Team

Co-founder, Representative Director & CEO

Hiroki Danno, Ph.D.

Co-founder, Representative Director & CTO

Masakazu Fukuda, Ph.D.

Dr. Danno received a Ph.D. in arts and sciences from the University of Tokyo in 2009. He worked on integrated research involving biotechnology, AI, and data science at RIKEN. As part of a regenerative medicine project for the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Science (AMED), a government-backed organization, he developed high-precision gene analysis technology for application in cells for use in regenerative medicine. In 2018, after heading the R&D department of a biotech venture in Japan, he co-founded Knowledge Palette, Inc.

Dr. Fukuda received a Ph.D. in science from the University of Tokyo in 2009. He worked in R&D for stem cell culture-related products at Wako Pure Chemical Industries, successfully bringing various products to market. He has hands-on experience in planning product design, manufacturing processes, and quality testing and has been involved in multiple regenerative medicine projects for the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Science (AMED), a government-backed organization. In 2018, he co-founded Knowledge Palette, Inc.

Advisers

Itoshi Nikaido, Ph.D.

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Yohei Sasagawa, Ph.D.

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Company Profile

Company Name	Knowledge Palette, Inc.
Founded	August 8, 2018
Representative Directors	Masakazu Fukuda, Hiroki Danno
Head Office	Life Innovation Center 4F, 3-25-22 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
Kobe Laboratory	CLIK (Creative Lab for Innovation in Kobe) 2F, 6-3-7 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
Nihombashi Office	WORK BASE Nihombashi 7F, 2-16-4 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027, Japan
Advisers	Itoshi Nikaido (RIKEN and Tokyo Medical & Dental Univ.), Yohei Sasagawa (Tokyo Medical & Dental Univ.)

The Origin of Our Name

The name Knowledge Palette arose from our desire to become a place (palette) where existing knowledge and technology (knowledge) can be mixed to create innovative concepts, or colors.

Throughout history, humankind has continued to learn from, apply, and further the wisdom of those who came before in the pursuit of a happier world. This can be identified with that of a painter painting by mixing a lot of colors (knowledge and technology) to complete work of art (happiness).

Through our work, our goal at Knowledge Palette, Inc. is to complete more such paintings, putting more smiles on more faces around the world.