Kazuki Yamamoto

Takara Bio USA, Inc. helps to accelerate the discovery process by providing pioneering tools that enable researchers to ask new questions and investigate ever more complex systems than was previously possible. With more than 5,000 literature citations, its innovative products and services continue to facilitate advancement in areas such as genomics, cancer research, apoptosis, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, cellular physiology, pharmocogenetics, and neurobiology.

BD Biosciences Clontech develops, produces, and markets biological products to the life science market worldwide. The firm produces biological systems, kits and support products for use in fields such as drug discovery, cancer research, neurobiology, pharmacology, cell biology and functional genomics. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. used to provide genomic technology solutions for single-cell analysis and clinical research. The firm offered SmartChip Real-Time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system, which provided a suite of gene expression and genome analysis technologies enabling biomarker discovery and validation on a single platform with the sensitivity and accuracy of PCR. The company was founded by Alnoor Shivji, Victor Joseph and Amjad Huda on October 22, 2002 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

DSS Takara Bio India Pvt Ltd. provides cutting-edge solutions to researchers and clinicians in various fields of life sciences and healthcare. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.