Bio-Ventures From SFC-TTCK: HMT & Spiber.pdf

The Institute for Advanced Biosciences of Keio University (SFC-TTCK), established in 2001 in Tsuruoka-city, Yamagata prefecture, has been producing numerous scientific outcomes using advanced technologies and facilities. It focuses on bioinformatics and omics technologies, providing outstanding research facilities and spawning bio-venture companies. Two notable companies born from this institute are Human Metabolome Technologies, Inc. (HMT) and Spiber, Inc.

Human Metabolome Technologies, Inc. (HMT):
- Founded in 2003 by Prof. Koji Ueda and Prof. Hiroshi Umeyama.
- Specializes in metabolome analysis, a technique that analyzes all metabolites in a biological sample.
- Offers services including metabolome analysis, metabolome kits, personnel dispatch, and biomarker development.
- Has a subsidiary in Boston, USA.
- Uses technologies like CE-MS, CE-TOFMS, CE-QqQMS, and LC-TOFMS for metabolome analysis.
- Offers a service called C-SCOPE, which analyzes 116 selected metabolites related to cancer metabolism.
- Is exploring metabolome-based biomarkers for depression using CE-TOFMS.

Spiber, Inc.:
- Not detailed in the provided text.