Staff

Shoji SawaiSenior Technical Assistant

Chemistry / Biotechnology

Background

Education:
1986
The University of Tokyo (B.S., Biology)

1991
Kyoto University (Ph.D., Developmental Genetics)
Ph.D. thesis “Production and analysis of N-myc knockout mouse”

Joined Isshiki & Co.:
2001

Qualifications:
Postdoc at the Institute for Developmental Biology, University of Cologne (Germany)

Postdoc at Skirball Institute, NYU School of Medicine (U.S.)

Assistant professor at the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo

Prior Work Experience:

(日本語)

ドイツ・ケルン大学・発生生物学研究所 研究員
アメリカ・NYU・スカーボール研究所 研究員
東京大学医科学研究所 助手

Practice Areas

Technical fields:Biotechnology (genetics, embryology, molecular biology, biochemistry), Medical science, Pharmaceutical science, Food, Chemical, Business models / Software in biotechnology field
Practice Areas:Patent practice including drafting patent specifications (domestic and international)
Patent translation
Patent searches
Intellectual consulting

Activities

(1)Publications, Books, etc.

“Intellectual Property and Patent” on Special Issue of Regenerative Medicine, pp. 350-357, vol. 40 (2003)
“Career Development” Cell Technology, pp. 350-357, vol. 23 (2004)
“Sophia University Sophia life science bulletin” pp. 3-13, vol. 25 (2006)
“Practice of Patent Translation” (2014) Kodansha

(2)Presentations

Part-time lecturer at Osaka University (in the latter term of 2005)
Intellectual property translation certificate examiner (biotechnology) (since 2011)
Lecturer in patent translation (Chizai Academy, MediPat, etc.)