Masayo Takahashi, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Vision Care Inc., and Kobe City Eye Hospital, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Stem Cell Reports Author
Masayo Takahashi is a Japanese ophthalmologist and stem cell researcher. After she received her M.D. and Ph.D. from Kyoto University, served as an assistant professor in the Kyoto University Hospital. Discovered the potential of stem cells as a tool for retina therapy when she moved to the Salk Institute, U.S. She joined RIKEN in 2006, her team launched a pilot clinical study using iPS cells first in human in 2013. She started a new carrier, a president of start up company; Vision Care Inc., to proceed implement clinical therapy.

Presentation(s):

• PLENARY I: PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM

  Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  10:30 AM – 12:15 PM HK Time

• SUSTAINABLE RETINAL CELL THERAPY

  Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  11:54 AM – 12:14 PM HK Time