Team

Dr. Masaki Okamoto, an alumnus of School of Medicine, Shinshu University, completed both his professional degree and doctoral program at the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. He further excelled by graduating with distinction from the Master of Science program at University College London (UCL). Dr. Okamoto's early career included roles as a visiting researcher at UCL, a JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2 and PD), and a specially appointed researcher at The University of Tokyo, before founding our company. In addition to his leadership role, Dr. Okamoto holds several prestigious positions: as an instructor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School, a staff researcher in Massachusetts General Hospital's 3D Imaging Research, and a visiting professor of Data Science and Statistics at SBI Graduate School.

Mr. Daisuke Tsuge is a graduate of Doshisha University. He began his career at Recruit Co., Ltd., where he led the new business development division and served as a Senior Producer. Following this, Mr. Tsuge gained extensive experience as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at a medical AI startup for six years. Subsequently, he moved to a venture capital firm where he managed the investment division before assuming his current role. His expertise encompasses strategic business planning and execution, spearheading fundraising and capital alliances, and managing sales divisions.

Mr. Shunya Matsubara graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He began his career at Bosch Corporation, working in R&D for motorcycle body control systems. He then served as a development leader at Recruit Co., Ltd. Following this, Mr. Matsubara founded a development company, leading it through to a successful M&A. He subsequently oversaw development at the acquiring company and served concurrently as the CEO of two group subsidiaries. His current role involves responsibilities in product development and project management.

Mr. Yuto Okawa is a graduate of Mathematical Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University. He completed his master's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Science at the Graduate School of Rikkyo University before taking up his current position. Additionally, Mr. Okawa is pursuing his doctoral studies in Artificial Intelligence and Science at the same institution and is involved with Digital Human Research Team, Artificial Intelligence Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). His responsibilities include building evidence for core technologies and products, as well as research management.

After graduating from Waseda University, Dr. Masahiro Echigo worked at Nihon Kohden Corporation for 30 years. His roles included design and development of medical devices, as well as support for development in academia-industry collaboration projects such as those with AMED. He earned a doctoral degree in Life Science and Medical Science from the Tokyo Women’s Medical University/Waseda University Joint Graduate School, where he studied Regulatory Science, and established the clinical development department at the company. He has been active in industrial association activities related to the standardization and regulation of medical devices at JEITA and JIRA, and has served as the vice chairman of the Clinical Evaluation Committee of the Japan Association for Medical Devices Industry (JAMDI) for six years since 2018. At our company, he is in charge of clinical development and quality control.

With extensive experience in back-office operations across various roles such as department secretary, executive secretary, and management departments, Ms. Hiromi Endo has served as the office manager for several medical startups, including exMedio Inc. She was instrumental in establishing management departments and organizing back-office environments. She also has a background in supporting and consulting for startups in their early stages. At our company, she continues to excel as the office manager, overseeing all back-office operations.

Mr. Hayato Toya graduated from the Department of Applied Information Engineering, Suwa Tokyo University of Science. He furthered his education by completing the master's program in Artificial Intelligence and Science at Rikkyo University before taking up his current position. Proficient in information engineering, Mr. Toya possesses a wide range of experience, from analyzing big data and constructing AI models to developing web applications. Within our company, he is engaged in essential system development for healthcare institutions and information security tasks.

Mr. Katsuya Hashizume serves as an Executive Officer and Partner at Beyond Next Ventures Inc. He has a distinguished career that includes leadership roles as the Head of Industry-Academia Collaboration Investment Group and the Representative Business Promoter of JST START. For approximately a decade, he has been consistently involved in investing in university-based ventures. His focus within the startup ecosystem lies in investing in the fields of medical devices and digital health. He provides dedicated support from the inception of a company through its establishment and subsequent business development.

Mr. Jun Hinosawa is a certified medical radiation technologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has held positions in clinical oversight at large-scale healthcare examination institutions before assuming his current role. Mr. Hinosawa is responsible for clinical data collection and management related to product development, clinical deployment strategies for products, healthcare institution support services, and remote diagnostic reading services.

Dr. Hidekazu Takahashi graduated from the School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, and completed his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences at the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, including the prestigious CIBoG Program. After working as a JRA in the Image Information Processing Research Team at RIKEN, he assumed his current position. He is also a certified specialist in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology and the Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, actively engaging in clinical practice. He is responsible for research activities, including evaluating the clinical utility of products by leveraging his clinical expertise.