Toshio Fujimoto, MD, MBA has been appointed General Manager of the Health Innovation Park in Shonan, by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

In this new role, Dr. Fujimoto, who joins Takeda from Eli Lilly Japan, will provide strategic leadership and oversight for all key Park activities, including: development and execution of business and financial plans, coordination of site operations and services, tenant recruitment and management, and marketing and public relations activities.

Dr. Fujimoto brings to Shonan diverse R&D experience, strong leadership skills and business acumen. In his most recent role as Vice President, Medicine Development Unit at Eli Lilly Japan – a position which he held since 2015, he oversaw the R&D Management function in Japan.

Dr. Fujimoto received his MD from Kyoto University and his MBA from Kobe University. He began his clinical practice as a Resident in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Kyoto University Hospital. After completing several rotations at local area hospitals, he took a position in Germany as Assistant Surgeon with the Thoracic Surgery Department at Ruhrlandklink Hospital, and later moved to the U.S. to serve as Clinical Fellow, General Thoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic.

Takeda has committed significant resources to the development of its Health Innovation Park in Shonan as the company seeks to establish the first openly innovative ecosystem built on pharmaceutical know-how in Japan.