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Born in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Dr. Jindo earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from Yokohama National University, specializing in organic dye chemistry. During his doctoral studies, he conducted research at KU Leuven in Belgium. Following research and educational positions at universities, he joined Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. in 2019. Since then, he has led numerous projects supporting the expansion and implementation of technologies from Japanese regional companies, startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, mid-sized companies, and large corporations into Southeast Asia. His work has included initiatives such as the Ota City Prototyping Project for Creating Collaboration between Startups and Manufacturing Companies in Tokyo and the Hiroshima Prefecture Project for Creating Projects through Collaboration with Overseas Startups. Since 2023, he has concurrently served as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Deep Tech Serial Innovation Center, Nagoya University, and since 2025 as a Director of Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd. As a Science Bridge Leader pursuing the theme of “Creating cross-border structures which can solve issues using science and technology”, Dr. Jindo is working to establish new models for the cross-border application of science and technology.