Idea International Co., Ltd.
Yasuhiko Kasama
Dr. Eng. (Tohoku Univ.)
CEO, the founder of
"idea international"
He was in charge of research and development at Oki Electric Industry Co. and Alps Electric Co.
He founded the company in 2011
Kazuhiko Kawachi
Chief Product Officer (Manufacturing and Technology Development)
1970 Grad. from the Dept. Appl. Phys. at Osaka City Univ.
1970 - 2007 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Development of hybrid ICs and inorganic
EL elements; Design, construction and launch of LCD factories;
Improving LCD factory manufacturing process technology.
2007-2011 Ideal Star Co., Ltd. Engaged in production development of LiEF.
2011 Founded "idea international" together with Dr. Kasama.
Engaged in the application development of LiEF up to now.
Currently, he has a visiting professor and research fellow status at Future Science and Technology Collaborative Research Center of Tohoku Univ., participating in a NICHe project.
Hiroki Yoshizaki
Dr. Pharm. (Hokkaido Univ.)
Development Department Manager
Engaged in materials development at domestic and foreign manufacturers. Developed materials for medicinal supplies,
organic electronics, and light-wavelength converter in
agriculture, etc. His specialty is organic synthetic chemistry.
Joined "idea international Co., Ltd." in 2024.
Taro Yamamoto
Ph.D. (Kindai Univ.)
In charge of LiEF production, device development, and material characterization including thermal analysis.
His comment: "I've developed new calorimeters in my Ph.D. work. Here, I will use this experience to improve the
equipment for mass synthesis of Li⁺@C60.
I want to make "idea international" a company amazing the world."