Chikafumi Yokoyama, Ph.d.
Director
pharma
ReproCELL
Japan
Biography
Dr. Yokoyama joined ReproCELL Inc. in 2004 as a general manager of the business development division and became Chief Executive Officer in 2005. He has been responsible for new product management, alliance, and fund raising. He also participated in establishing a Stem Cell and Drug Discovery Institute in which human ES cell research is carried out for the purpose of drug discovery and toxicity testing applications. From 1996 to 2004, Dr Yokoyama worked for McKinsey and Company Inc. as a management consultant and then for Sumitomo 3M, a subsidiary of 3M, as an R&D leader. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Tokyo University in 1996.
Research Interest
Pharma
