Yasujiro Kiyota
"Great future in Regenerative medicine"
Position
Fellow, Department Manager
Stem Cell Business Developing Department
Technology Solution Center
Health Care Business Unit
Nikon Corp
Profile
He joined Nikon Corporation in 1989 and worked in the system
design of infrared cameras for about 15 years, working for Nikon's US research
center. In 2003, he moved to cell culture-related business and engaged in the
development of a cell culture observation device (BioStation CT) that began
sales in 2006. In order to develop an objective evaluation method of cultured
cells, and also develop image analysis software that combines pattern
recognition technology and machine learning function.
In recent years, the development of the evaluation method to
secure the stability and uniformity of cell manufacturing in the process of
cell culture, which is an important factor for the industrialization of
Regenerative medicine, participated in the national project related to the
development of the evaluation technology of IPs cells from 2011