Profile

Bioworks Corporation

CEOKoji Sakamoto
Date of establishmentOctober 21, 2015
Capital1,657 million yen (including capital reserve)
BusinessDevelopment, manufacturing and sales of modified polylactic acid compounds (PlaX™) and products
Major shareholdersTBM Co., Ltd.
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.
Hasetora Spinning Co., Ltd.
Goldwin Play Earth Fund
SODA NIKKA CO., LTD.
LG Chem
Konishiyasu Co., Ltd.
TAKISADA-NAGOYA CO., LTD.
Yagi & Co., Ltd.
LocationHead office and laboratory
Keihanna Plaza Lab.Wing.7F ,1-7, Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0237, Japan(view the map
TEL:+81-774-46-8555
Tokyo office
Toho Hibiya Building 7F,1-2-2, Yuraku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan(view the map
TEL:+81-70-1583-3581
Taiwan branch
23F-1, No. 218, Section 1, Wenxin Road, Nantun District, Taichung City,
Taiwan(view the map
Management teamExecutive Chairman : Yukihiro Imai
Representative Director and CEO : Koji Sakamoto
Managing Executive Officer and CTO : Takahiko Terada
Director : Tomoya Nakamura
Director : Takayuki Sasaki
Outside Director : Haruhiko Arai
Standing Auditor : Nobuyuki Miki
Non-Standing Auditor : Kenji Fukahori
Executive Officer : Kazuki Miwa
Executive Officer:Kazushi Katayama
Executive Officer and CSuO : Sumika Tabara
Executive Officer : Naoki Matsuo


Executive Chairman|Yukihiro Imai

1979 Nagase & Co.,LTD
1985 Hong Kong Branche Nagase & Co.,LTD
2005 Managing Director of Osaka Sales Branch,Department of Industrial Material Nagase & Co.,LTD
2010 KYOWA & Co.,LTD
2013 Managing Director KYOWA & Co.,LTD
2015 Representative Director & CEO Bioworks Co.
2024 Executive Chairman Bioworks Co.

Representative Director and CEO|Koji Sakamoto

1990  ITOCHU Corporation
2007  Representative Director and Managing Director of Excite Co.,LTD
2012  Executive Officer at Yahoo Japan Corporation
2014  President od YJ America, inc.
2016  Director of TBM Co.,LTD (current position) 
2023  Director of Bioworks Co.
2024  Representative Director and CEO Bioworks Co.

 Managing Executive Officer and CTO|Takahiko Terada

1992 Panasonic Corporation
2005 Worked for the Development of PLA Synthesis Method
2007 Biobase Co,
2008 CEO Biobase Co.
2017 Director of CTO Bioworks Co.
2024 Managing Executive Officer and CTO Bioworks Co. 


Director|Tomoya Nakamura
CKO & Managing Director of TBM co.,ltd.

Director|Takayuki Sasaki
CMO & Executive Managing Director of TBM co.,ltd.

Independent DIrector|Haruhiko Arai
CFO & Managing Director of dip Corporation

Standing Auditor|Nobuyuki Miki
1992 Sony Corporation
2009 Sony Precision Devices Huizhou Co., Ltd. as General Manager
2016 Sony Electronics Inc., Component Business Solutions Division, as Director
2020 Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
2026 Auditor of Bioworks Co.

Non-Standing Auditor|Kenji Fukahori
Lawyer

Executive Officer|Kazuki Miwa

1999 Toray Industries (H.K.) LTD.
2003 Established and became CEO at TMG ROND Co., LTD. 
2016 Asia Pacific General Manager at ELMO COMPANY,LIMITED
2021 Executive Officer at Bioworks Co.


Executive Officer|Kazushi Katayama

1990 Texprint (GA.) INC
2000 Yagi Co. New York | Sales Manager
2004 Sumikin Bussan Co. New York | Sales Director
2013 Takihyo Co., Ltd. New York | Senior Sales Account Executive
2022 Spiber, Inc. | Head of Sales Division
2026 Bioworks Corporation | Executive Officer


Executive Officer and CSuO| Sumika Tabara

2008 Accenture Japan
2014 A.T. Kerney2016 Interbrand Japan
2019 Sustainability team Manager Mercari ,Inc.
2023  Executive Officer and CSuO at Bioworks Co.

Executive Officer|Naoki Matsuo

1997 Established and CEO at Network information center Co.
2011 CEO Shibuya Yakiniku Zabuton Co.
2012 Director ZE Energy Corp.
2013 CEO ZE Energy Corp.
2017 Established and became Managing Director, Administration and CFO at NIC holdings Corp.
2024 Executive Officer at Bioworks Co.