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Daniel Maggs

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Director, Biopharma Business Development at Guardant Health
📍 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Daniel is a Director of Biopharma Business Development at Guardant Health, where he helps bring innovative cancer therapies to market. A healthtech entrepreneur and University of Cambridge graduate, he previously founded Bisu, a personalized nutrition startup. He is also fluent in business and medical Japanese.

He is personally motivated to advance healthcare, a passion deepened by his fathers passing from prostate cancer, which drives his work in the field. He is also an advocate for foreign founders and their role in Japans technology renaissance, often participating in panel discussions on the topic.

He invented a portable microfluidic device for at-home health testing and sold the patent to the US company KOHLER in 2024.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director, Biopharma Business Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Personality Overview

How Daniel shows up

Precise But Practical
Rigorous & Demanding
Thorough Evaluator

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Daniel cares about

Precision Oncology
His current role at Guardant Health is focused on precision oncology, and he actively shares takeaways from major industry events like the JSCO conference.
Healthtech Innovation
As the founder of Bisu, he developed a startup focused on actionable health data through at-home urine and saliva tests using proprietary microfluidic technology.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Director, Biopharma Business Development
Guardant Health
9-2023 - 12-2024
Head of Business Development
Prospection
2-2016 - 9-2023
CEO & Co-Founder
Bisu
9-2013 - 2-2016
Product Manager
DeNA
3-2012 - 5-2013
Analyst
GP Bullhound
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2007
BA & MA (Hons)
University of Cambridge
9-2024 - 6-2025
Biochemistry
UC San Diego Extended Studies
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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