Summary
Hiroshi Yamazaki is a healthcare and life sciences innovation leader with 11 years of experience bridging pharmaceutical R&D and business development to accelerate drug discovery, formulation, and medical device projects. As Vice President at NineSigma he drives open innovation programs that connect global solution providers with pharma and healthcare clients, translating technical challenges into revenue-generating projects. His hands-on background in formulation technology and GMP-compliant scale-up at Nippon Kayaku gives him rare operational insight into regulatory and manufacturing constraints that inform strategic partnering. Known for building collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams, he has repeatedly converted scouting and expert-matching into tangible product and pipeline advances. Based in Greater Tokyo, he combines technical depth from a Master’s in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry with proven commercial acumen in AI-enabled drug discovery partnerships.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Master's degree, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Shizuoka
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, the top of the class, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, the top of the class at Josai University
Japanese, English