Celaidtx
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Celaid Therapeutics develops hematopoietic stem cell expansion technology, including a method to replace albumin with polyvinyl alcohol and to expand human hematopoietic stem cells ex vivo in large quantities. The company applies this technology to stem cell transplantation and gene therapy for blood cancers such as leukemia and other blood and genetic diseases.
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Nobuyuki ArakawainCo-founder & Representative Director, President & CEONobuyuki Arakawa co-founded Celaid Therapeutics in 2020 and serves as President and CEO; he previously worked as a business consultant on strategy, supply chain, and business development projects across healthcare, electronics, manufacturing, retail, and IT sectors.
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Motoo WatanabeinCo-founder / Advisor (former Chairman & CSO)
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Hiromitsu NakauchiCo-founder
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Masatoshi SakuraiCo-founder
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Yusuke InoueinDirector, COO & CFOYusuke Inoue is Director, COO, and CFO at Celaid Therapeutics, a company developing hematopoietic stem cell expansion technology for stem cell transplantation and gene therapy. He previously held finance and operations leadership roles at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in both the United States and Japan, focusing on oncology and GI portfolios.
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Asako UchiyamainDirector, CDO (Chief Development Officer)Asako Uchiyama is Director and Chief Development Officer at Celaid Therapeutics, where she leads development of hematopoietic stem cell expansion technology for stem cell transplantation and gene therapy. She brings background in early-phase and preclinical development of gene and cell therapy products, diagnostic method development for infectious diseases, virology research, and international business development.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Celaidtx do?
- Celaid Therapeutics develops hematopoietic stem cell expansion technology, including a method to replace albumin with polyvinyl alcohol and to expand human hematopoietic stem cells ex vivo in large quantities. The company applies this technology to stem cell transplantation and gene therapy for blood cancers such as leukemia and other blood and genetic diseases.
- Who founded Celaidtx?
- Celaidtx was founded by Nobuyuki Arakawa, Motoo Watanabe, Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Masatoshi Sakurai.
- Who are Celaidtx's investors?
- Celaidtx's investors include Kobe University Capital, OSAKA University Venture Capital, UTEC.






