Kento Maejima, Ph.D.
R&D Scientist
Shibuya,Tokyo
Summary
Summary My career has mainly focused on "Life science" technologies including bioassay, point-of-care testing, analytical chemistry and diagnostics. I'm researching IVD lateral flow device to maximise analytical performance and accelerate project by exploiting academic science knowledge at Abbott currently. I've learned and practiced these skills as field and application engineer, business development and academic research. I've often collaborated many internal and external partners to enhance my project and maximise customer support in each career; for example, US, Germany, China and Singapore factory and R&D team, UK start-up company during DuPont, many Japanese companies and Universities. My aspiration in career is to create impactful value for people life through new life science development. I'm a very patient and consistent person, and have passionate interest on the latest science and technology, enabling challenge to implement unfamiliar jobs and projects, including instrument engineering, programming and microcomputing. Accomplishments in academic field 8 articles, 4 patents, 6 proceedings Keyword of my skills Analytical chemistry, bioassay, diagnostics, point-of-care testing, inkjet printing, flexo printing, DNA microarray, NGS, PCR, electrophoresis, UV curing, MATLAB, colour management, Arduino, paper science.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
R&D Core Scientist
Abbott Diagnostics Medical
Matsudo, Chiba
10.2022 - Current
- [R&D Core Scientist for infectious diseases test kit in vivo diagnostic]Investigate and leverage optimal analytical method and system for IVD kit sensing system to improvement of its analytical performance to meet customer's demand
- Identify and validate molecular targets that play a key role in a particular disease process
- Analyse materials to determine their toxic or nontoxic properties, binding and efficacy
- Develop an assay which employs in-vitro and/or in-vivo biological and immunological systems.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Technical Engineer
DuPont Specialty Products
Chiyoda, Tokyo
08.2020 - 10.2022
- [Technical engineer for flexography plate making and printing]
- For flexography plate making and printing] ・Support improvement of customer's plate making process, printing result and new product sample
- Solve customer's trouble or complaint
- Inquiry or negotiation with representative of oversea factory or R&D to solve the problems when the complex trouble happened
- Gather new product information from oversea R&D
- Support sales team technically for product promotion to get technical information or promotion samples
- Collaborate with UK-based start-up company to penetrate market with new outstanding technology
- [Other project]
- Clarify electronic and industrial group's business units toward both internal and external stakeholders
- Summize each product line and prepare training material for both internal and external uses
- Deliver internal trainings preodically including new hiring students
- Deliver core value meeting for enhance employees' understanding and mindset for company core values
- New Business Development
Business Development Specialist
KONICA MINOLTA
Minato, Tokyo
02.2017 - 06.2017
- [New business development for gut flora analysis service (DNA, PCR)]
- Launched a new service for in company start-up division
- Organised meetings for technical discussions to proceed a project and discussed with engineers and professors
- Set up alliance with newly discovered business partners including both academic and business partners like manufactures
- Documentations including a non-disclosure agreement or contract of a joint research and development agreement
- Presentations of project progress for the executive.
- Conducted regular meetings with clients to build positive and productive relationships.
- Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development.
Genomics Field Service Specialist
Agilent Technologies
Minato, Tokyo
04.2013 - 01.2017
- [Field service/application engineer for genomic analysis instrument]
- A field service/application engineer of genomic analysis instruments (DNA, RNA, protein, pharma) such as electrophoresis, DNA microarray, real-time PCR, and automation solution for next-generation sequencing library sample preparation
- Set-up, installation, customer training, maintenance, repair of these instruments
- Inquiry or negotiation with representative of oversea factory or R&D to solve the problems when the complex trouble happened
- Organised training for other Japanese engineers and held couples of trainings, especially at the launching of new product
- My lineup of products were 16 instruments, and I was specialist of four of them
- The second better feedback from sales team as well as 8.88/10 from customer satisfaction-based feedback.
- Followed safety procedures to avoid injuries in field.
- Managed on-site and off-site installation, repair, maintenance, and test tasks.
Education
Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry
Keio University
Yokohama 09.2017 - 09.2020
Master of Science - Paper Science
The University of Tokyo
Bunkyo 04.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Analytical Chemistry
Keio University
Yokohama 04.2007 - 03.2011
Accomplishments
◯ Honors & Awards
- DuPont Japan Excellence Award: Marketing Award - DuPont
- Jan 2022
- To develop flexo plate business double in three years, we organized every value chain and our product was chosen as printing plate for mask flexible packaging, which accelerated other bottle flexible label business
- JASSO exemption program - Japan Student Services Organization
- Mar 2013
- My accomplishment in master course was chosen as outstanding performance which deserves exemption of return of scholarship
- Article award of Bunseki Kagaku - The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
- Mar 2021
- Our article was chosen as best valuable one in those submitted in Bunseki Kagaku in 2021
Skills
- Nanoparticles
- Biomimetics
- Surface Plasmon Resonance
- Immune System
- Virus
- Point of Care
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Microbiology
- DNA Extraction
- Cross-team Collaboration
- New Business Development
- Laboratory Automation
- Field Service Engineering
- Materials Science
- UV Curing
- Printing Science
- Color Management
- in Vivo Diagnostic
- Medical Device R&D
- Immunoassays
- Antibodies
- Infectious Diseases
- Life Sciences
- Analytical Chemistry
- Healthcare
- Gel Electrophoresis
- PCR
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
- Arduino
- JavaScriptInkjet
- Bioassay
- DNA microarray
- DNA Sequencing
- electrochemistry
- Flexo
- Polymer Chemistry
Certification
TOEIC reading and listening test 925 Issued Jan 2012
Driver's license Issued Dec 2008
Certified Hazardous Material Handling Supervisor (Otsu4) Issued Jun 2008
Timeline
R&D Core Scientist
Abbott Diagnostics Medical
10.2022 - Current
Technical Engineer
DuPont Specialty Products
08.2020 - 10.2022
Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry
Keio University
09.2017 - 09.2020
Business Development Specialist
KONICA MINOLTA
02.2017 - 06.2017
Genomics Field Service Specialist
Agilent Technologies
04.2013 - 01.2017
Master of Science - Paper Science
The University of Tokyo
04.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Analytical Chemistry
Keio University
04.2007 - 03.2011
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