3-D Matrix

Since the inceptions of 3-D Matrix as a spinoff from MIT in 2004, 3-D Matrix has grown to become leading global peptide solutions company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With offices serving the Americas, Europe and Asia our employees together with our partners and distributor serve research scientists, healthcare providers and patients around the globe.

Keiji Nagano // Chairman and Executive Director

Keiji graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in chemical engineering and earned his MBA in Business Economics at Columbia University.

While he was vice-president of the Tokyo office of Bain & Co., he also played a key role as the director of the South Korea office for four years in establishing the office. He led projects with clients in various lines of businesses and gained wide experience in communications, high technology, entertainment, and the healthcare businesses at Bain & Co. After working at ExxonMobil Corporation and then Bain & Company, Keiji started working for New Media as the director of New Media Japan Inc. in 2000.

Moreover, Keiji has supported foreign capital companies to launch businesses in Japan and carried them toward success by understanding them at an operational level.

Jun Okada // President and Representative Director

Jun graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo and earned a master’s degree in business economics (MBA) at the INSEAD in France. Jun started his career as a consultant in Tokyo office of Bain & Co. in 1998, he was involved in many projects including bio investment support for a venture capital company and development support for a pharmaceutical company (as a resident for a year). In 2005 Jun joined 3-D Matrix leading corporate planning, and in 2007 was appointed as a company director, Jun assumed his current position in 2016.

Tomoyuki Arai // Director

In 1996, Tomoyuki started working at Pronexus Inc. (specialist of supporting corporate disclosure) and was involved in the tasks of many listed companies and those targeting IPOs. Since 2006, he was engaged in consulting services for IPOs and internal control systems at the CSBA consulting group. In 2007, he became a director of CSBA Investment. Subsequently, he was responsible for achieving the IPO (JASDAQ) for Ascot Corp. in 2008. Later in 2008, Tomoyuki began his career with 3-D Matrix working in compliance and corporate planning. In July 2012 Tomoyuki assumed the post of director at 3-D Matrix.