Kousuke Tani

Kousuke Tani is a Senior Investment Director at Ono Venture Investment, leveraging his extensive background as a medicinal chemist at Ono Pharmaceutical Co. , Ltd. He earned a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and previously led teams in managing research collaborations and drug discovery partnerships.

He has a significant history as an inventor, being named on multiple patents for pharmaceutical compounds during his time as a researcher. His work has contributed to the development of various therapeutic agents.

His career represents a unique transition from a hands-on drug discovery scientist and inventor to a venture capitalist investing in the next generation of biotech innovation.