Profile

Morita Iwami Ph.D.

Brief CV

2015- Founder & CEO, Seed Research Institute

2012-2015 Senior Director, OP Bio Factory, Inc.

2005-2008 Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Promotion Cooperation, OIST

2003-2005 Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST for OIST)

2003 Human Science Promotion Foundation

1975-2003 Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

1973-1975 Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University

1969-1973 Engineering Dept., Hiroshima University

Brief Job History

Drug discovery research of various natural products from soil bacteria, mold and fungi.

Great contribution of R＆D of Tacrolimus (FK506), Micafungin and other natural source drugs found at Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Honors

2003 FK506 Discovery Award from Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

1993 Thesis Prize from The Society for Biotechnology