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Board of Directors
Kenta Bito
Ph.D. (Eng.) , MBA
Founder & CEO
Kenta is a master of technical and tactical maneuvers, continuously demonstrating his exceptional skills in the cutting-edge field of peripheral stent development. He is not only a technical manager but a strategic and connected visionary, an indispensable member of this team. With over 10 years of research and development experience in leading research institutes and medical device manufacturers, Kenta's unwavering dedication to innovation and progress has earned him great respect and influence in the team.
Shunto Maegawa
Ph.D. (Eng.) , MBA
Founder & CTO
As an engineer, Shunto has led multiple medical device collaborations for 10 years, utilizing his expertise in thin film engineering and project management skills. His skill set is not only highly advanced in engineering, but he is also a very cooperative key player for managing team members, acting as a source of unification for various physicians, researchers, and engineers. With experience working for three medical device manufacturers, he is a key person in maximizing project success rates for this team.
Emi Matsuoka Kearon
Ph.D. (BSc.) , MEng. , MBA
Exective Director & COO
Emi has over 20 years experience in the medical device industry. She began as an R&D engineer at Terumo Corporation designing a stent delivery system for lower limbs. At Boston Scientific Japan she was committed to complying with GVP and product recalls. In 2011 she joined Abbott Vascular Japan as a liaison engineer based in the US. After gaining an MBA, she became a senior product marketing manager responsible for a variety of interventional devices that included introducing a bio-absorbable stent into the Japanese market. In 2017, she joined the Clinical and Translational Research Center at Keio University where she managed and mentored multiple medical device development projects. She holds an MEng in Polymer Engineering, an executive MBA and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences.
Terumitsu Hasebe
M.D., Ph.D. (Dr. Eng.)
Director
Developer of F-DLC, an anti-thrombogenic material that is the fundamental technology for Biozone Coating. In clinical medicine, a specialist in radiological diagnostic science and image-guided treatments (IR and catheter treatments), with over 25 years of clinical experience. Currently holding concurrent positions as a Professor in the School of Medicine at Tokai University, Visiting Professor at the Center for Clinical Research Promotion in the School of Medicine at Keio University, and Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School. Read more
Medical Advisors
Elazer R. Edelman
M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Scientific Advisor
Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
a practicing cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
Director of MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, and the MIT Clinical Research Center
Yukihisa Ogawa
M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Advisor
Yukihisa, an Associate Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Tokai University, brings a wealth of experience as an IR specialist to the table. With medical device development experience at Stanford University School of Medicine and unparalleled expertise in animal experiments, he is a uniquely qualified individual. His pivotal role in this project is the overall supervision of non-clinical and clinical trials, ensuring the success of this cutting-edge medical venture.
Yoko Usami
M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Advisor
Yoko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Saitama Medical University International Medical Hospital, where she specializes in diagnostic and interventional radiology. The focus of her research is the biological response of intravascular devices, and within the scope of this project, she has taken charge of not only designing the user interface but also devising non-clinical trial protocols and performing histopathological analyses of stents. She is a key contributor to this cutting-edge research endeavor.
Shunsuke Kamei
M.D.
Medical Advisor
Shunsuke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Tokai University, where he brings his extensive experience as an IR specialist to the field. He has successfully performed many endovascular treatments for occlusive arterial disease, as well as embolization and endovascular repair for TAA and AAA cases. With an impressive background in animal studies involving pigs and rabbits, he is highly skilled in performing endovascular therapy on animals. Currently, he is leading the stent design in a new stent development project and employs his skills in drawing and finite element analysis to enhance the design process.
Members
Fuyuaki Endo
Ph.D. (Eng.)
Engineering Manager
Fuyuaki is an expert on the polymer science, completing the doctoral program at Keio University. After working at a major manufacturing company, where he led several projects on the product-component development and the manufacturing processes, he has joined Global Vascular. Fuyuaki brings his scientific knowledge and the engineering experience to this team, and accelerates the development of the the devices.
Yuri Nakai
Bachelor (Eng.)
Associate Engineer
After graduating from the University of Toyama with a Bachelor of Engineering degree, Yuri has worked for 12 years in quality-related positions for manufacturers of food additives, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
She joined Global Vascular in April 2024 and is focusing on quality management system related work.
Koji KIYAMA
Master (Env.)
Associate Engineer
Koji received his Master's degree from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and worked in the Quality Control Department of a pharmaceutical company, where he was involved in pharmaceutical testing in accordance with GMP requirements. He joined Global Vascular in July 2024.
Tomikazu FUKUMOTO
Bachelor (BSc.)
Clinical Development Specialist
After graduating from university, I have been engaged in the healthcare businesses for 44 years, with experience in sales (domestic and international), marketing, and new business development of interventional products.
He joined Global Vascular in August 2024.
Masaharu INOUE
Master (Eng.)
Engineering Specialist
Masa majored in organic reaction chemistry and received a master’s degree from Kyoto University Graduate School. He has been in the medical device business for over 25 years. In Japan, he was mainly in charge of quality assurance, intellectual property, and academic matters related to medical devices used to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans, etc. While stationed in the United
States, he was responsible for overall U.S. business, including clinical trials and FDA approval of blood purification systems.
He Joined Global Vascular in January 2025.
Taiyo HORI
Bachelor (Hum.)
General Affairs
He joined Global Vascular in August 2024.
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