Schedule / Program
Special Event2
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 8:55~10:55
Translating DDS-Based Nucleic Acid Therapeutics: Exit Strategies from Bench to Market
- Professor Robert Langer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Program
Special Lecture
Special Lecture1
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 11:20 - 12:20, Venue A
From abiogenesis to ChatGPT: An emergence after 3.8 billion years.
Chair
- Yasuhiko Tabata
- Cell Biotechnology Group, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Speaker
- Shinichi Nishikawa
- Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
Special Lecture2
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 11:00 - 12:00, Venue A
Cancer stromal targeting (CAST) therapy
Chair
- Tetsuya Hamaguchi
- Department of Medical Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Speaker
- Yasuhiro Matsumura
- RIN Institute Inc. National Cancer Center Research Institute
Special Event
Special Event1
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 13:40 - 15:40, Venue A
Initiatives and collaborations for the development of innovative DDS formulations and products
Chairs
- Masayoshi Saito
- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
- Hidemi Shiomoto
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Division of Pharmaceutical Research and Department, Department of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development
Closing remarks
- Shinichi Kohsaka
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Drug Discovery & Development
[National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Neuroscienc]
Speakers
AMED’s initiative to advance DDS evaluation research
- Tetsuya Kusakabe
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Department of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development
Development of in vivo production technology of engineered exosomes by nanoDDS
- Rikinari Hanayama
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University
- Takashi Nakamura
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
Frontiers in Cancer Drug Discovery: Integrating Nucleic Acid Therapeutic Seeds with Drug Delivery Systems
- Akihide Yoshimi
- Division of Cancer RNA Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute
- Nobuhiro Nishiyama
- Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo / Innovation Center of Nanomedicine (iCONM), Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion
Challenges in the development of nucleic acid medicines for neurodegenerative diseases by integrating nose-to-brain DDS and HDO technologies
- Takanori Kanazawa
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University
Innovative Research Center for Drug Delivery System, Tokushima University
- Hidefumi Mukai
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
DDS Consortium initiatives and collaboration with academia stemming from JPMA activities
- Takashi Nozawa
- Astellas Pharma Inc.
Special Event2
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 8:55 - 10:55, Venue A
Issues for business development of RNA and nucleic acid medicines
Chairs
- Keiji Itaka
- Clinical Biotechnology Team, Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), The University of Osaka
- Hidetaka Akita
- Gradiate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
Speakers
Translating DDS-Based Nucleic Acid Therapeutics: Exit Strategies from Bench to Market
- Robert Langer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Issues for pharmaceutical business of RNA and nucleic acid medicines
- Shiro Akinaga
- NANO MRNA Co., Ltd.
The Patent Application Trends Survey in FY2024 “mRNA medicines”
- Riko Toyahara
- Patent Examination Department (Chemistry, Life Science and Material Science), Japan Patent Office
- Noriko Shinohara
- Examination Research Office, Patent Examination Department (Chemistry, Life Science and Material Science), Japan Patent Office
Trends in the Nucleic Acid Drug Market from the Perspective of Analyst
- Tsuzuki Shinya
- Nxera Pharma
Current Landscape and Future Challenges of Business Development for siRNA-based Nucleic Acid Drugs
- Kumiko Ui-Tei
- NucleoTIDE and PepTIDE Drug Discovery Center, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Overview of National Cancer Center Venture Incubation Program (NCC VIP) and the Next Startup Support Program in NCC
- Akihiro Sato
- Center for Promotion of Translational Research / Hospital East, National Cancer Center
Presidential Lecture
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 8:55 - 9:10, Venue A
Attack via DDS: Challenge Toward Nobel Genesis
Chair
- Masayuki Yokoyama
- Division of Medical Engineering, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Speaker
- Masahiro Yasunaga
- Division of Developmental Therapeutics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center
Symposium
Symposium1
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 9:15 - 11:15, Venue A
AI, Computer Science, and Drug Discovery
Chairs
- Hiroshi Tsugawa
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Science
- Masahito Ohue
- School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo
Speakers
Pattern Recognition of Chemical Structures and ADMET Prediction by Language AI
- Tadahaya Mizuno
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Laboratory automation for efficient drug discovery research
- Naruki Yoshikawa
- Division of Computational Drug Discovery and Design, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Data-Driven Approaches in Drug Discovery and Vaccine Development
- Yayoi Natsume-Kitatani
- Artificial Intelligence Center for Health and Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Computational mass spectrometry to deepen the understanding of metabolite diversity
- Hiroshi Tsugawa
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Science
AI-driven multimodality drug discovery
- Masahito Ohue
- School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo
Symposium2
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 9:15 - 11:15, Venue B
Chemical and material technologies driving next-generation DDS
Chair
- Nobuhiro Nishiyama
- Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Speakers
Therapeutic In Vivo Synthetic Chemistry
- Katsunori Tanaka
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo
Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry laboratory, RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute
JigSAP -Sustained-Release Peptide Hydrogel - for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
- Itsuki Ajioka
- Center for Brain Integration Research (CBIR), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo
Nanomedicines for immunotherapy
- Horacio Cabral
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Regulation of cellular phenotypes with disk-shaped polymer micro-patches and its application to solid tumor treatment including glioblastoma
- Tatsuya Fukuta
- Department of Physical Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University
Biomolecule Delivery Systems Based on Combination of Polyphenol and Precision Synthetic Polymers for Potential Application to Gene Therapy
- Yuto Honda
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Symposium3
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 9:15 - 11:15, Venue C
Advancements in Antibody–Drug Conjugates and Future Outlook for Next Generation ADCs
Chairs
- Shino Manabe
- Laboratory of Synthetic Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University
- Koji Abe
- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Speakers
Deepening and Advancing ADC Technology
- Shino Manabe
- Laboratory of Synthetic Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University
Applications to Various Antibody Conjugates Using Antibody Site-Specific Conjugation Method AJICAP®
- Tomohiro Fujii
- Ajinomoto Co., INC
Research and development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) loaded with a potent DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor
- Takashi Nakada
- Modality Research Laboratories I Research Function R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Broad-spectrum efficacy of CEACAM6-targeted antibody–drug conjugate with BET protein degrader in solid tumor mouse models
- Hiroyuki Kogai
- Cell Lineage & Differentiation Domain, DHBL, Eisai Co. Ltd.
Advance of Cyclic Peptides in Radiopharmaceuticals and Beyond Using PeptiDream's Peptide Drug Platform System (PDPS) Technology
- Masato Murakami
- Chief Medical Officer of PeptiDream Inc.
President and Representative Director of PDRadiopharma Inc.
Vice President, Japan Radiopharmaceuticals Association (JRPA)
Symposium4
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 13:40 - 15:40, Venue B
The latest technologies of animal alternatives in DDS research
Chairs
- Yoshikatsu Koga
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
- Yamamoto Yoshiyuki
- Department of gastroenterology, University of Tsukuba
Speakers
Trends of the cosmetics industry's efforts for alternatives to animal experiments
- Akiko Tamura
- Brand Value R&D Institute, Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Animals and Alternatives to animal experiments - Expectations for the correlation including MPS
- Yuzuru Ito
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Advancement of MPS Research for Animal Alternatives in Pharmaceutical Industry
- Wataru Obuchi
- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Shaping the Future of Experimental Animals with Mice
- Aya Uchida
- The Jackson Laboratory Japan, Technical Information Services
Standardization of alternatives to animal testing and the role of JaCVAM
- Takao Ashikaga
- National Institute of Health Sciences, Division of Genome Safety Science
Symposium5
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 13:40 - 15:40, Venue C
Development of next-generation vaccines and DDS
Chairs
- Makiya Nishikawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science
- Fuminori Sakurai
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University
Speakers
Development of next-generation vaccines and DDS - What is the role of DDS researchers in the development of next-generation vaccines ? -
- Fuminori Sakurai
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University
Next-generation vaccine against novel coronaviruses
- Daisuke Muraoka
- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
Next-generation vaccine development based on DDS for nucleic acid adjuvants and antigens
- Makiya Nishikawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science
Utilization of Bacterium-like Particles for Vaccine Antigen Delivery
- Keita Takahashi
- Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology
Research and Development of mRNA Vaccine “Daichirona”
- Toshihiro Kiho
- Daiichi-Sankyo R&D Division Vaccine Research Laboratories
Development of Anti-senescence Therapy Targeting Seno-Anergy
- Tohru Minamino
- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Symposium6
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 8:55 - 10:55, Venue B
Diverse nucleic acid modalities open up new therapeutic strategies
Chairs
- Kanjiro Miyata
- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Takashi Nakamura
- Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
Speakers
Development trends and future prospects for nucleic acid-based modalities
- Takao Inoue
- National Institute of Health Sciences
Anticancer effects of nucleic acid aggregates
- Akimitsu Okamoto
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Nucleic acid adjuvant system-based cancer immunotherapy
- Takashi Nakamura
- Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
Development of anti-cancer siRNA therapeutics targeting the transcription factor PRDM14, a molecule responsible for cancer stem cell properties.
- Hiroaki Taniguchi
- Division of Innovative Cancer Control Research, Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University
Development of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics against infectious diseases and our efforts toward future clinical translation
- Satoshi Uchida
- Department of Advanced Nanomedical Engineering, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Symposium7
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 8:55 - 10:55, Venue C
New frontiers in radiopharmaceutical development and theranostics
Chairs
- Tadashi Watabe
- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka
- Hiroki Takashima
- Division of Developmental Therapeutics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center
Speakers
Drug Delivery System in radioimmunotherapy with astatine-211
- Hiroki Takashima
- Division of Developmental Therapeutics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center
Development of Radioisotope Labeling Techniques and Their Application to Radiotheranostic Probes
- Hiroyuki Kimura
- Agency for Health, Safety and Environment, Kyoto University
Development of radiotheranostic antibody drug for pancreatic cancer and its basic research
- Naoaki Yamada
- Research Center, Nihon Medi-Physics Co. Ltd.
Preclinical evaluation of Cadherin 3 (CDH3) -targeted alpha particle emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy, 225Ac-PPMX-T002 for the treatment of solid cancer
- Shinji Hagiwara
- Research and Development Division, Perseus Proteomics Inc.
Targeted alpha therapy using astatine: from preclinical to clinical applications
- Tadashi Watabe
- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka
Symposium8
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 15:15 - 17:15, Venue B
Chemical Biology Pioneering New Frontiers of Drug Delivery Systems
Chairs
- Kenjiro Hanaoka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
- Yosuke Demizu
- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences
Speakers
Development of a near-infrared (NIR) dye for photoimmunotherapy and its application
- Kenjiro Hanaoka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
Exosome Hijacking DDS and Light-Triggered Genome Editing
- Asako Yamayoshi
- Department of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo
Polymer design for enhanced drug delivery
- Kanjiro Miyata
- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Molecular targeted chemogenetics: cell-type-specific control of cell-surface receptors in vivo
- Shigeki Kiyonaka
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Development and Application of DDS Carrier Peptides
- Yosuke Demizu
- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences
Symposium9
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 15:15 - 17:15, Venue C
Frontiers in antibody engineering for DDS
Chairs
- Ryutaro Asano
- Dept. of Biotech. & Life Sci., Grad. Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Tech.
- Masahiro Tatsuno
- Clinical Pharmacology Deupty Head, Pharmaceutical Science Dept., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Speakers
Prodrugation of bispecific antibodies leading to cancer-specific functionalization
- Ryutaro Asano
- Dept. of Biotech. & Life Sci., Grad. Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Tech.
Granting BBB-penetrating ability to antibody drugs using LassoGraft technology
- Junichi Takagi
- Institute for Protein Research, The University of Osaka
Development of antibody-drug conjugates using AccumBody, tissue-specific delivering antibody
- Yuji Ito
- Department of Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University
Catalytic antibody (Antigenase) directly damaging cancer cell
- Emi Hifumi
- Institute for Research Management, Oita University
Novel antibody engineering technologies enabling subcutaneous anti-complement C5 antibody therapy
- Kenta Haraya
- Research Division, Discovery Biologics Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Clinical development of Crovalimab dosage optimization - beyond the drug-target-drug complex -
- Tomohisa Saito
- Chugai Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd. Pharmaceutical Science department
Luncheon Seminar
Luncheon Seminar1 (2 companies)
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 12:30 - 13:20, Venue B
- Co-sponsored by
- WellThera Co., Ltd.
“Delivering Drugs to Hard-to-Reach Place and Making Them Work” Innovative DDS Technology Using Microbubbles and Ultrasound
Speaker
- Kazuo Maruyama
- WellThera Co., Ltd.
- Co-sponsored by
- Sanyo Trading Co., Ltd
Pioneering Pharmaceuticals through the Power of Particles: The Importance of Inhaled Drug Delivery Systems and Particle Characterization Technologies
Speaker
- Kazumi Tanikawa
- Sanyo Trading Co., Ltd Scientific Instruments Business Unit
- Tamaki Sato
- Sanyo Trading Co., Ltd Scientific Instruments Business Unit
Luncheon Seminar2
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 12:30 - 13:30, Venue C
- Co-sponsored by
- SHIBUYA CORPORATION
Development of gelatin hydrogel particles, “GelART”, and its applications to DDS
Chair
- Yasuhiko Tabata
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Speakers
- Noriaki Fujita
- SHIBUYA CORPORATION
- Hiroki Yamamoto
- SHIBUYA CORPORATION
- Yasuhiko Tabata
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Luncheon Seminar3
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 12:30 - 13:30, Venue D
- Co-sponsored by
- HORIBA, Ltd.
Usefulness of Open Plex, a flexible surface plasmon resonance imaging system, used for developing an antibody engineering technology
Chair
- Kinumi Hayashi
- Marketing Innovation Office, HORIBA, Ltd.
Speaker
- Hiroki Takashima
- Division of Developmental Therapeutics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center
Luncheon Seminar 4
scheduleJune 17 Tue. 12:30 - 13:30, Venue E
- Co-sponsored by
- Cytiva
Introduction to Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Development Solutions Using Lipid Nanoparticles Provided by Cytiva
Speaker
- Naohito Hariganeya
- Cytiva
Luncheon Seminar 5 (2 companies)
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 12:10 - 13:00, Venue B
- Co-sponsored by
- Eisai Co., Ltd.
Development of near-infrared light-responsive liposomal drug delivery system for cancer therapy
Chair
- Hiroshi Kikuchi
- DDS Strategy Firm LLC
Speaker
- Kosuke Shimizu
- Nanotheranostics Laboratory, Institute of Photonics Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
- Co-sponsored by
- Metasensing Co., Ltd.
Autonomous Measurement Systems Driven by Generative AI: Data Analysis Platforms and Material Development Agents using RamanEYE and AI Scientist
Speaker
- Yoshito Okuno
- Metasensing Co., Ltd.
Luncheon Seminar 6
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 12:10 - 13:10, Venue C
- Co-sponsored by
- Center for Promotion of Translational Research, National Cancer Center Japan
Chairs
- Akihiro Sato M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A
- Center for Promotion of Translational Research / Hospital East, National Cancer Center Japan
- Noriyuki Yamamoto Ph.D.
- Flox Bio, Inc.
Speakers
Overview of the NCC Seed Acceleration Program (NCC SAP) and startup support by Company Creation Model focusing on DDS technology
- Akihiro Sato M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
- Center for Promotion of Translational Research / Hospital East, National Cancer Center Japan
The Cutting-Edge DDS Technology Shaping the Future of Pharmaceutical Development
- Kazumi Suzuki M.B.A.
- Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc
DDS technology development originating from academia
- Kanjiro Miyata Ph.D.
- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Panel Discussion
- Akihiro Sato M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
- Center for Promotion of Translational Research / Hospital East, National Cancer Center Japan
- Noriyuki Yamamoto Ph.D.
- Flox Bio, Inc.
- Kazumi Suzuki M.B.A.
- Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc
- Kanjiro Miyata Ph.D.
- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Junichiro Yuda M.D., Ph.D.
- Department of Hematology and Experimental Therapeutics, Hospital East, National Cancer Center Japan
Luncheon Seminar 7
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 12:10 - 13:10, Venue D
- Co-sponsored by
- Leica Microsystems K.K.
Chair
- Shintaro Tanaka
- Marketing, Leica Microsystems K.K.
Advancing micro-PK analysis using imaging technologies: From whole body to organelles
Speaker
- Syunsuke Yamamoto
- Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, and Modeling, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- Miyu Nakayama
- Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, and Modeling, Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Trends in New Modality's Intratissue and Intracellular DDS, and Leica's Latest Imaging Technology and AI Analysis
Speaker
- Toshiyuki Hatano
- Leica Microsystems K.K.
Luncheon Seminar 8
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 12:10 - 13:10, Venue E
- Co-sponsored by
- Anton Paar Japan K.K.
Non-destructive methods using DLS and SAXS for LNPs -Particle characteristics and structure evaluation to a new stage
Chair
- Norikazu Takagi
- Product Manager, Particle Analyzer, Anton Paar Japan K.K.
Speaker
- Yuki Nakano
- Anton Paar Japan K.K.
- Yuichi Takasaki
- Anton Paar Japan K.K.
Luncheon Seminar9
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 12:10 - 13:10, Venue F
- Co-sponsored by
- Meiwafosis Co., Ltd.
Single particle analysis technology in LNPs formulation development
Chair
- Yoshiki Sato
- Meiwafosis Co., Ltd.
Speaker
- Hiroki Tanaka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
General Meeting
scheduleJune 18 Wed. 14:30 - 15:10, Venue A