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Graduated from the University of Tokyo, School of Medicine in 1989, and received his M.D. in 1997. D. in 1997. He was a resident at the University of Tokyo Hospital, a researcher in the Department of Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, and an associate professor at the Center for Disease Biotechnology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo before assuming his current position in 2007. He specializes in bone and cartilage biology, regenerative medicine, and biomaterials engineering.

Former General Manager of Information Security, Defense Company, ITOCHU Corporation. CIO of Cyber Defense (formerly iDefense), a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU. Engaged in the project to establish the Cabinet Information Security Center of the Cabinet Secretariat. He is currently engaged in a wide range of projects as an international intelligence profiler.

Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1989. He was involved in the excavation of archaeological sites and activities for landscape and cultural conservation in Cambodia at the Archaeology Laboratory of Waseda University. During his time there, he saw the destruction of the environment around cultural heritage sites in Asian countries and the concentration of young people in urban areas due to the lack of industry. In 2016, he founded Cultivera LLC. He also operates his own agricultural corporation, PomonaFarm, in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture.

He was in charge of sales for a Scandinavian waste treatment facility in Japan, and has consulted on the introduction of facilities and resource recycling for all industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution. He has been involved in the introduction of advanced resource recycling system hardware and software, including serving as PM for a project to import and construct methane fermentation technology for food waste from Germany for food recycling in Japan. In November 2021, he released POOL, a resource circulation platform, to promote DX of resource circulation.

Ken Isono is the Representative Director and Co- Founder of Shizen Energy Inc.
He currently leads new business development and organizational & cultural development in the Shizen Energy Group. In 2013, he led the establishment of a joint venture with juwi AG in Japan, which was instrumental to the growth of the company, and also accelerated the company’s international business. Prior to founding Shizen Energy, he had worked for a wind energy company and was involved in the project development and O&M of wind farms. He also serves as a board of councilors for the Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation at Shizenkan University. He holds a BA in Environment and Information Studies from Keio University, and a joint MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

Takahiro first became interested in space after reading Newton. After studying the origin of the solar system at the University of Tokyo Graduate School, he joined Accenture and engaged in SCM consulting for the retail and manufacturing industries. He then moved to Recruit and experienced the launch of several new businesses.
From 2015, he joined ispace,inc. as Director and COO, overseeing all aspects of the business. He was responsible for business development, government relations, fundraising, U.S. and European expansion, organizational development. Experienced scale-up from 2 employees to 200 employees. In 2022, he founded Midtown,Inc., aiming to solve global issues with the keywords of space x climate change x biodiversity. Also serves as CXO and advisor for several startup companies and acting chairperson of the Lunar Industry Vision Council.

Founded KANDO, a creative firm that provides comprehensive hands-on support, including a finance perspective, while working side-by-side with deep tech startups. He has also supported numerous tech ventures as a member of the Real Tech Fund.
He has contributed to building momentum for the cyborg venture "MELTIN" both domestically and internationally, and raised 2.02 billion yen in Series B. Personal mobility "WHILL" MaaS business exhibited at CES, etc.
In 2021, co-founded "esse-sense," a long interview media of cutting-edge researchers.
In the same year, founded "N-ARK," a floating architecture startup that adapts to climate crisis.