Hayato Watanabe

Company: Crafton Biotechnology

Job title: CEO

Bio:

Mr. Watanabe is President & CEO of Crafton Bio. He previously served as Chief Business Officer for Jadeite Medicines Inc. a rare disease biotech based in Japan. Prior to Jadeite Medicines, Mr. Watanabe has held various roles such as Head of Asia, Locust Walk, Venture Partner, Eight Roads Ventures Japan, Director, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (Current INCJ, Ltd.) and Director, Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law, LLM. CFA.

Seminars:

PureCap: Demonstrating an Ultra-Pure Next-Generation mRNA Cap Analog with Significantly Improved Potency Profile 11:30 am

The development of high quality mRNA vaccines and therapeutics hinges on the optimization of mRNA synthesis, particularly the capping process. PureCap is a nextgeneration mRNA cap analog designed to address key challenges in the field: purity, potency, and scalability Utilizing a photo-labile cap to deliver an ultra pure fully capped, fully functional mRNA product with…Read more

day: Conference Day One