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Interview with Professor Hugh Brady

Professor Hugh Brady,President of Imperial College London
Norihiro Suzuki, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Research Institute

As challenges surrounding modern society, such as climate change and pandemics grow more complex, global efforts to explore sustainability persist. In July 2022, Hitachi, Ltd. and Imperial College London (Imperial) signed an agreement establishing a joint research centre for developing decarbonization and natural climate solutions. We interview・・・

Interview with Prof. Ikujiro Nonaka

Ikujiro Nonaka Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
Norihiro Suzuki, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Research Institute

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hitachi Research Institute, we invited Professor Emeritus Ikujiro Nonaka, Hitotsubashi University to talk about the approach to become a self-transforming organization that creates new value. Professor Nonaka is an expert in management studies who has written many well-known books, inc・・・

President Column

The Challenging Mission of Biotechnological Transformation

Paul Nurse, a Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, defines life through three principles in his book What is Life?: (1) Life can evolve through natural selection, (2) Life forms are bounded, physical entities, and (3) Life forms are chemical, physical, and informational machines. In general, it・・・

The Ambiguous Game Concerning Taiwan

The charm of Taiwan’s night markets lies in their disorder. Steamed buns, fried chicken, noodles, oyster omelets, mango-flavored shaved ice, and more are lined up in no particular order in food stalls, general stores, and game arcades. There seems to be no distinction between the shops and the road. There isn’t a clear difference between customers and sta・・・

Voice from the business frontier

Development of Hitachi High-Tech's Molecular Diagnostics Business in North America

Tsuyoshi Ogino,
General Manager of Molecular Research   Diagnostics Division,
Hitachi High-Tech America Inc.

Tsuyoshi Ogino

Mr. Ogino, who has been promoting product development and customer development in the molecular diagnostics business based on genetic testing technology through collaboration with overseas companies, talks about the purpose of establishing a collaboration base in the United States, trends in bio-related technologies and markets, and the future potential of biotechnological transformation (BX).

The Frontier of AI Startups

Hitachi America, Ltd.
Head of Corporate Venturing Office North America
Dinesh Wadhawan

Dinesh Wadhawan

The CVO is a division of the Innovation Growth Strategy Division, located globally in North America, Japan, and Europe. I head North America, leveraging the experience of having been in Silicon Valley for over 20 years and the network of various startups and venture capital firms I have built during the time period. The first role of the CVO is to introduce st・・・

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