Meet Our Team.
Meet
Our Team.
If you're ambitious, energetic, and thrive in a fast-paced environment —let’s talk.
We're always looking for
exceptional people to join our team.
If you're ambitious, energetic,
and want to join a startup environment
—let’s talk.
CEO & Founder | Dan Takahashi
CEO & Founder
Dan Takahashi
Co-founded a hedge fund at 26 and exited with a profit in ~4 years. Founded PostPrime at 34 and succeeded in an IPO on the Tokyo Growth Stock Exchange in just 2.5 years. Graduated from Cornell University in ~3 years with Magna Cum Laude honors. Author of 5 books, TV commentator, and over 1 million followers across social media. Has traveled to 62 countries. Strong advocate for transhumanism.
Co-founded a hedge fund at 26 and exited with a profit in ~4 years. Founded PostPrime at 34 and succeeded in an IPO on the Tokyo Growth Stock Exchange in just 2.5 years. Graduated from Cornell University in ~3 years with Magna Cum Laude honors. Author of 5 books, TV commentator, and over 1 million followers across social media. Has traveled to 62 countries. Strong advocate for transhumanism.
Scientific Advisor | Toru Yoshida | Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Toru Yoshida | Ph.D.
Over 17 years of experience in preservation science—including food and biological resource preservation. Specializes in the development of non-destructive and non-invasive preservation techniques at the cellular, tissue, and whole-organism levels. Expertise spans advanced cryopreservation and room-temperature vitrification technologies. Authored several books, including two highly specialized publications on biostasis.
Earned an M.Sc. in Biophysical Chemistry from University of Tsukuba, Japan (1990) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from USC, USA (1995). Worked as a research fellow at Kyoto University (Graduate School of Medicine / Institute for Virus Research), then appointed Associate Professor at Mukogawa Women’s University (School of Human Environmental Sciences) in 2007, and promoted to tenured Professor (School of Food and Nutritional Sciences) in 2014.
Over 17 years of experience in preservation science—including food and biological resource preservation. Specializes in the development of non-destructive and non-invasive preservation techniques at the cellular, tissue, and whole-organism levels. Expertise spans advanced cryopreservation and room-temperature vitrification technologies. Authored several books, including two highly specialized publications on biostasis.
Earned an M.Sc. in Biophysical Chemistry from University of Tsukuba, Japan (1990) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from USC, USA (1995). Worked as a research fellow at Kyoto University (Graduate School of Medicine / Institute for Virus Research), then appointed Associate Professor at Mukogawa Women’s University (School of Human Environmental Sciences) in 2007, and promoted to tenured Professor (School of Food and Nutritional Sciences) in 2014.
Scientific Advisor | Kazuaki Matsumura | Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Kazuaki Matsumura | Ph.D.
Professor Kazuaki Matsumura has 16 years of experience in developing cryoprotectants, with a background in biomaterials and synthetic polymer-based cryoprotectants since 2009. He has actively studied cryopreservation and developed new cryoprotectants, as well as published extensively on cryopreserving stem cells and tissues for regenerative medicine. Prof. Matsumura has published more than 150 scientific papers in international journals.
He graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 2000. He received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, he was an assistant professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto University. In 2011, he became an associate professor at the School of Materials Science at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). He was promoted to full professor in 2020. He serves on the board of directors of the Japanese Society for Cryobiology and Cryobiotechnology, which awarded him the Young Scientist Award in 2014.
Professor Kazuaki Matsumura has 16 years of experience in developing cryoprotectants, with a background in biomaterials and synthetic polymer-based cryoprotectants since 2009. He has actively studied cryopreservation and developed new cryoprotectants, as well as published extensively on cryopreserving stem cells and tissues for regenerative medicine. Prof. Matsumura has published more than 150 scientific papers in international journals.
He graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 2000. He received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, he was an assistant professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto University. In 2011, he became an associate professor at the School of Materials Science at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). He was promoted to full professor in 2020. He serves on the board of directors of the Japanese Society for Cryobiology and Cryobiotechnology, which awarded him the Young Scientist Award in 2014.
Scientific Advisor | Koji Ohira | Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Koji Ohira | Ph.D.
Dr. Koji Ohira is a neuroscientist with over 25 years of research experience in neurobiology, and has actively been leading research on brain tissue preservation and neural repair for over 10 years. He has received multiple awards for his work and is an active member of both Japanese and North American neuroscience societies.
He earned his Ph.D. in biology from Kyoto University in 2000 and began his career studying primate brain development. From 2000 onward, he conducted research on neurotrophic factors, neuroplasticity, and adult neurogenesis at leading Japanese institutions, including the National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry and Kyoto University. He later held academic positions at Fujita Health University, progressing from assistant professor to associate professor, focusing on neural plasticity and regeneration. Since 2015, he has served at Mukogawa Women’s University, where he became a full professor in 2023. His current research includes brain tissue preservation and neural repair.
Dr. Koji Ohira is a neuroscientist with over 25 years of research experience in neurobiology, and has actively been leading research on brain tissue preservation and neural repair for over 10 years. He has received multiple awards for his work and is an active member of both Japanese and North American neuroscience societies.
He earned his Ph.D. in biology from Kyoto University in 2000 and began his career studying primate brain development. From 2000 onward, he conducted research on neurotrophic factors, neuroplasticity, and adult neurogenesis at leading Japanese institutions, including the National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry and Kyoto University. He later held academic positions at Fujita Health University, progressing from assistant professor to associate professor, focusing on neural plasticity and regeneration. Since 2015, he has served at Mukogawa Women’s University, where he became a full professor in 2023. His current research includes brain tissue preservation and neural repair.
Primary Scientist | Andrew Soper | Ph.D.
Primary Scientist
Andrew Soper | Ph.D.
Andrew has 9 years’ experience with molecular biology and 4 years experience with mammal experimentation. He is passionate about cryonic preservation technology in hope of making organ transplantation more accessible.
Raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Andrew completed a Bachelors of Science with Honours in Cell and Molecular Biology at Victoria University of Wellington. He then honed his molecular biology and virology skills in the of HIV-1 lab of Professors Koyanagi and Sato at Kyoto University specializing in humanized mice where he completed his MSc and PhD. From here he worked in the Garcia-Martinez lab at the University of North Carolina constructing bone marrow liver thymus (BLT) mice for use in HIV-1 latency reversing experiments. Most recently he was working in the HIV-1 cure group at Shionogi Pharmaceutical in Osaka.
Andrew has 9 years’ experience with molecular biology and 4 years experience with mammal experimentation. He is passionate about cryonic preservation technology in hope of making organ transplantation more accessible.
Raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Andrew completed a Bachelors of Science with Honours in Cell and Molecular Biology at Victoria University of Wellington. He then honed his molecular biology and virology skills in the of HIV-1 lab of Professors Koyanagi and Sato at Kyoto University specializing in humanized mice where he completed his MSc and PhD. From here he worked in the Garcia-Martinez lab at the University of North Carolina constructing bone marrow liver thymus (BLT) mice for use in HIV-1 latency reversing experiments. Most recently he was working in the HIV-1 cure group at Shionogi Pharmaceutical in Osaka.
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Where our Cryonics Research is conducted.
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