Company Profile
Company name
Cellspect Co., Ltd.
Establishment
April 18, 2014
Board members
President and CEO
Takuya Iwabuchi
Executive director
Kazuhiro Koide
Executive officer and CTO
Wataru Hojo
Outside director
Outside director
Auditor
Auditor
Keiji Katano
(President of Icomes Lab Co., Ltd.)
Kinichiro Kominami
Mieko Mio(Lawyer)
Hiroshi Akasaka
Capital
1.38 billion JPY (capital reserve included)
Location
Head office 2-4-23, Kitaiioka, Morioka-shi, Iwate, Japan
Employees
35 (as of April, 2024)
Major Shareholder
Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd.
Iwagin Business Creation Capital Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.
Yakuodo Holdings Co., Ltd. etc.
Main bank
Tohoku Bank, Ltd. / The Bank of Iwate, Ltd. /
Japan Finance Corporation / Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd.
Acquisition license/approval
License No. for type 2 medical device manufacturing & marketing business: 03B2X10003
Registration No. for medical device manufacturer: 03BZ200026
License No. for selling and leasing operations for specially-controlled medical devices: Morioka city No. 607
License No. for marketing and manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostics: 03E1X00001
Registration No. for manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostics: 03EZ200004
License No. for pharmaceuticals wholesale distribution: Iwate prefectural No. 273
Registration No. for clinical laboratory: Morioka city No. 35
President and CEO
Takuya Iwabuchi
< Social Contribution >
Visiting Professor, National Institute of Technology and Ichinoseki College of TechnologyAdjunct Lecturer, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering ScienceExpert Researcher, Institute for Science, Technology and Academic Policy, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
< Award >
2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
Japan Venture Award 2017 SME President's Award
Tohoku Entrepreneur Award
SMBC Startup Competition Grand Prize
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Star ☆ Atpitch Japan Resona Bank Award
Award of the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office for Local Inventions and Achievement Award
the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Appreciation Certificate Award for Antigen Test Kit Supply Business
Winner of the 9th Monozukuri Japan Grand Prize and Excellence Award
The company motto: “deep tech” to the next
Cellspect is a manufacturer of next-generation clinical diagnostic reagents based on deep tech as its foundation. We provide optimal diagnostic technologies for clinical needs at each step, from biomarker exploration to treatment monitoring.
Core Competence
Innovation development projects as of 2024
Innovation
Through partnerships with leading companies, Cellspect is bringing the next generation of medical technology to a more people.In particular, products brought to market utilizing Point Of Testing and Precision Oncology for Customized Treatment are expected to improve diagnostic accuracy in healthcare access issues. As part of Cellspect's growth strategy, we are strengthening our partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions in Japan and abroad, as well as with industry, academia, and government, in order to achieve synergies between technological innovation and market expansion.Through these efforts, we plan to expand our share of new markets and achieve sustainable growth as well as the diffusion of new items. We will provide collaborative projects as QMS-compliant open innovation at any step of the diagnostics commercialization scheme. We can also flexibly provide comprehensive collaboration projects including development of new items, manufacturing and sales, and distribution at the early stage.
Please contact us if you are interested in open innovation for biomarkers.
Products & Services
In vitro diagnostic drugs
Schedule I pharmaceuticals
Clinical testing services
Clinical laboratory
At our clinical laboratory, we offer testing services entrusted by medical institutions. Utilizing state-of-the-art testing equipment and advanced technology, we provide rapid and accurate test results to strongly support patient health management and the determination of treatment strategies.
Sample measurement room
Our company provides temporary clinical laboratory services within drugstores and as part of corporate wellness programs. We ensure reliable testing quality backed by our clinical laboratory standards and deliver rapid, accurate test results.
Products for research use
● Neoplasia Liquid®
● Metalloassay
・Low concentration zinc measurement LS
・Low concentration copper measurement LS
● Microassay
● Redox assay
● QuaResearch®︎
< Immunochromatography >
< Enzyme activity measurement >