Advisory Committee
INTERPHEX JAPAN Technical Conference Advisory Committee
Chairman
Members
Hirofumi Takeuchi
Emeritus Professor, Research Professor,
Lab. of Advanced Pharmaceutical Process Engineering,
Gifu Pharmaceutical University.
Naoki Kobayashi
Vice President,
Head of Pharmaceutical Research and
Technology Labs.,
Product Research & Development,
Astellas Pharma Inc. /
Visiting Associate Professor,
Engineering, Kobe University.
Koji Ukai
Officer, General Manager of Kawashima Plant /
Industrial Park, Demand Chain & Manufacturing
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Chie Kishimoto
Vice President,
Analysis and Evaluation Laboratory Pharmaceutical Technology Research Div.,
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Susumu Hasegawa, PhD.
Head of Japan Plant Management
Technology Unit
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Hirofumi Suzuki, Ph.D., MBA
Manager, Regulatory Affairs CH Japan,
Regulatory Affairs Advisor,
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
Associate General Manager,
Manufacturing & Logistics Engineering Div., Head Office,
Takenaka Corp.
Shinji Nishida
Deputy Division Director,
Innovative Business Solutions Div.,
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
Jotaro Suzuki
Head, Primary Focus Lead,
Blindness & Regeneration
Astellas Pharma Inc.
（In random order, honorifics omitted, as of Apr.1, 2026）
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