Hikaru Saito
Director/Board Member at United Immunity Co. Ltd.
Network origin in Hikaru Saito first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 30 | |
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 21 |
| Public Company | Biotechnology | 13 | |
Astellas Venture Management LLC
 Astellas Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Astellas Venture Management LLC (Astellas Venture Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 8 |
Saisei Ventures LLC
 Saisei Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saisei Ventures LLC (Saisei Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Jonathan Yeh in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 6 |
Catamaran Bio, Inc.
 Catamaran Bio, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Catamaran Bio, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Delaware.
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| Holding Company | Financial Conglomerates | 4 |
United Immunity Co. Ltd.
 United Immunity Co. Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology United Immunity Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in pipeline nano technology and immunity fusion technology, specifically in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The company is based in Tsu, Japan and was founded in 2017 by Naozumi Harada, who has been the CEO since then. The company's diverse products, including "nano immunotherapy," have shown promising clinical results and research in the treatment of sex cancer. The company is currently recruiting a researcher in the cancer immunotherapy field to analyze the action mechanism of nanotechnology applied cancer evaluation and drug evaluation using immunological methods. The company's focus is on the development of treatment for the cause of cold tumor type cancer through the understanding of tumor-associated macrophages.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 3 |
Pykus Therapeutics, Inc.
 Pykus Therapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pykus Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a dissolvable intraocular surgical device. It offers novel polymer that provides retinal tamponade. The company was founded by James Stefater and Tomasz Stryjewski and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 1 |
Cleave Therapeutics, Inc.
 Cleave Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Cleave Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development of cancer drug products. The company was founded by Raymond J. Deshaies, Seth Cohen, Francesco Parlati, Peter A. Thompson and Laura K. Shawver in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 1 |
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Companies connected to Hikaru Saito via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Waseda University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree | |
| HEALIOS K.K. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO Private Equity Investor | |
| Keio University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Kyoto University | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
 Astellas Pharma US, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Astellas Pharma US, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers cardiology, dermatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and urology. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | President Private Equity Investor Director/Board Member | |
DigiTx Partners LLC
 DigiTx Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance DigiTx Partners LLC (DigiTx Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by David J. Kim and Luke Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Brisbane, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Healios N.A., Inc. | President Chief Executive Officer | ||
| PFIZER, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Operating Officer | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Ryne Biotechnology, Inc.
 Ryne Biotechnology, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ryne Biotechnology, Inc. is an American US-based biotechnology company that focuses on developing next-generation approaches to cure neurological disorders. The company utilizes induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology to advance its off-the-shelf neuron replacement therapeutics. Ryne Bio is dedicated to advancing a pipeline targeting neurological diseases by focusing on an iPSC technology platform and forging partnerships with leaders in surgical delivery and clinical development. | Biotechnology | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Founder | |
Nezu Asia Capital Management Ltd.
 Nezu Asia Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Nezu Asia Capital Management Ltd. (Nezu HK) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Nezu Group S.A.R.L., itself owned by Nezu Group LP in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Nezu HK was founded in 2004 and they provide discretionary investment advisory services to separately managed accounts and a private investment fund, which is open only to certain financially sophisticated and high-net worth individuals and entities. | Investment Managers | Chief Operating Officer Director of Finance/CFO | |
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
 Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. provides business services. The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer President | |
Takeda Ventures, Inc.
 Takeda Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Takeda Ventures Inc (Takeda Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| McGill University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
Transine Therapeutics Ltd.
 Transine Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Transine Therapeutics Ltd. is an RNA platform company based in Cambridge, UK. The British company is developing a novel class of therapeutic RNAs called SINEUPs, which can upregulate protein expression with a superior level of control and specificity across an unprecedented range of diseases and applications. The company's proprietary technology allows them to address diseases that have been beyond the reach of small molecules, conventional biologics, or gene therapies. The SINEUP platform boosts the expression of almost any chosen target protein by binding precisely to the mRNA that encodes it and enhancing its translation. This technology massively extends the druggable proteome and represents an entirely new mechanism of action, ideally suited to address currently hard-to-treat diseases. The company was founded in 2018 by Stefano Gustincich and Piero Carninci. Jan Thirkettle has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Centre For Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine
 Centre For Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine BiotechnologyHealth Technology Centre For Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine supports our partners to develop and commercialize cell and gene therapies and regenerative medicine technologies. Its services include business, technical and facilities. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Tsukuba | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Mitobridge, Inc.
 Mitobridge, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mitobridge, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and discovery of products for mitochondrial function. The firm also offers treatments for genetic, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disorders as well as diseases and conditions of aging. The company was founded by Kazumi Shiosaki, Andrew Dillin, Ronald M. Evans, Johan Auwerx and Robert H. Horvitz in October 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member President | |
Solu Therapeutics
 Solu Therapeutics Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Solu Therapeutics is an American precision-medicine company focused on developing therapeutics to eliminate disease-driving cells in cancer, immunology, and autoimmunity. The company is located in the US. The company's proprietary cytotoxicity targeting chimera (cytac) platform and drug candidates, licensed from GSK, unlock antibody-intractable cell surface targets, providing the capability to develop next-generation medicines that harness the power of biologics with the vast target binding space of small molecules. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc.
 Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc. provides cancer therapeutics services. The company was founded by Lea Hachigian, Kai Wucherpfennig, K. Dane Wittrup and Mario Suv? and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Chairman Founder | |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
ImmuneID, Inc.
 ImmuneID, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ImmuneID, Inc. is a precision immunology company that combines next-generation sequencing with protein display technologies to develop novel therapies for immune diseases. The company's proprietary platform identifies millions of antibody-target interactions to build the map of human immunity, which helps to improve and personalize patient diagnoses for precise treatments. The company was founded in 2020 by Longwood Fund and is headquartered in Boston, MA. James S. Scibetta has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Agensys, Inc.
 Agensys, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Agensys, Inc. develops a pipeline of therapeutic fully human monoclonal atibodies (mAbs) to treat cancer. It develops a pipeline of naked and antibody-drug conjugated (ADC) therapeutic antibodies to treat cancer indications, including prostate, kidney, pancreas, ovary, bladder, lung, colon, breast, and skin. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Astellas US LLC
 Astellas US LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astellas US LLC is a company that manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Northbrook, IL. The CEO of the company is Kenji Yasukawa. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | General Counsel Chief Operating Officer | |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| OCATA THERAPEUTICS INC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
 Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Alliance for Regenerative Medicine
 Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member | |
| DENA CO., LTD. | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer | |
Universal Cells, Inc.
 Universal Cells, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Universal Cells, Inc. develops, licenses and commercializes stem cell therapies. The company was founded by Claudia Mitchell and David Russell and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer | |
| NICHIREKI CO., LTD. | Engineering & Construction | Director/Board Member | |
| TAMURA CORPORATION | Electronic Components | Director/Board Member | |
Eight Roads Ventures Japan
 Eight Roads Ventures Japan Investment ManagersFinance Eight Roads Ventures Japan is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of FIL Ltd. founded in 2008. Eight Roads Ventures Japan is headquartered in Tokyo. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
| Kyushu University Faculty of Law | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association | Director/Board Member | ||
| DeNA Life Science, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Beijing University of Technology | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Accenture Japan Ltd.
 Accenture Japan Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture Japan Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides strategic and operational consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1962. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Potenza Therapeutics, Inc.
 Potenza Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Potenza Therapeutics, Inc. develops oncology programs and mechanisms for tumors detection. It is focusing on the discovery and development of novel immune-oncology therapeutics: molecules that stimulate the power of the immune system to fight cancer. The company was founded by Drew M. Pardoll and Daniel J. Hicklin in 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
Ono Venture Investment, Inc.
 Ono Venture Investment, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ono Venture Investment Inc (Ono Venture Investment) is a venture capital arm of Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Ono Pharma USA, Inc.
 Ono Pharma USA, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ono Pharma USA, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical platform. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded in 1998. The CEO is Kunihiko Ito. | Internet Software/Services | Private Equity Investor |
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International
| United States | 33 |
| Japan | 14 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 18 |
| Consumer Services | 14 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 6 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 214 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 95 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 52 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 47 |
| Private Equity Investor | 45 |
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| Christoph Westphal | 32 |
| Katina Dorton | 22 |
| Hiromichi Kimura | 16 |
| Percival Barretto-Ko | 15 |
| Douglas Fambrough | 14 |
| Motoya Kobayashi | 12 |
| Claudia Mitchell | 12 |
| Stephen Biggar | 12 |
| Robbie Woodman | 12 |
| Chihiro Hosoya | 11 |
| Sven Kili | 11 |
| Alvin Shih | 11 |
| Hannes Thor Smárason | 11 |
| Sef P. Kurstjens | 10 |
| Shunichiro Matsumoto | 10 |
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