Mamoru Narukawa

Dr. Mamoru Narukawa is a professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has overseen research and education in the areas of clinical trial design and development strategy of new pharmaceuticals and their benefit/risk and cost/benefit analysis since 2007. He joined the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1991 after graduating from the Tokyo University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In the Ministry, he has experienced several posts concerning new drug review/approval, pharmaceutical regulation and policy reforms, and medical insurance system including drug pricing. He is a pharmacist and holds PhD in biostatistics.