Speakers

Koichi Sumikura

Place of Birth : Japan
Position : Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan
Field of study : • Patent protection for life science: gene patents, research tool patents, stem cell patents, bioethical viewpoints, etc • Social and economic impact of public research • Distribution scheme of intellectual property from academia • Human resources for intellectual property management in academia • Star scientists and innovation

Koichi Sumikura is a Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). In 1998, he got a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tokyo, for his study on bio-engineering. From April 1998 and September 2001, he had been working for the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo. He has been working for GRIPS since October 2001. He has been a board member of the Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management since 2001. His main field of research is (1) intellectual property policy, (2) science, technology, and innovation policy, (3) innovation in life sciences, and (4) contribution of academic knowledge to innovation.

• Apr.1998 – Dec.1998: Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
• Jan.1999 – Sep.2001: Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
• Oct.2001 – Mar.2016: Associate Professor, Department of Policy Studies, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Jun.2012 – May.2015: Director, 2^nd Theory-Oriented Research Group, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
• Apr.2016 – up to now: Professor, Department of Policy Studies, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies