Gerhard Fasol

Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ): March 12, 2018 Gerhard Fasol: Corporate Governance Reforms in Japan (Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan) March 12, 2018 While many Japanese corporations are still admired around the world, too many have for years suffered sluggish growth and low profitability. A string of corporate scandals and failures have shocked the pubic and corroded…

by Gerhard Fasol (12 May 2023) On 12 May 2023 Nippon Express (TSE:9147) announced the approval by the Board of Directors to acquire a majority of the Austrian logistics group Cargo-Partner Group Holdings AG and its subsidiaries. In total Nippon Express acquires 63 companies, the Holding company Cargo-Partner Group Holding AG, and 62 subsidiary companies. In one of these a minority share holder…

by Gerhard Fasol (1 July 2022) On 1 July 2022 NEC acquired Irish company Aspire Technology, financial terms were not disclosed, but we estimate company value on the order of €2 million. Aspire Technology CEO and Founder: Bill Walsh https://www.aspiretechnology.com/ Funding 2016, initial investment €1,000 2017 €1,050,000 in state aid from Enterprise Ireland March 2020 €540,000 R&D grant…

Register here (free of charge): https://mailchi.mp/a5ccf00d9910/vs71inuxnv Despite being the world’s third largest market, many businesses struggle to break into Japan. The “Growing your Business in Japan” free webinar, organized by the SCI’s Science and Enterprise Group and powered by LabLinks, will provide valuable insights into the challenges of growing a chemistry-facing business in the…

Register here (free of charge): https://mailchi.mp/a5ccf00d9910/vs71inuxnv Despite being the world’s third largest market, many businesses struggle to break into Japan. The “Growing your Business in Japan” free webinar, organized by the SCI’s Science and Enterprise Group and powered by LabLinks, will provide valuable insights into the challenges of growing a chemistry-facing business in the…

Despite being the world’s third largest market, many businesses struggle to break into Japan. The “Growing your Business in Japan” free webinar, organized by the SCI’s Science and Enterprise Group and powered by LabLinks, will provide valuable insights into the challenges of growing a chemistry-facing business in the Japanese market, and how they can be overcome.  The host, Dr Alan Steven – Chief…

Despite being the world’s third largest market, many businesses struggle to break into Japan. The “Growing your Business in Japan” free webinar, organized by the SCI’s Science and Enterprise Group and powered by LabLinks, will provide valuable insights into the challenges of growing a chemistry-facing business in the Japanese market, and how they can be overcome.  The host, Dr Alan Steven – Chief…

Sansei Technologies acquires Dutch roller coaster maker Vekoma

Sansei Technologies, based in Osaka (Japan), on 30 March 2018 acquired 100% of the Dutch roller coaster maker Vekoma. Vekoma Rides Vekoma Rides was founded in 1926, initially producing farming and mining equipment. Today Vekoma produces roller coasters and amusement park equipment including the Junior Coaster, the Suspended Family Coaster, Boomerang, Suspended Looping Coaster, Flying Dutchman,…

Belgian ADx NeuroSciences acquired by Fujirebio for € 40 million

by Gerhard Fasol (23 June 2022) Fujirebio acquires Belgian ADx NeuroSciences for € 40 million, closing expected for July 2022. ADx NeuroSciences CEO and Founder: Koen Dewaele https://adxneurosciences.com/about-us/management-team/https://adxneurosciences.com/about-us/ Fujirebio Holdings KK (富士レビオ・ホールディングス株式会社) Founded December 1950 as 富士臓器製薬株式会社 (Fujizoki Pharmaceutical), first product was a…

Gerhard Fasol: Corporate Governance Reforms in Japan (talk at the FCCJ Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, in Tokyo)

As one of a tiny number of foreigners with experience as Board Director of a publicly listed Japanese corporation, Gerhard Fasol speaks about his experience as Board Director, and his hands-on views on Japan’s corporate governance reforms. FCCJ event information: Professional Luncheon: Gerhard Fasol, CEO, Eurotechnology Japan…

[Trinity Japan] Alastair Morgan CMG, former British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (14 April 2022)

Alastair Morgan CMG (Trinity 1976) will discuss with us his time as British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and views from his distinguished career with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Details https://trinityjapan.org/2022/01/07/14-april-2022-alastair-morgan/ (c) 2022 Gerhard Fasol All Rights Reserved

[Trinity Japan] Alex Davies: DeepMind, AI and Mathematics (8 April 2022)

Alex Davies: Founding lead of AI for Maths initiative at DeepMind Details https://trinityjapan.org/2022/01/05/alex-davies-deepmind-8-april-2022/ (c) 2022 Gerhard Fasol. All Rights Reserved.

[Trinity Japan] Clarice Aiello on Quantum Biology and the new Quantum Biology Center (QuBiT) at UCLA (23 / 24 March 2022)

“Quantum engineer interested in how quantum physics informs bio. Fearlessly leading the Quantum Biology Tech Lab (QuBiT) at UCLA” (Clarice Aiello (Trinity 2004) on Twitter) Details https://trinityjapan.org/2021/12/17/clarice-aiello-quantum-biology-24-march-2022/ (c) 2022 Gerhard Fasol. All Rights Reserved.

[Trinity Japan] Dominic Lieven – The Ukrainian crisis: the view of an imperial historian (17 March 2022)

Professor Dominic Lieven, Trinity Honorary Fellow and Emeritus Fellow Dominic Lieven is Honorary Fellow and Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, Fellow of the British Academy, and Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dominic Lieven was Distinguished Professor in International History at the London School of Economics LSE,…

[Trinity Japan] Mr Andreas Demetriades, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon and President at European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) (11 March 2022)

Mr Andreas Demetriades (Trinity 1997) Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, MB.BChir, MPhil, FRCS (Neuro surg), Diplomate (EANS), President at European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Details https://trinityjapan.org/2021/12/10/11-march-2022-andreas-demetriades/ (c) 2022 Gerhard Fasol. All Rights reserved.

[Trinity Japan] Prof Sir Menelas N Pangalos DSc PhD FRSB FMedSci HonFBPhS on AstraZeneca’s new Discovery Centre (DISC) in Cambridge (25 February 2022)

“Drug discoverer. Science lover. Combining both as Exec VP at AstraZeneca to transform how we understand and tackle diseases and treat patients in a digital age” (Sir Menelas “Mene” Pangalos on Twitter) Details https://trinityjapan.org/2021/12/03/25-2-2022-sir-menelas-pangalos/ (c) 2002 Gerhard Fasol. All Rights Reserved.