In the 20th century, Chemistry and related technologies solved many problems and enriched human society. However, people are now facing different types of problems such as the spread of new infectious viruses and antibiotic-resistant pathogens as well as climate change. We must explore new technologies that compensate for the limitations of Chemistry-based approaches.

Our laboratory uses a Synthetic Biology approach to solve the challenges above. Using artificially designed enzymes and microbes, we will produce a wide variety of compounds (Mw 100 - 1000) that cannot be synthesized by Chemistry. We believe that our research efforts contribute to addressing the above-mentioned serious problems.