Advisory Committee


The Technical Conference program is developed by Advisory Committee Members formed of the industry's renowned professionals as below.

INTERPHEX JAPAN Technical Conference Advisory Committee

Chairman

Hirofumi Takeuchi
Emeritus Professor, Research Professor,
Lab. of Advanced Pharmaceutical Process Engineering,
Gifu Pharmaceutical  University.

Members

Hiroyuki Kojima
Senior Vice President,
Head of Pharmaceutical Research and
Technology Labs., CMC Development,
Astellas Pharma Inc./
Associate Professor,
Pharmaceutical Science,
Kyushu University/
Japan Associte Professor, Engineering,
Kobe University, Japan

Koji Ukai
Executive Director, 
Formulation Research PPD Function,
Pharmaceutical Science &
Technology Unit, 
Deep Human Biology Learning,
Eisai Co., Ltd.

 Izumi Ishikawa
Vice President,
Analysis and Evaluation Lab.,
Pharmaceutical Technology
Research Div.,
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

Susumu Hasegawa, PhD.
Vice President
Formulation Technology
Research Laboratories
Pharmaceutical Division,
Technology 
Supervisory Division
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Hirofumi Suzuki, Ph.D., MBA
Manager, Regulatory Affairs CH Japan, 
Consumer Health,
Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd.

Masahiro Niwa
Head,
Drug Product & Device
Development Japan,
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS),
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Daisuke Hashimoto
Deputy Department Manager,
Formulation Development Dept.,
Pharmaceutical Technology Div.,
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Hitoshi Furuya
Deputy General Manager,
Engineering Div.,
Taisei Corp.

 Yasunori Kawashimo
General Manager,
Manufacturing & Logistics
Engineering Div., Head Office,
Takenaka Corp.

Shinji Nishida
General Manager,
Life Science Project Dept.,
Chiyoda Corp.

Hiroshi Shiozaki
Executive Officer,
Senior General Manager,
Industry Solution Div.,
JGC JAPAN Corp.

Koji Hasegawa
President & CEO,
Powrex Corp.

Iwao Fusejima
President & CEO,
Freund Corp.

BioPharma Expo Advisory Committee

Members

Yoshitsugu Shitaka
Chief Scientific Officer, 
Astellas Pharma Inc. 

Kiyotoshi Mori
SVP, Head of Research Unit,
R&D Div.,
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

(In random order, honorifics omitted, as of May 8, 2024)


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