Primary Job Title CEO, Founder,President & Representative Director Primary Organization Stem Cell & Device Laboratory
Location Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male Also Known As 加藤謙介
Kensuke Kato, PhD. is the founding CEO of SCAD. From his initial experiences at the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (currently AIST) and Hitachi Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Dr. Kato has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in product and business development in high-technology fields including life science.
Through the establishment of his own start-up backed by the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2008, he supported a wide range of companies—from electrical and material manufacturers to public research institutions—with the formulation and execution of their new business development strategies. In 2014, Dr. Kato established the Stem Cell & Device Laboratory (SCAD) in Kyoto, Japan.
He specialized in business strategies for new technology commercialization at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (PhD., Management of Technology). He is a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), College of International Management and a part-time assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Science. He also serves as Director of Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management (JSRPIM).
