Profile

Shinichi Kondo, Ph.D.

Born: June 15, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan

Citizenship: Japan

Current Position: Representative, Bioscience Associates,  2-27-9 Higashi-Ohi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0011, Japan (e-mail kondos @ bioasso.org)

　

Education:

1951	B.S., Keio University (Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry), Tokyo
1967	Ph.D., Keio University "Chemical studies on a new antibiotic, destomycin"

　

Career Summary:

1951-	Pharmaceutical Division, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
1966-1970	Visiting Senior Researcher, Institute of Microbial Chemistry
1970-1988	Director, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Microbial Chemistry
1973-2000	Editorial Board Member, Journal of Antibiotics
1973-2004	Councilor, Japan Antibiotics Research Association
1983-1985	Associate Director, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
1984-1987	Councilor, The Chemical Society of Japan
1985-1986	A Lecturer at University of Tokyo (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
1985-1988	Director, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
1986-2002	Councilor, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
1986-1989	Councilor, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
1988-1998	Director, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Microbial Chemistry
1990-	Councilor, Japan Society of Chemotherapy
1998-2001	Research Advisor, Institute of Microbial Chemistry
2000-	Honorary Editorial Board Member, Journal of Antibiotics
2001-	Representative, Bioscience Associates
2002-2005 2005-	Senior Adviser, Nimura Genetic Solutions Co. Ltd. Auditor, Nimura Genetic Solutions Co. Ltd.

Memberships:

The Chemical Society of Japan

Japan Society of Chemotherapy

Japan Antibiotics Research Association

The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

American Society for Microbiology

　

Research Field: Organic Chemistry, Chemistry of Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry

Discovery of New Microbial Products: more than 70 substances

Synthesis of New Antibiotics and their Derivatives: more than 300 compounds

Scientific Reports and Reviews: more than 320

Patent Applications: more than 200

　

Discovery and Development of Clinical/Veterinary Medicines:

General Name	Trade Name	Usage
Destomycin (Destomycin A)	Destonate, Meiji Seika	Feed Additive, Anthelmintic
Cefminox	Meicelin, Meiji Seika	Cephamycin, antibacterial
Arbekacin	Habekacin, Meiji Seika	Aminoglycoside, Anti-MRSA
Cefditoren pivoxil	Meiact, Meiji Seika	Oral Cephalospolin
Gusperimus (Deoxyspergualin)	Spanidin, Nippon Kayaku	Immunosuppressive