At QFF, Mr Takagi provides general business support focusing on financial strategies, M&A, fundraising and IPO. He is currently the Director of Takagi Certified Public Accountants Office, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also the Outside Auditor of iMobile, Inc.

He served as an Outside Director for several listed and unlisted companies as well as an advisor to financial institutions, business companies and venture companies.

Dr Yoshizawa is an advisor at QFF focusing on regulatory and social implementation issues and is an expert on neutron beam science and technology. He is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Tokyo. Currently, he coordinates the promotion of the research reactor (JRR-3) at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency and is an advisor to the Ibaraki Prefecture Neutron Beamline.

He worked as a researcher in the Physics Department at Brookhaven National Library in the U.S. and also worked as an assistant Professor in the Neutron Diffraction and Condensed Matter Division at the Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo. He then became a Professor at the Neutron Science Laboratory at the Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo.

He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Ph.D in Physics in 1981.

At QFF, Mr Kawada leads the development of new varieties of Kiku (Japanese Apricot) in addition to providing market information and networking for agriculture.

He was formally the Technical Director of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Ibaraki Prefecture. He joined the Ibaraki Prefectural government and served as a Technical Officer in the Sales and Distribution Division. He was the Director of Promotion and Environment in the West Ibaraki Agriculture and Forestry Office. He was also the Director of the Sales and Distribution Division and the Director of the Tokyo Headquarters for the Promotion of Agricultural Products Sales in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Mr Kawada graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at Ibaraki University.

Ms Ishibashi works at QFF on irradiation experiments and breeding research in collaboration with the Tohoku University research institute. She specializes in developing genetic resources and creating new varieties using quantum beams (neutron beams). Currently, she is completing her Masters at the Molecular Chemistry and Biology department, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University.

She studied abroad in Spain. As a secretary, she developed her management and coordination skills.

Dr. May Sweet is a quantum biotech researcher at QFF, working towards addressing global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through computer simulations, experiments and AI data science. She collaborates with KEK on innovative quantum beams technology (neutron beam) for irradiation research.

Originally from Myanmar, she graduated a Ph.D in Biophysics from Gifu University, Japan. She specializes in biomolecular motors, biophysics, nanotechnology and she completed her Masters in Particle Physics. Her high-impact research publications, including a notable one in “Nature (Scientific Reports) ”.