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Virtual

Jun 04, 2025 6:30 PM - Mar 04, 2026 9:00 PM

17th DIA Regulatory Affairs Training Course

Faculty

Jun  Yamakami, PHD

Jun Yamakami, PHD

Senior Regulatory Expert, Regulatory Affairs Department Regulatory Consulting, A2 Healthcare Corporation, Japan

Dr. Jun Yamakami is a Senior Consultant in the Regulatory Consulting Group, Regulatory Affairs Department at A2 Healthcare Corporation. He joined the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Evaluation Center (PMDEC) in 2003 and served as a drug reviewer at the PMDA from 2004 to 2006. From 2008 to 2024, he was responsible for regulatory development activities in the Regulatory Affairs Department at Sanofi K.K. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Program Committee for the DIA Japan Regulatory Affairs Training Course, a program dedicated to fostering professionals from pharmaceutical companies, regulatory authorities, and academia involved in drug development. He has served as Chair of the Program Committee since 2022.

Kazuishi  Sekino, MS

Kazuishi Sekino, MS

Director of MID-NET operation and management, Office of Medical Informatics and , Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Japan

Satoko  Utsunomiya

Satoko Utsunomiya

Regulatory Affairs Area, Japan Development, MSD K.K., Japan

Yuko  Hata

Yuko Hata

Associate director, Therapeutic Area Regulatory, Japan Regulatory Affairs, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Japan

Akifumi  Kamata, PHD

Akifumi Kamata, PHD

Office of New Drug I, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Japan

Dr. Akifumi Kamata is a reviewer of Office of Safety II in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA). In this position, Dr. Kamata is responsible for risk management and pharmacovigilance of vaccines, blood products and biosimilar products. Dr. Kamata has 9 years' experience in PMDA. Dr. Kamata holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical science from Tohoku University.

Miyuki  Kaneko

Miyuki Kaneko

Japan Regulatory Portfolio Lead, Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer R&D Japan G.K., Japan

Japan Regulatory Portfolio Lead, Regulatory Strategy Group 3, Regulatory Strategy & Policy, Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer Japan Inc. Biography: I have worked for Pfizer since 2003. As a Japan Regulatory Lead, I worked on drug development (NDA/ PMDA consultation). I currently work on development drugs in Inflammation, Pain, CNS and Endocrinology as a Japan Regulatory Portfolio Lead. I received my bachelor and master degree in Pharmaceutical Science from Fukuoka University.

Tsuyoshi  Kobayashi

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi

Associate Director, Japan Regulatory Affairs, Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan

Yasuhiro  Makino

Yasuhiro Makino

Director, Head of Development Regulatory Affairs 1, RA Dept., Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Japan

Ryutaro  Ochiishi

Ryutaro Ochiishi

New Drug Regulatory Affairs Department, Daiichi Sankyo, Japan

Maiko  Ono

Maiko Ono

Associate Manager,New Drug Regulatory Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline K.K., Japan

Hiroyuki  Takatoku

Hiroyuki Takatoku

Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research , Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Japan

Toshiki  Sugita, PHD

Toshiki Sugita, PHD

Office of Review Management, Review Management Division, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan

Mr. Toshiki Sugita joined PMDA in 2008. He is in the Review Management Division, Office of Review Management.

Emiko  Takezawa, MPHARM, RPH

Emiko Takezawa, MPHARM, RPH

Regulatory Science, Eliquent Japan, Inc., Japan

Masayoshi  Tanaka

Masayoshi Tanaka

, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Japan (Sobi Japan), Japan

Shunsuke  Tominaga, MPHARM, RPH

Shunsuke Tominaga, MPHARM, RPH

Head, RA Neauroscience, Gene Therapeutics and Medical Devices, Precision Medicin, Novartis Pharma K.K., Japan

Satomi  Yagi

Satomi Yagi

Reviewer, Office of New Drug III, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan

Hiroki  Yokoyama

Hiroki Yokoyama

Head, Global Regulatory Affairs, Japan, Sanofi, Japan

Atsushi  Yoshimura

Atsushi Yoshimura

Reviewer, Office of Biologics I, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan

Ito  Furukawa

Ito Furukawa

Project Leader, Project Development 4, Research and Development, Sanofi-aventis, Japan

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