About us
Organization
Life Science Innovation Network Japan(LINK-J)
The Management Advisory Committee comprises experts from industry and academia who diligently employ their expertise and broad insight to support LINK-J's activities.The Committee also provides strategic advice to the Board of Directors.
Directors and Auditors
| Chairman of the Board | Hideyuki Okano, M.D., Ph.D. | Director and Distinguished Professor of Keio University Regenerative Medicine Research Center |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | Yoshiki Sawa, M.D., Ph.D. | Specially Appointed Professor Division of Health science Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Director,Osaka Police Hospital |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | Takashi Ueda | President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Miki Ando, M.D., Ph.D. | Department of Hematology Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine Professor & Chairperson (Hematology) Assistant Director of Juntendo University Hospital |
| Director | Masaru Ishii, M.D., Ph.D. | Dean, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine The University of Osaka Faculty of Medicine |
| Director | Kan Suzuki | Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| Director | Sakae Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D. | Director of The University of Tokyo Hospital |
| Director | Kazunori Yamashita | Executive Managing Officer, Appointed Chief Operating Officer, Innovation Promoting Division, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
| Chief Executive Officer | Akihiko Soyama | LINK-J |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | Hiroshi Saigusa | LINK-J |
| Auditor | Yutaro Kikuchi | Attorney at law, Kikuchi Sogo Law Office |
| Auditor | Shigeru Sugimoto | CEO, Sakura & Co. |
Management Advisory Committee Members
The Management Advisory Committee comprises experts from industry and academia who diligently employ their expertise and broad insight to support LINK-J's activities. The Committee also provides strategic advice to the Board of Directors.
| Special Advisor | Yoichiro Matsumoto, Dr. Eng. | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Advisor | Shinji Ohnishi | Vice President Deputy Director General of Research and Industrial Collaboration Management office, Kyushu University |
| Advisor | Keiji Kojima | Director, Vice Charman, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Advisor | Takao Someya, Ph.D. | The University of Tokyo, Director General, Division of University Corporate Relations |
| Advisor | Jun Takahashi M.D., Ph.D. | Professor, Director of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Japan |
| Advisor | Tsuyoshi Tohyama | Director, Office of Cooperative Research and Development, Tohoku University |
| Advisor | Eisuke Nishida | Executive Directors of Science, RIKEN |
| Advisor | Ken-ichiro Hata | Representative Director and Chairperson, Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) Japan Tissue Engineering Co.,Ltd. Senior Advisor |
| Advisor | Masaaki Mizuno, M.D., Ph.D. | Clinical Professor, Nagoya University Graduate Schools of Medicine Center for Resarch, Education, And Development for Healthcare Life Design Designated Professor |
| Advisor | Asuka Miyabashira | President, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) President, Japan Pharma Business Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited |
| Advisor | Koji Murota | Director-General for Office of Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation, Kyoto University |
| Advisor | Kenji Yasukawa | President, The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Associations of JAPAN (FPMAJ) Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| Advisor | Akio Yamamoto | Chairman, The Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations Senior Adviser, FUJIFILM Medical Co.,Ltd |
| Advisor | Shinji Wakao, Ph.D. | Vice President for Research, and Industry-Academia Collaboration Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Advisor | Masanobu Komoda | Chairman of the Board, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
Executive Office
| President and Chief Operating Officer | Shunichi Takahashi, Ph.D. |