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Kazuhiro Ikumi

MEDICOLAB Co., Ltd.

Board-certified neurologist, CEO at MEDICOLAB, Co., Ltd. My initial job was a medical doctor at a tertiary care emergency hospital. I have 14 years of clinical experience in Parkinson's disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. MEDICOLAB, Co., Ltd. receives PR and development support from Fujitsu, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft. I am involved in business development in the CNS area and support researchers for their idea and trial products or services for commercialization.

Kunishige Masui

Managing Partner

Graduated from Kyoto University Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo Law School, and University of California, Irvine LLM. 2014 - 2021 at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; 2020 - 2021 at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP （US law firm）. Established Masui & Partners in December 2021. Mr. Kunishige Masui assisted numerous startups, from angel rounds to companies nearing IPO, and has also assisted in the launch of many new businesses, including cross-border localization. He is well versed in the legal and financing issues that arise for startups and new business development, and provides support as a mentor for JETRO, Healthcare Innovation Hub, Kawasaki-NEDO Innovation Center （K-NIC）, Venture Café Tokyo, and IDEC. In addition to providing easy-to-understand explanations of foreign legal systems in comparison to those in Japan, he also specializes in removing obstacles to business growth by not only providing answers to "points that clients have actually consulted with" but also by digging into "points that need attention that clients are not yet aware of.”

Hiroyuki Kajiyama

Graduated from Kyoto University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Worked at Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation in pharmaceutical research and development, primarily handling clinical development tasks. Since 2016, employed at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Review Management Department, as a Technical Expert in Regulatory Science Strategy Consultation. Engaged primarily in providing consultation services on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, regenerative medicine products, focusing on academia and venture companies.

Kensuke Suzuki

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Partner, Attorney-at-law

Kensuke Suzuki is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. He represents both domestic and international clients, with a special focus on cross-border transactions, with respect to pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare business, M&A and corporate transactions, fund formation and management, and financial regulations. With expert knowledge of the Japanese medical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other various healthcare-related regulations, he advises on a wide variety of business activities in the broad healthcare sector, such as regulatory compliance, data protection, mergers and acquisitions, alliances, business startups, financing, licensing and other commercial transactions. He was admitted to the Japan Bar in 2000 and worked as visiting attorney at Kirkland & Ellis （Chicago） from 2006 to 2007. He served as a special adviser to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2014 to 2015. He is fluent in Japanese and English.

Tomoyo Mori

Fast Track Initiative, Inc.　Capitalist

Tomoyo obtained her medical license and began her career by engaging in training and clinical practice in medically underserved areas. She then joined the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, where she treated patients with heart failure, heart transplants, and myocardial infarctions. At the university hospital, she also participated in clinical trials for medical device startups. In parallel with her clinical work, she was involved in domestic and international business development for medical device startups and led a team while participating in U.S.-based MedTech accelerators (MedTech Innovator, Fogarty Innovation). She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and is a board-certified internist by the Japanese Medical Specialty Board as well as a certified occupational physician by the Japan Medical Association. Currently, she is part of Fast Track Initiative, where she focuses on investment, company creation, and business development for medical device startups.