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Takashi Asada
Kobe-Kansai Life Science Ambassador, Japan
Based in Medicon Valley
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E-mail: takashi.asada@mva.org
Core competencies
- International collaboration
- Diabetes
- Regenerative medicine
- Research & Business
- Academia & Companies
Area of expertise
Takashi Asada joined Medicon Valley Alliance in March 2008 and is involved in following projects:
- Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme
Major focus
- Increase business-to-business interactions
- University/hospital collaborations with the purpose of defining and executing complementary research programs
- Cross-sector initiatives combining the skills and competences of the private life science sector, the universities and healthcare sectors
- Cross-exploitation of accumulated knowledge between the regional organisations of the bioclusters
- Actively promote opportunities for private Venture Capital investments in either regions
Background
| Career | 2007-Present: Representative International Cooperation, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI) Pro-Cluster Kobe |
| 2005-2007: Stem Cell Sciences KK, Chief Scientific Officer (Head of Research & Development) | |
| 1979-2005: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | |
| 2003-2005: FBRI, Research Coordination Director (on loan from Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) | |
| 2000-2003: Pharmacology Department Molecular Pharmacology Section, Senior Scientist and Group Leader, Human Disease Animal Model Group | |
| 1998-2000: Fujisawa Institute for Neuroscience in Edinburgh, U.K., Senior Scientist (Molecular Pharmacology) | |
| 1997-1998: Molecular Biology Department, Senior Scientist, Group Leader, Human Disease Animal Model Group | |
| 1990-1997: Development Research Division, Pharmacology Department,Researcher, Molecular Pharmacology Section | |
| 1982-1990: Central Research Division, Pharmacology Department, Researcher | |
| 1979-1982: Tokyo Research Division, Researcher | |
| 2001: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parttime lecturer | |
| Education | 2001: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with research interest in molecular mechanism of action with recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I on diabetic rats, Kyoto University |
| 1979: Masters degree in Biological Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| 1977: Bachelor of Science and Technology Degree, Sophia University |