WHATS Seminar Vol. 237 [Online] titled above will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025

[Seminar Overview]

• 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

Achieving High-Sensitivity Palm-Sized POCT with Electrochemical Immunoassay “GLEIA”: Technological Innovation and Future Prospects for Social Implementation

In the field of immunoassays, conventional methods such as ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) and immunochromatography (lateral flow immunoassay) have long been widely used. However, both methods face limitations in terms of sensitivity, measurement time, and instrument size.

“GLEIA (Gold-Linked Electrochemical Immunoassay),” an electrochemical immunoassay technology developed at Osaka University, applies electrochemical detection principles to achieve both the simplicity of lateral flow immunoassays and the high sensitivity comparable to that of large-scale laboratory analyzers.

This session will explain the technological advantages of GLEIA through comparisons with conventional methods and introduce its implementation and potential applications in a compact, palm-sized high-sensitivity testing kit. Furthermore, the session will explore potential applications of GLEIA technology — from pre-symptomatic disease monitoring and disease management to home healthcare, sports, and wellness — and discuss new business models in these expanding fields.

Topics:

1. Current status and challenges of immunoassays
2. Principles and advantages of GLEIA technology
3. Implementation and performance of the palm-sized testing kit
4. Expanding application areas
5. From technology to business: New POCT business models enabled by GLEIA
6. Future R&D and opportunities for collaboration

Lecturer: Hirokazu Sugihara, President & CEO, IMMUNOSENS CO., LTD.

Mr. Sugihara graduated from the Division of Biophysical Engineering, Department of Systems Science, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and holds an MBA from McGill University (Canada).

• 1985: Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Corporation)
• 2000: General Manager, Advanced Technology Research Laboratory, Panasonic
• 2012: Deputy Director, Incubation Center, Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. (now PHC Holdings Corporation)
• 2015: Joined Toray Industries, Inc., Strategic Planning Office for Life Innovation Business, Senior Manager
• 2020 Joined IMMUNOSENS CO., LTD.; appointed President & CEO the same year

Throughout his career at Panasonic and Toray, Mr. Sugihara has been consistently involved in the R&D and commercialization of diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices.
Representative products he has contributed to include:

• Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) meters
• MEA (Multi-Electrode Array)-based extracellular potential recording system with a multi-point planar electrode design
• Fractional exhaled nitric oxide analyzer
• Photodynamic therapy devices for cancer treatment
• hitoe® Wearable Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measurement System

He has extensive experience in managing medical device businesses from basic research through commercialization.

• 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM
  Q&A Session

[Seminar Outline]

Date and Time: 4:00PM –5:00 PM (JST), Thursday, November 20, 2025

Venue: Online Live Streaming

The seminar will be live-streamed through "Deliveru", an online streaming platform provided by Facio Inc.

Fee: 5,000 yen (tax excluded) / 5,500 yen (tax included)
How to Participate:

• After completing your registration, we will send your access ID the day before the seminar.
• The live stream will be hosted on Deliveru, the event streaming platform by Facio Inc. Please click here to log in.
• Recommended System Requirements (in Japanese)
• Test Video Viewing Page
• FAQ

Registration:

 Registration For the Seminar

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For inquiries in English, please click here.

Registration Deadline: 5:00 p.m. (JST), Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Notes:

・This seminar will be conducted in Japanese.
・After your registration, we will send an invoice by E-mail or postal mail.
・Please transfer the participation fee by the day before the event or within one week of receiving the invoice.
・Cancellations will not be accepted after payment.
・This seminar can also be registered via Deliveru, with payment options including credit card, convenience store payment, and Pay-easy.
​・Please note that participation may be restricted depending on the registrant’s industry or job function.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made after 3:00 p.m. (JST) on the business day before the event or on the day of the event without prior notice will incur a full participation fee charge, regardless of payment status.

Contact:

For inquiries in English, please click here.
Yano Research Institute Ltd.