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CEO Essays
Personal essays by Tomoki Nagano, Chairman & CEO. These reflect the author's own perspective and are not official corporate disclosure unless explicitly stated.
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No Geniuses Required — How Ordinary People Beat Talent
His high school basketball team was no collection of prodigies — which is precisely why they discovered something. Unable to win on individual skill, they radically clarified roles: the runners, the coordinated defenders, the set-play executors. Design versus talent — and on a tour of Nagasaki they swept teams they had never beaten.
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The Night He Missed Olympic Selection and Turned Off the TV
As a national-team trainer, he had one clear dream: the Olympics. Appointed just after one Games ended, he gave three full years — Beijing was within reach. Then the verdict: not him, but his master would go.
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The Road to Trainer for the National Team
As a young working adult, he spent two years walking the rails — excited only by nights out. Then a magazine article: a judo-therapist serving as an Olympic trainer. I could do that — no, I absolutely will." He saw the article in late July; by early September he had joined that trainer's clinic group, a newcomer among twenty apprentices.
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What Practicing Until You Hyperventilate Teaches You
His high school basketball chapter is brutal. The seniors were among the prefecture's best; only two first-years, himself included, were allowed into their practices. Outmatched in physique, stamina, and skill, he clung on daily — hyperventilating repeatedly.
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What does vertical integration mean in biotechnology?
Vertical integration means a single group owns consecutive stages of its value chain rather than buying them from third parties. In biotechnology that typically means research, materials sourcing, manufacturing, brand development and distribution sitting inside one corporate structure. The practical effect is control: one quality standard, traceability from material to finished lot, and faster iteration between research and product. It does not, by itself, make any product more effective, and it does not replace regulatory approval.
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What are exosomes? A plain-language explainer
Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles — membrane-bound particles roughly 30–150 nanometres across — that cells release to carry proteins, lipids and nucleic acids to other cells. Researchers study them as a mechanism of cell-to-cell signalling and as a possible delivery vehicle. The international standard for reporting such research is MISEV, published by the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles. In the United States, exosome products are not approved by the FDA for treating any condition, and the FDA has issued consumer warnings on unapproved exosome and stem cell products.
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What is BIOT? INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL COMPANY HOLDINGS INC., explained
BIOT is the Nasdaq ticker symbol of INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL COMPANY HOLDINGS INC., a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands whose ordinary shares began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market on 24 July 2026. Its operating businesses originate in Japan and span research and development, sourcing, manufacturing, regenerative medicine-related technologies, cosmetics, wellness and consumer brands. It is a separate legal entity from its operating subsidiaries, including INSTINCT BROTHERS.
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