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Amino acids serve multiple roles in the biological system. AJINOMOTO Co., Inc., Japan, is interested in supporting innovative research focusing on the biological aspects of amino acids, such as nutritional, physiological and pharmacological functions and properties. Ajinomoto Co. Inc. welcomes applications from individual investigators or from groups of investigators from the same, or from different, institutions working together to pursue a general overall theme with common objectives.
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Masatoshi ItoNumber of Employees 25,890
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Ajinomoto obtains United States patent.(gene encoding protein)(Ajinomoto Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 2005-05-01
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has patented a gene encoding a protein constituting sucrose PTS of coryneform bacterium provided by amplifying a region existing downstream from sucrase gene in coryneform bacterium by the cassette-ligation mediated PCR to obtain DNA encoding sucrose PTS enzyme II, which is...
Ajinomoto obtains United States patent.(Ajinomoto Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 2004-11-01
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has patented novel cellulose-producing bacteria including one capable of producing of a bacterial cellulose having a weight-average degree of polymerization in terms of polystyrene of 1.6.times.10.sup.4 or above, one capable of producing a bacterial cellulose containing a small amount of the...
Functional Candy is one.(Confidential; Ajinomoto Company Inc. developes nutraceutical clothes )(Brief Article)
- 2003-09-01
* Functional candy is one thing, but nutraceutical clothes are something else altogether. Introduced in Japan, the pants and shirts co-developed by ingredient supplier Ajinimoto Co., Inc. now sport such "ingredients" as Xylitol, amino acids, vitamins and other dietary supplements. Take two T-shirts and call me...
MSG stabilizes as supply comes into balance. (Markets: Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals).(Monosodium glutamate )
- 2003-06-16
THE MARKET for monosodium glutamate MSG is steady after a period of healthy demand in Asia. Producers are operating to capacity and are raising volumes industry-wide. Asian producers have increased shipments to Europe because of the recent favorable currency effects, although Asian producers have also recently...
Ajinomoto to continue investing in Peru.
- 2003-02-07
Peru, Feb 7, 2003 (Gestion/SABI via COMTEX) The Japanese Ajinomoto company, present in Peru for 35 years, with its Ajinomoto Peru company and Ajinomoto Foundation, sees Peru as entering into a period of growth which merits increased investment in the country. The company's most...
Asia-Based Multinationals to Help with BioTime's Overseas Expansion
- 2002-12-31
Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K BERKELEY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 31, 2002 BioTime, Inc. (AMEX:BTX) announced today that the company is preparing for HextendR's product launch in Canada in early 2003 and continuing to work to expand its markets internationally. The growing acceptance of Hextend as the plasma...
Ajinomoto plans worldwide lysine expansion. (Projects Hot Sheet).(Ajinomoto Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 2002-02-06
Ajinomoto, the world's largest lysine producer, says it is planning to expand its worldwide lysine capacity by 50% by 2005, to 300,000 m.t./year. Ajinomoto will invest $11 million to raise capacity at Eddyville, IO from 40,000 m.t./year, to 50,000 m.t./year by mid-2002. It will spend [yen]3.5...
BACTERIA.(Ajinomoto Company Inc., New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation try to isolate new bacteria)(Brief Article)
- 2001-12-01
National Project- Current and Ongoing Technological Development of Biological Resources in Bioconsortia New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation / Ajinomoto Inc. This is an extract from the first interim report of the project. Microorganisms can prove to be...
Nucleotides Market Climbing Up From Bottom.(Brief Article)
- 2001-11-12
THE NUCLEOTIDES industry is in flux, with one major producer deciding to severely reduce production just as others are reporting improving business conditions. The market for the flavor enhancers appears to be bounding back after a decade of price erosion and a period of overcapacity. ...
2ND LD: Indonesia police free remaining 7 Ajinomoto execs
- 2001-01-15
JAKARTA, Jan. 11 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATES WITH MORE DETAILS) Indonesian police on Thursday released the remaining seven executives of Ajinomoto Co.'s Indonesia subsidiary held for questioning over the use pork-based ingredients in food flavoring produced by the company. The release came two days after...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Masatoshi Ito | President & CEO |
| Hiroaki Nomura | Vice President & General Manager, Amino Acids, Europe & Africa |
| Kanji Mimoto | Vice President |
| Keiichi Yokoyama | Vice President |
| Keisuke Nagai | Vice President |
| Kiyoshi Miwa | Vice President |
| Koichi Maeda | Vice President & General Manager, Business Strategy & Planning, China |
| Namio Terashi | Vice President |
| Shigetoshi Suzuki | Vice President |
| Takashi Nagamachi | Vice President, Food Products |
| Tomoya Yoshizumi | Vice President |
| Tomoyasu Toyoda | Vice President |
| Yutaka Kunimoto | Vice President |
| Alain Vrillon | General Manager, Animal Nutrition Dept. |
| Hiromichi Oono | General Manager, Finance Dept. |
| Hiroyuki Miyake | General Manager, Amino Acids Dept. |
| Hiroyuki Tanaka | General Manager, Food Service Dept. |
| Kazuhiko Yasutake | General Manager, Seasonings Dept. |
| Shinichi Kishimoto | General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept. |
| Tamotsu Iwamoto | General Manager, Human Resources Dept. |
| Eisei Kaneda | Certified Public Accountant |
| Kiyoshi Ooya | |
| Rieko Sato | Attorney |
| Shinichi Suzuki |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Norio Yamaguchi | Chairman |
| Hiromi Yamada | Board of Directors |
| Jean Falgoux | Board of Directors |
| Koji Igarashi | Board of Directors |
| Osamu Tosaka | Board of Directors |
| Shozo Hashimoto | Board of Directors |
| Souhei Ishwata | Board of Directors |
| Takahiro Kuratani | Board of Directors |
| Takashi Kurematsu | Board of Directors |
| Takashi Tsuji | Board of Directors |
| Teizo Murata | Board of Directors |
| Toshihisa Kato | Board of Directors |
| Toshirou Kobaru | Board of Directors |
| Vitaly Paraskevov | Board of Directors |
| Yoichi Kobayashi | Board of Directors |
| Yoichiro Togashi | Board of Directors |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Amino Acids, Europe & Africa | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Business Strategy & Planning, China | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President, Food Products | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Animal Nutrition Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Finance Dept. | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Amino Acids Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Food Service Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Seasonings Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | General Manager, Human Resources Dept. | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Certified Public Accountant | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Attorney | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Shinichi Suzuki is President of Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc., which is headquartered in New Jersey, and General Manager of the North American Division of Ajinomoto s Global Amino Acids Company. He received his B.S. from Hitotsubashi University in 1974 and joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in Kanagawa, Japan that same year. Over the course of the past 32 years, his appointments have taken him all over the world. He has overseen sales & marketing and new business development of Ajinomoto's amino acid and food ingredient & retail businesses in the Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris and Hamburg offices.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Current | |
| Amino Vital Sports Science Foundation, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hitotsubashi University | B.S. | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | President, Ajinomoto Eurolysine S.A.S. | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Executive Deputy President | Former |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | President, Zao | Former |
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| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
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