Summary
Toshinobu Hondo is an experienced research leader and manager who bridges analytical chemistry, scientific instrumentation, and enterprise chemo-/bioinformatics to turn complex customer needs into robust products. With over three decades in chromatography, mass spectrometry, and HPLC software development, he has led R&D and product life-cycle efforts across industry and academia, including roles at JEOL, Accelrys, HORIBA STEC, and Osaka University. He specializes in analytical method validation for physiological samples and in implementing systems like electronic lab notebooks to streamline R&D and GMP transitions with minimal documentation overhead. Known for strong cross-cultural communication and tough business negotiation, he combines technical depth (Ph.D. in analytical chemistry) with practical commercialization instincts. His background uniquely blends hands-on instrument engineering with enterprise software integration, enabling measurable acceleration of customer research workflows. Based in Mie Prefecture, Japan, he continues to apply this hybrid skill set as an invited researcher while advising product and engineering teams.
11 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
I've studied protein phosphorylation in relation to cancer cell, I've studied protein phosphorylation in relation to cancer cell at Rockefeller University
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography, Diode Array Detector, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography, Diode Array Detector at Meijo University
Japanese, English