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Masaki Niwa

Executive at GRA&GREEN

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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About

Masaki Niwa holds a Ph.D. from Kyoto University, where he served as an Assistant Professor specializing in plant molecular biology with a focus on plant reproduction. He later joined a research group at Nagoya University and, in 2017, co-founded GRA&GREEN Inc., an R&D-based AgriBio startup developing crops and production methods using gene-editing technology. He has served as the company's CEO since 2018.

Executive at GRA&GREEN

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Beyond Next VenturesTokyoKyoto University Innovation CapitalKyotoSeiho Investment WorksKyoto · $67K – $670K checksShizuoka Capital$790K – $241M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.Tokyo

Experience

  1. GRA&GREEN Inc.CEOcurrent2017 — presentNagoya, Aichi, Japan
  2. Nagoya UniversityChief Scientist2016 — 2017Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  3. Kyoto UniversityAssistant Professor2015 — 2016Kyoto, Japan
  4. Kyoto UniversityPostdoctoral Scientist2013 — 2015Kyoto, Japan

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Who is Masaki Niwa?
Masaki Niwa holds a Ph.D. from Kyoto University, where he served as an Assistant Professor specializing in plant molecular biology with a focus on plant reproduction. He later joined a research group at Nagoya University and, in 2017, co-founded GRA&GREEN Inc., an R&D-based AgriBio startup developing crops and production methods using gene-editing technology. He has served as the company's CEO since 2018.
Where did Masaki Niwa go to school?
Masaki Niwa studied at Kyoto University (Ph.D., Plant Sciences); Kyoto University (Bachelor's degree, Agriculture, General).

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