Nanotis, a UTokyo-affiliated startup, is raising funds in the pre seed finance to accelerate the development of next-generation infection testing devices

Press Release Nanotis Corporation (Head Office: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO, Founder: Lisa Sakashita) (hereinafter “Nanotis”), a University of Tokyo-affiliated venture engaged in the research and development of next-generation infection testing devices, has received funding from Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (Head Office: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka; President and CEO: Akira Hiruma) (hereinafter “Hamamatsu Photonics”) and […]

Nanotis, a UTokyo-affiliated startup,
receives funding from Taisho Pharmaceutical for R&D of rapid diagnostic devices

Press Release Nanotis (Head Office: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO, Founder: Lisa Sakashita), a University of Tokyo-affiliated startup that is developing rapid diagnostic devices for infectious diseases such as influenza, has received funding from Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Toshima, Tokyo; CEO: Shigeru Uehara) in its pre-series A funding round.   […]

Nanotis, the UTokyo-linked start-up, raises ¥45M from
Shizuoka Capital, Hamamatsu Photonics, and individual investors

Press Release Nanotis (Head Office: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO, Founder: Lisa Sakashita), the University of Tokyo-related start-up that is developing rapid diagnostic devices for infectious diseases, has raised ¥45,000,000 JPY (~$400,000 USD) from Shizuoka Capital (Head Office: Shizuoka, Shizuoka; President: Rinzo Mizutani), Hamamatsu Photonics (Head Office: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka; President: Akira Hiruma), […]

CEO, Founder | Lisa Sakashita

M. S. degree from department of Physics, the University of Tokyo. B. S. degree from department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science. Her career includes: Nomura Securities, Co., Ltd. (analyst, Investment Banking division.), Bloomberg LLP (data analyst), Ginza Galleries (International Public Relations/Overseas Project Integration) and Linkers Corporation (Managing Executive Officer). […]

CTO | Jinsei Miyazaki

B. E., and M. E. degree from Faculty of Technology, Kyoto University. Gust scientist of Max-Planck Institute of Bio-Physical Chemistry in 1989-1991. 1981: Joined Matsushita Electric Industries (Panasonic, as of now) and consistently kept cultivating new technology fields including immuno-chemical sensing. 2002: Established tele-healthcare based joint venture, Viterion LLC, in […]

Technical Advisor | Teruyuki Nagamune, Ph. D.

B. S., M. S., and Ph. D. degree from school of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1973, 1975, and 1985. His career includes: RIKEN (Research Scientist from 1977), University of Illinois (Visiting Researcher from 1988), RIKEN (Vice Senior Research Scientist from 1992), the University of Tokyo (Professor from […]