On the evening of Thursday, February 20, a special conference “The Expected Role of Startups from Medical School in Republic of Malawi” hosted by OUI Inc.(venture from the Keio University School of Medicine), was held at the Kitasato Auditorium at the Keio University School of Medicine. At the event, the Office for Open Innovation’s general creative manager, Professor Sugiyama, gave a lecture on startup support activities, and many people voiced their hopes for activities in the future. Please visit here for more information on the special conference.
Professor Sugiyama during the lecture
Commemorative photograph after the lecture.
From left (honorific titles omitted):
- Hiroyuki Yazu, Lecturer/Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Tsurumi University Dental Hospital/ OUI Inc.
- Naohiko Aketa, instructor, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology (currently at PMDA)
- Eisuke Shimizu, Project Lecturer/CEO, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology/OUI Inc.
- Naoto Sugiyama, general creative manager, Keio University Office for Open Innovation
- Khumbo Kalua, professor, Blantyre Institute for Community Outreach/University of Malawi
- Masato Yasui, professor, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology
- Komei Fukushima, project associate professor/president, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Physiology/K Pharma, Inc.
- Shintaro Nakayama, researcher/vice-president of global business, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology/OUI Inc.
- Akito Sakasegawa, researcher/business strategy manager, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology/OUI Inc.