Ryutaro Shimazaki
Partner
Ryutaro is a Partner with Catalys Pacific. Previous to Catalys Pacific, he led R&D at Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (previously known as Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.) as Executive Officer. During his tenure at the company as Global Head of Nephrology R&D, he led the development and regulatory filings of top-selling medicines including Darbepoetin alfa, Evocalcet, Pegfilgrastim, and Burosumab. Ryutaro has led over 10 product launches in Japan and East Asia. He brings deep experience with PMDA on regulatory strategy and the submission and approval of multiple pharmaceutical products.
He graduated from Tokyo University of Science and is a Qualified Pharmacist.
“Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, a door will open for us, not perhaps one that we ourselves would ever have thought of, but one that will ultimately prove good for us”
A.J. Cronin
IKIGAI
Even with the greatest of care and planning, failure is common. To achieve what can be called success, it is important to have a positive mindset of "Don't worry, we'll work it out" and the ability to continue to take on challenges without fear of change or difficulty.
