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Taisuke Ichimaru is Senior Director of Business Development at Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, specializing in peptide and oligonucleotide CDMO solutions. He began his career as a medicinal chemist in pharmaceutical R&D before joining Ajinomoto, where he built over 12 years of experience in oligonucleotide process development and manufacturing. He later contributed to corporate innovation through technical due diligence for M&A and strategic investments. Today, he partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to identify the most appropriate manufacturing technologies and support their programs from early development through commercial supply.