Hiroki Maekawa

Nippon Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance services, agency or administration services to other insurance companies and financial institutions. It also provides the guarantees for liabilities, sale and purchase of government bonds and local government bonds, and sales of investment trust beneficiary securities. The company was founded by Sukesaburo Hirose on July 4, 1889 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicine, quasi-drugs, food, and medical devices. It operates through the Pharmaceutical Business and Other segments. The Pharmaceutical Business segment manufactures and sells medical drugs. The Other segment includes veterinary drugs, clinical testing, and medical devices. The company was founded by Yasohachi Yamaguchi on June 16, 1920 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Acucela, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It discovers and develops novel therapeutics to treat and show the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Its pipeline includes drug candidates and therapeutics for the treatment of age related macular degeneration, cataracts, presbyopia, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis igmentosa and Stargardt disease. The company was founded by Ryo Kubota in April 2002 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.