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Hiroyuki Usuda

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Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC · Marketing Manager at Kernel Capital

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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About

Joined AVM in 2026 after serving as Scouting & Transaction Lead in Business Development at Astellas in Cambridge, UK, evaluating European technologies and leading collaborations, licensing and M&A. Began his career as a medicinal chemist at Astellas. Holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Tokyo with postdoc training at Harvard University.

Experience

  1. Astellas PharmaInvestment Lead, Astellas Venture Management & Innovation Lead, Business Developmentcurrent2026 — present東京都, 日本
  2. NEDOSSA fellowcurrent2020 — present
  3. Astellas Pharma Europe LtdScouting & Transaction Lead, Business Development2024 — 2026ケンブリッジ
  4. Astellas EuropeSenior Manager, Search and Evaluation, Business Development2022 — 2024ケンブリッジ
  5. Astellas EuropeSenior Manager, Scouting, Innovation Managemnet2021 — 2022Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  6. Shonan Health Innovation ParkMembership Representative2020 — 2021
  7. Astellas Pharmamanager, scouting, innovation management2006 — 2021東京都, 日本
  8. AMED, Japan Agency for Medical Research and DevelopmentAMED Program Officer, Deputy Manager2015 — 2017東京都, 日本
  9. Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2005 — 2006

Skills & more

事業開発1スカウティング1薬学1化学
  • Pharmacist (薬剤師) — Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 厚生労働省

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Colleagues at Astellas Venture Management LLC

Amy Skarr
Board of Managers (President) at Astellas Venture Management LLC
Hiromichi Kimura
Investor at Astellas Venture Management LLC
James Zuercher
Investor at Astellas Venture Management
Matt Vogt
Board of Managers at Astellas Venture Management LLC
Nagisa Sakurai
Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC
Satoshi Konagai
Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC
Shinichi Miyake
Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC
Tadayoshi Hirata
Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC

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Who is Hiroyuki Usuda?
Joined AVM in 2026 after serving as Scouting & Transaction Lead in Business Development at Astellas in Cambridge, UK, evaluating European technologies and leading collaborations, licensing and M&A. Began his career as a medicinal chemist at Astellas. Holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Tokyo with postdoc training at Harvard University.
Where does Hiroyuki Usuda work?
Hiroyuki Usuda is Investment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLC.
Where did Hiroyuki Usuda go to school?
Hiroyuki Usuda studied at The University of Tokyo (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Pharmaceutical Sciences), synthetic organic chemistry).

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