Outline of the System
The Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (JSSX) has established the JSSX Subject Matter Expert (JSSX SME) System, which is a system for training personnel to study pharmacokinetic theory, share new knowledge, and actively utilize this knowledge in the field of medicine and healthcare. The JSSX SME program recognizes regular members (excluding delegates), who are mainly affiliated with companies, etc., and who have continuously achieved research results or studied in the Society as pharmacokinetic researchers, and awards them the title of JSSX SME. Applications are accepted once a year in conjunction with the open call for delegates.
SME Awardees (as of June 2025)
| name | Affiliation | Field of Specialization |
|---|---|---|
| Daigo Asano | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | Absorption, |
| Shinsuke Uchihashi | Maruho Co. | Bioanalysis, |
| Yasuhiro Ohno | Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. | Drug-drug interaction, |
| Miho Kazui | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | Drug metabolism enzymes, |
| Tsuyoshi Karibe | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | Biologics, |
| Takashi Kitaguchi | Nissin Foods Holdings Co. | Absorption, |
| Saori Ko | Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation | Bioanalysis, |
| Kentaro Konishi | Astellas Pharma Inc. | Modeling and simulation |
| Katsunori Sasahara | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. | AI, |
| Masakazu Shibata | Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. | In vitro-in vivo extrapolation/ |
| Koichi Takahashi | Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. | Clinical pharmacokinetics, |
| Tsuyoshi Takahashi | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | Drug-drug interaction, |
| Koji Tanaka | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | Bioanalysis, |
| Yoko Nagai | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | Pharmacokinetics/ |
| Miho Nagayasu | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. | Animal experiments, |
| Miyu Nakayama | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | Animal experiments, |
| Eriko Higashi | Toray Industries, Inc. | Drug metabolism enzymes |
| Tomoyo Honda | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited 3. | Bioanalysis, |
| Norikazu Matsunaga | Biogen Japan K.K. | Clinical pharmacokinetics, |
| Tatsuki Mochizuki | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. | Absorption, |
| Miki Yokoyama | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | Biologics, |
| Kosuke Yoshida | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | Modeling and simulation, |
Significance of the JSSX SME Certification System
- This is a system to certify mainly corporate researchers who are active in the society as a society.
- The chairperson and executive committee members of the Corporate Rising Talents Initiative Session (CoRTIS), an exchange program for young corporate researchers organized by the JSSX, are selected from SME-qualified individuals. In principle, SME-qualified participants will also be given priority (the above will be enforced after the SME system is established).