and has tried his hand at Boy Scouts, amateur radio, and electronic construction. Upon entering university, he was involved in setting up volunteer activities at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) and founded the Tokyo Tech Science Techno, a science event circle. After joining RIVANES, he has been involved in the development of educational programs for nearly 100 companies, including the "Space Education Project" utilizing the International Space Station and the "Robotics Lab," a robotics class for elementary school students. He also founded NEST EdLAB, Inc. to accelerate this business.

[Moderator]
Junichiro Ishio
General Manager, Kansai Development Business Division, Liverness Co.

D. in International Development Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. D. in Engineering. From engineering to physiological psychology, he does not hesitate to dive into any field that interests him. As a student, he conducted manufacturing projects both inside and outside of Japan. During his doctoral years, he conducted research on measuring human emotions using wearable terminals. In his hometown of Kagawa Prefecture, he established the Kagawa Tech Planter and the Society of Transdisciplinary Studies, and is currently struggling to create a project that will change the world from the local community.

Ms. Miwako Ishido
President and Representative Director, AutoPhagyGO, Inc.

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science, and Kyoto University. Doctor of Science. After working as a post-doctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute and as a senior researcher at R & R Corporation, he worked in marketing and medical affairs at foreign pharmaceutical companies Janssen Pharma K.K. and AbbVie LLC From 2019, he will also serve as a director of AutoPhagyGO Inc. Since June 2020, he has been dedicated to the position of President and Representative Director of AutoPhagyGO, Inc.

Mr. Kenji Chamoto
Department of Immunogenomic Medicine, Cancer Center for Immunology and Immunology (CCII), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.

D. in Medicine from Hokkaido University. D. in Medicine from Hokkaido University, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Gene Disease Control, Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and the Ontario Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, and Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University. He received the 100th American Cancer Society Highly Rated Paper Award, the 13th Japanese Association for Cancer Immunology Young Investigator Award, the 36th Molecular Biology Society of Japan Travel Award, the American Immunological Association AAI Trainee Abstract Award, the 43rd Japanese Association for Immunology UHN ORT Conference Travel Award, the 76th Japanese Cancer Association Encouragement Award, the 9th Kiyoko Goto and Paul Burdari Science Award, and the Special Award. His research interests include tumor immunity, immunometabolism, and autoimmunity.

Mr. Masaru Kado
Representative Director and CEO, Filament Co.

Born in 1972, Mr. Kuroda has been working as a new business creation specialist since 2015, mainly at large companies, providing comprehensive support from finding the right people for business development and generating business ideas to commercializing them. He has established a unique method to improve the success rate of business by injecting necessary information and introducing key personnel at the right time, increasing the value of the business idea and the motivation of the person in charge, using the wide range of knowledge and personal connections across various industries that he has cultivated since his previous job (as a public servant). He has established a unique method to increase the value of business proposals and the motivation of the people in charge, thereby improving the success rate of business projects.

[Moderator]
Joe Inoue
CKO, President and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.

D., Pharmacist, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, founded REVANES in 2002 with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and technology while in graduate school. After completing the doctoral process, he worked as Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, and Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Keio University, before assuming and concurrently serving as Professor of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University from 2018. While conducting research and development, he has been involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes. He has also been involved in the launch of many venture companies and serves as an advisor.