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Takehiko Sawabe

Investor

Director / Investment Gr. at Beyond Next Ventures

Greater Tokyo Area

About

Takehiko Sawabe leads Beyond Next Ventures' investments in biotech start-ups. He previously served as Managing Director at INCJ, backing biotech companies including Stella Pharma, Megakaryon, and Scohia Pharma, and earlier held roles at Meiji Seika (as a medicinal chemist and later in business development), Johnson & Johnson (medical device business development), and AbbVie (Japan portfolio management). He holds a Master's degree from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and an MBA from GLOBIS University.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Directorcurrent2024 β€” presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  2. Innovation Network Corporation Of JapanManaging Director2014 β€” 2024Tokyo
  3. AbbVieManager, Portfolio Management2013 β€” 2014Tokyo
  4. Johnson & JohnsonNew Business&Development2012 β€” 2013Tokyo
  5. Meiji Seika PharmaAssociate Manager, Business Development2006 β€” 2012Tokyo
  6. Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.Medicinal Chemist2000 β€” 2006Yokohama

Education

  1. Graduate School of Management, Globis UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA2007 β€” 2010
  2. The University of TokyoMaster of Science - MS, Organic Chemistry1998 β€” 2000
  3. The University of TokyoBachelor of Science - BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences1994 β€” 1998

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From Takehiko's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Tokyo59

Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcTaka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan1

Tetsu NakajimaInvestor at 15th Rock

Also worked at AbbVie36

Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsJennifer SmoterChief Communications & Governance Officer at Takeda VenturesAndrew BierDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesShwen GweeDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesMelissa LokugamageSenior Venture Associate at 82VSScott BrunVenture Partner at Abingworth

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Also worked at Johnson & Johnson128

Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesAaron PriceCEO, TechUnited at Tech Council VenturesJung Lee, PhDVenture Partner at Adelphi Ventures Management, Llc

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Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures

Akiko Fujii
Investment Group at Beyond Next Ventures
Akira Horiguchi
Former Executive Vice President, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at Beyond Next Ventures
Akito Arima
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Devang Thakor
Founder / President, Anioplex, LLC at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Matsumoto
Representative of SubTonic Consulting at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Mikuni
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Principal at Beyond Next Ventures