Company

List of Officers

President & CEO Takaaki Hirotsu
1995: Graduated from the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo.
2001: Completed Ph.D Program at the Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science; Received Ph.D in Science.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science Molecular Genetics Research Laboratory.
Kyoto University Graduate School of Biostudies Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University.
2016: Founded Hirotsu Bio Science Inc.; assumed office as CEO.
Director Barrett Comiskey
1993 - 1997: Attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics, specifically in the 18th subject group.
2002 - 2004: Enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
1997: E Ink (8069.TW) / Co-Founder
2004: Nicobar Group / Founder
2009: Migo / Founder
2023: And, Not Or
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Director/Chief Strategy Officer)
Director Minoru Otsuki
2002: Gakusei Engokai Co., Ltd. (Persol Career Co., Ltd.)
2014: Samantha Thavasa Japan Limited.
2021: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. 2022 Appointed as a director of the company.
Director Shunsuke Mizushima
2014: Google Inc.
2016: RareJob Inc. (CEO of 3 overseas subsidiaries)
2021: RareJob Inc. (Director of Overseas Business)
2022: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Chief Marketing Officer/Chief Growth Officer)
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Director)
Outside Director Shu Torigoe
1987: TOPPAN MOORE Co., Ltd (now TOPPAN Edge Inc.)
2023: TOPPAN Edge Inc. (Senior General Manager Central Research Center)
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Outside Director)
CFO Noritaka Abe
Noritaka Abe brings over 25 years of experience across diverse financial functions. Prior to Hirotsu Bio Science, he held leadership positions at Nomura Holdings. As an Executive Director, he tackled various challenges and gained valuable private equity experience, particularly during a secondment to Japan-China Capital Partners as Chief Administration Officer. Before that, He relocated to Singapore in 2017 to support Asia’s regional head to spearhead regional business expansion in Asia. Mr. Abe joined Nomura in 2006 and spent 12 years overseeing the Treasury business globally, based in Tokyo and London. He excelled as Head of Funding, managing domestic and international financing exceptionally. Before Nomura, Mr. Abe honed his financial acumen at Mitsubishi UFJ (formerly Sanwa Bank). He gained comprehensive experience in core financial functions through roles in SME sales, foreign exchange, and asset-liability management.
CTO Eric di Luccio
2003: Graduated with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience/Structural Biology from the University of the Mediterranean (Aix-Marseille University).
2003: University of California, Davis (United States) (Researcher)
2010: Kyungpook National University (South Korea) (Assistant Professor)
2014: Kyungpook National University (South Korea) (Associate Professor)
2020: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Head of R&D center)
2022: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Executive Officer/Chief Technology Officer; Head of R&D center)
CPO Kenichi Hirata
1996: Daiwa Electron LTD.
2002: OKUMURA Yu-Ki Co., Ltd.
2015: Daikoku Denki Co., Ltd.
2020: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. 2023 Appointed as Executive Officer (Chief Product Officer)
CHRO Kazutoshi Akioka
Graduated from Kobe University of Economics
Graduate School of Globis University of Management(MBA)
2002: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
2005: GLOBIS Corporation
2014: PIXTA Inc. (Appointed as Executive Officer after serving as General Manager of Organizational Development Office, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, and General Manager of Strategic Human Resources Department)
2021: RareJob Inc. (Chief Human Resource Officer /General Manager, Human Resources Strategy Division)
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Chief Human Resource Officer)
CRO/Head of Sales Division Eiji Yamamoto
2002: Recruit Staffing Co., Ltd. (General Manager of Sales Department and General Manager of Business Management Department)
2021: Matching platform management company (Vice President)
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Chief Revenue Officer)
CCSO Nobuyuki Saeki
After graduating from university, he started his career in sales in the electric power business before joining a distribution and retail company listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As a director, he produced and managed the operation of a commercial complex, and experienced business revitalization and new business development as a senior managing executive officer at an M&A company. Later, he became the human resources manager of a cell phone sales agency, where he was responsible for organizational development, including hiring and designing the human resources system. He joined the company in 2024 and was appointed as Executive Officer (CCSO).
Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Rie Matsuda
1999: SELNATE CO., LTD (now Link Interac Inc.)
2014: GILT Inc. (now la belle vie Inc.)
2015: Venture Bank, Inc. (now Venture Bank Holdings, Inc.)
2022: LCP Inc.
2023: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Masahiro Sumikawa
Served as Bank of Japan Kofu Branch Manager, Hiroshima Branch Manager, Information System Services Department Manager. Served as The Tokyo Tomin Bank Managing Director, Representative Director, Tomin Management Research Institute Representative Director.
2011: Appointed Senior Advisor at Aflac.
2013: Concurrently appointed Outside Director at The Hiroshima Bank.
2018: Appointed Director of Hirotsu Bio Science Inc.
2020: Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mitsuyoshi Komori
2006: Registered as a lawyer
ISHIZAKI & YAMANAKA
2015: Vice Partner
2018: Partner
2021: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Taeko Izumi
1991: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
1998: SoftBank Corp.
Trend Micro Incorporated
2000: SBI Holdings, Inc.
2015: Yahoo Japan Corporation
2019: Shisai Audit(Partner)
2021: Hirotsu Bio Science Inc. (Outside Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Consultants Tatsuyuki Nio, M.D.
1988: Graduated from Miyazaki Medical College. Joined the Second Internal Medicine Department, Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences that same year.
1996: Started work at Nanpuh Hospital. 2007: Director, Gastroenterology Department. 2014: Director, Gastroenterology Center.
Took early notice of the effectiveness of N-NOSE nematode cancer screening, and started full-scale clinical research as supervisor while employed at Nanpuh Hospital.
2018: Retired from Nanpuh Hospital in March. 2018: Appointed Director, Clinic First Nishiaira, in April.
Consultants Kiyoteru Suzuki
Assistant to Lawson, Inc. CEO (in charge of HR and healthcare), concurrently served on the health promotion project.
Served as Lawson Executive Officer and Service Head Office Manager, former Japan Post Network Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer and Tokyo Branch Manager, and from 2013 has promoted the Health Action Plan, which aims to better health checkup rates and improve lifestyle habits.
From 2013, has served on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Experts’ Committee on Food Education. 2018: Appointed Director of Hirotsu Bio Science Inc.
Consultants M.D., Ph.D Kou Nishikawa
1984: Graduated from Teikyo University School of Medicine. Joined The First Internal Medicine Department, Teikyo University Hospital that same year.
1997: Department of Gastroenterology, Ageo Central General Hospital, Aiyu-kai Medical Corporation.
2010: Visiting Associate Professor, Saitama Medical Center.
2011: Deputy Director, Ageo Central General Hospital.
2016: Adviser, Internal Medicine Department, Center for Advanced Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Ageo Central General Hospital.
2017: Visiting Professor, Saitama Medical Center.
Officer Ken Matsuzawa
1960: Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University
1960: NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD.
2001: NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)
2003: The General Insurance Association of Japan. (Chairman)
2005: Aoyama Gakuin University (Board Chairman)
2007: NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Chairman of Board Directors)
2011: The International Friendship Exchange Council (Chairman)
2012: Japan Opera Foundation (Councilor)
2013: Japan-Palau International Friendship Association(Chairman) / Japan-Azerbaijan Friendship Association(Chairman) / Japan-Marshall Islands Friendship Association(Chairman)