HIDEAKI KIMINAMI

R&D Research Manager @ Terumo Medical Corporation

About

I am a Research Manager at the Core Technology Group, Corporate R&D center in Japan. I obtained a Masters Degree from the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University in Japan. I am specialized in material science and analytical science for medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. He works on therapeutic drugs and material analysis, investigating sterilization methods on protein stability. Currently, I am very interested in the effects of extractables and leachables and protein denaturation and aggregation in silicone oil-free syringe systems by different sterilization methods. He belongs to the medical device group for the PDA committee in Japan. Now, I am researching and creating the technology for treating the Cancer and Heart Failure with novel biomaterials in USA.

Country

Japan

City

Kanagawa-ku

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

Product Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Biomaterials, Materials Science, Injection Molding, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Method Validation, Research and Development (R&D)

Experience

R&D Research Manager

Terumo Medical Corporation

2013-10 - Present · 13 yrs

Kanagawa, Japan

Currently, I am a Research Manager with the Core Technology Group, which is based at Terumo’s Corporate R&D center in Kanagawa, Japan. My expertise is in material and analytical sciences for medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. I design and perform therapeutic drug and material analysis, and assess sterilization methods on protein drug stability examining decomposition mechanism and material analysis. I am very interested in the effects of extractable and leachables, and protein denaturation and aggregation in silicone oil-free syringe systems by different sterilization methods. In addition, while in the US I am investigating novel biomaterials for treating cancer and heart failure.