Team
CEO: Sunri Lee
Sunri Lee earned a Ph.D. in Science from the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, in 2017. She has been involved in research and development of electronic materials and semiconductor devices at Osaka University, the University of Tokyo, and POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology). In addition to her scientific background, she studied management at the Graduate School of Management, Globis University, and completed the Technology Commercialization Program at UC San Diego as well as the Global Entrepreneur Development Program at Nara Institute of Science and Technology. After receiving her Ph.D., she joined the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University as a specially appointed researcher, where she participated in the development of the core technology behind Elcyo. In 2019, she co-founded Elcyo Co., Ltd.
CTO: Giichi Shibuya
Giichi Shibuya earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Graduate School of Engineering Systems, Shinshu University, in 1994. He spent 30 years at TDK Corporation, primarily engaged in research and development of recording media for magnetic and optical recording, as well as optical heads. After three years of developing liquid crystal lenses at TDK, he took early retirement in 2014 and joined the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University as a specially appointed researcher. There, he developed a novel liquid crystal lens technology. In 2019, he co-founded Elcyo Co., Ltd.