Azuriris Appoints Ruri Ishikawa, MBA, as Director and Chief Financial Officer

Ruri Ishikawa, MBA
Co-founder, Chief Financial Officer

Ruri Ishikawa is the Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Azuriris, Inc., where she leads the company’s finance, administration, and business strategy.
Prior to co-founding Azuriris, she worked at a global venture capital firm in the United States, where she was engaged in corporate venture capital investment activities. She holds an MBA and an MSc in Business Analytics from Hult International Business School. She began her professional career in healthcare, gaining five years of clinical experience as a registered nurse. She earned her nursing degree from Kameda Medical University in 2017 and obtained her nursing license the same year.
Over the course of her career, she has developed a multidisciplinary background that spans clinical practice, business strategy, and venture investment. Motivated by a strong desire to move from delivering direct patient care to enabling the development of innovative therapies, she plays a central role in shaping Azuriris’s mission and long-term growth.

Yusuke Tominari, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Yusuke Tominari is the Co-founder and CEO of Azuriris, Inc., where he leads corporate strategy and oversees all aspects of project management. As a seasoned serial entrepreneur, he co-founded FIMECS, Inc. in 2018, a biotech spin-out from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Under his leadership, FIMECS achieved a successful strategic exit through M&A in 2024. Dr. Tominari began his career at Takeda in 2006 as a medicinal chemist, after earning his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Tokyo. Over the past 19 years, he has developed deep expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, with a particular focus on immunology and oncology. For the past decade, his work has been dedicated to the development of targeted protein degraders ｰ a novel therapeutic modality designed to address previously “undruggable” disease targets. He is passionate about advancing innovative drug discovery and believes his company can play a pivotal role in delivering life-saving treatments to patients worldwide.

冨成祐介, 博士(薬学)
Co-founder, 代表取締役 CEO

2006年東京大学大学院薬学研究科博士課程修了（博士号取得）。同年、武田薬品工業（株）入社。Medicinal Chemistとしてがん、免疫領域の創薬研究に従事。2012年より主任研究員。Medicinal Chemistryチームのリーダーとして2件の導出、1件のINDに貢献。2018年、武田薬品工業（株）の同僚とともにファイメクス株式会社を共同創業。同社代表取締役CEO/CSO。2021年よりCEO。2024年3月ラクオリア創薬（株）とのM&AによりExit。2025年4月アズリリス（株）を創業。同社代表取締役CEO（現任）。物質特許12報、論文等出版物13報。

Ruri Ishikawa
石川瑠莉, MBA
Co-founder, 取締役 CFO

2017年亀田医療大学看護学部卒業。看護師として5年間の臨床経験を積んだ後、米国Hult International Business SchoolにてMBAおよびBusiness Analytics課程を修了。現地ベンチャーキャピタルにてCVC業務に従事する。医療を提供する立場から、新たな治療法の社会実装を推進する側へと軸足を移し、2025年5月創業フェーズのアズリリス（株）に参画。同社取締役CFO（現任）。