SAN DIEGO– For 19 years, Takehito Matsuba helped 2 large firms in Tokyo– Mitsubishi and Google.
Like many others, he got to an inflection factor throughout the pandemic. Tired of helping large companies, he assumed “life is short” and left to sign up with a life science start-up called Citadel AI, which examines the integrity of expert system applications for making clinical diagnoses.
That choice 2 years back is what led him overseas to experience an extensive refresher course in what it takes to expand a biotech business in the United States.
Citadel AI was just one of 7 Japan- based startups that came to UC San Diego, where they invested weeks gaining from neighborhood business owners, fine-tuning their …