Masafumi Yoshimoto
business development
Licensing
Numab
Switzerland
Biography
Founder and president of PharmaBDL LLC, and board member of the Japan Pharma Licensing Association (JPLA) from 1997 until 2012, Dr. Yoshimoto is a highly respected authority in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry. In 2005-2006, he served as Chairman of Pharma Delegates, a voluntary healthcare industry association comprised of the vast majority of companies, individual executives, and others who provide services to the healthcare industry in Japan. PharmaBDL provides business development and licensing consulting services to facilitate collaborations and transactions with Japanese pharmaceutical companies. Prior to founding PharmaBDL, Dr. Yoshimoto was for almost 40 years at Sankyo (now Daiichi Sankyo) in positions of increasing responsibility in drug design, research and development, and licensing. From 1996 until 2005 he was Director & Councilor of the Licensing Department.
Research Interest
Business development and licensing consulting services to facilitate collaborations and transactions
