Takeshi Kimura
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan
Biography
Takeshi Kimura is a Board Member and Corporate Vice President for Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and is currently In-Charge of Research and Development, Intellectual Property, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. He has studied Cell and Molecular Biology at University of London, Kings College and obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from University of London in 1984. He was a Visiting Fellow and Visiting Associate at the National Institutes of Health in the USA before joining Ajinomoto in 1989. He has worked in research, regulatory affairs and quality assurance since then, helping to establish the basis of AminoIndex Technology while in research. He became Corporate Executive Officer in 2009 and Board Member in 2013. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees for International Life Sciences Institute and Research Foundation, International Advisory Council Member for Monell Chemical Senses Center and Japanese Private Sector Member for APEC Policy Partnership for Food Security.