GENOME MINER - Key Persons
Dr. Robert Kneller, a multi-disciplinary Tokyo University professor, specializes in vaccine development and analyzing Japanese startups.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Leadership Team
Eli moved to Tokyo for PhD studies in the Department of Computational Biology and Medical Science at the University of Tokyo. His research included analyzing data from high-throughput mutagenic screens, wet-lab work in retinal development, and transcriptome analysis. While enrolled in his PhD he joined a Japanese startup and designed detailed protocols for applying Next-Generation Sequencing to phage display screens and performed business development.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Co - Founder of Peptidream
Dr. Suga is the co-founder of Peptidream (2013 IPO) and professor at University of Tokyo. He is a voluntary advisor.
Job Titles:
- CTO
- Member of the Leadership Team
Justin has a BS in Physics with a minor in CS and originally moved to Japan in 2009 to work as an engineer in the semi-conductor laser industry. He has lead many projects to market both professionally and personally and has over a decade of experience in software and systems development.
Job Titles:
- CFO
- Member of the Leadership Team
Before joining GenomeMiner, Nick graduated from the Waseda MBA program in 2017. Before that he got his bachelors degree in Economics and Food science (MS) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and previously worked for one of the biggest pharmaceutical company in Indonesia. He is active in the Tokyo Start up ecosystem and is an angel investor in several companies.
His shared background in life science and finance has given him the ability to translate life science potential into business terms.
Nick is fluent in Indonesian, English and conversational in Japanese.
Dr. Sheridan, an experienced statistician, has held posts at Hirosaki University and University of Tokyo, with significant contributions to multi-omics data analysis and R programming.
Job Titles:
- CEO of Jaya Real Property
CEO of Jaya Real Property, Trisna is a veteran investor with 30+ years of experience in the finance and property sector
Yuki is an angel investor and corporate lawyer working in mergers and acquisitions.