Tanner Taneichi

Tanner Taneichi is Vice President of Innovation Strategy at Forge Biologics. He brings experience leading innovation activities for Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., as Director of Innovation Strategy, and as previously as Manager of Innovation Strategy/CVC at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in Tokyo. He was also Associate Director of Engineering for Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services in San Diego, following a process engineering management role at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. in Iowa. He launched his career as a Purification Engineer with Ajinomoto Co. in Tokyo. Mr. Taneichi obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Agricultural biology from Hokkaido University in Japan.