Visiting Professor

Yoshihiko Taki

System Integration, Inc.

In 1970, while still a university student, he received an order for the development of a design. This became an opportunity for him to start his business. In 1988, he established System Integration, Inc., of which he became the chief executive officer. As a planner for new business development, he supports companies in numerous capacities, including developing business frameworks, specific products, and sales plans. He has served as an advisor for about 1,000 companies (including group companies and affiliated companies) and has been involved in the creation and support of more than 3,000 development themes. He presently serves as a technical advisor for more than 40 companies.

In addition, he concurrently holds the following positions:

• Producer, Nikkei BP Open Innovation Community
• Chairman, Monozukuri School, Inc.
• Director, Power Device Enabling Association
• Director and Secretary General, Cancer Philosophy Clinic
• Director and Secretary General, Risk & Crisis Management Educational Institute
• Director and Secretary General, Business Producer Association of Japan
• Director and Secretary General, Remote Care Center

Career History

• Established Japan Earthquake Resistant Automatic Circuit Breaker Liaison Council
• Established Council for Environmental Safety Equipment
• Visiting Professor, Kyushu University
• Commentator, The Price of the Brain, TBS Radio
• Intellectual Property Advisor, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
• Lecturer, Rikkyo University Graduate School
• Main Commentator, Circle of Wisdom Nippon, BS Fuji
• Visiting Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
• Established Association of Intellectual Property Education (Examination of Proficiency in Intellectual Property)
• Established Japan Traceability Association
• Established Setagaya Monozukuri School
• Member of Committee for Preparation of Collection of Examples of Open Patent Usage
• Visiting Researcher, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Yamaguchi University
• Visiting Professor, Kanazawa University
• Director, Japan Patent Information Organization
• Established Food Labeling Proficiency Certification Association
• Established Fukushima Prefecture Natural Material Utilization Council
• Established Power Device Research Group
• Member, Industrial Cluster Study Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Established Cancer Philosophy Clinic
• Evaluation Committee Member, Product Development Subsidy System, Sanjo City Real Development Lab
• Established Risk & Crisis Management Educational Institute
• Established Disaster Prevention Equipment Inspection Association
• Established Business Producer Association of Japan
• Established Remote Care Center

Areas of Expertise (degrees, certifications, any writing style or content):

• New product and new business consulting
• Designing schemes for intellectual property