Hiromichi Kimura
InvestorInvestor at Astellas Venture Management LLC
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Hiromichi Kimura, Ph.D., is a life sciences executive with clinical development and regulatory experience at companies including Shionogi, Takeda, Millennium, and Astellas Pharma, and has contributed to drug launches including ERIVEDGE, PADCEV, and VEOZAH. He currently serves as Founder and CEO of Bloom X³ and holds board director positions at multiple therapeutic companies spanning oncology, immunotherapy, and protein degradation platforms, while also advising venture capital funds across the US, Europe, and Asia. Kimura maintains an academic appointment at the University of Tokyo and previously led an early-stage drug discovery incubator at Kyoto University, bridging academic research with commercial development across Japan, the US, and Europe.
Experience
- Bloom X³Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- The Global BloomingFounder & CEO2024 — 2025
- Astellas PharmaDirector/Lead2023 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- Astellas Venture ManagementInvestment Director2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Astellas PharmaResearch Manager/Senior Director2014 — 2018Japan
- Millennium Takeda Oncology CompanyDual position/Associate Director/Research head/Head of Department in Pharmacology2013 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- TakedaAssociate Director/Research head/Head of Department in Pharmacology (SRC)2007 — 2014Japan
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSACPostdoctoral Research Associate (Tom Curran, FRS lab)2001 — 2007Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- The University of TokyoPostdoctoral Research Fellow of JSPS for Young Scientist2000 — 2002
- Shionogi & Co., LtdClinical Development Associate1993 — 1994Osaka, Japan
Education
- The University of TokyoPhD, Veterinary Medical Science, Molecular Celluar biology1996 — 2000
Skills & more
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PharmaceuticalsCell BiologyPharmacovigilanceClinical DevelopmentOrganic ChemistryCell CultureRegulatory AffairsBiotechnologyCreative StrategyAnalysisINDLifesciencesLanguages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hiromichi Kimura work?
- Hiromichi Kimura is Investor at Astellas Venture Management LLC.
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- Hiromichi Kimura typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended The University of Tokyo79
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bloom X³1
Also worked at Astellas Pharma8
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Also worked at Takeda32
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