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ABOUT OUI Inc.

OUI Inc. is a Japanese medical start-up, focused on providing accessible eye care to everyone, especially the impoverished.
We boast a diverse team of professionals from medicine, engineering, business, media, law, and more. Our eclectic group also allows the firm to communicate in over 11 languages due to the team's international background.
Our vision is to protect and enhance patient health, all over the globe, through our technology and solutions, focused on ophthalmology.

WHAT WE DO

OUI Inc.'s vision is to protect and enhance patient health, all over the globe, through our technology and solutions, focused on ophthalmology.
The current 43 million number of blind patients is projected to increase to 120 million by 2050. More than half of these patients suffer due to preventable and curable causes. But the reason they are not prevented or cured is the lack of access to diagnostic tools and professionals. This is especially true in impoverished areas of developing nations across the world.
Our invention, the Smart Eye Camera, SEC, is a smartphone-based pocket-sized slit-lamp microscope. The lightweight attachment leverages the flashlight and the camera of the smartphone itself for all together to become a portable palm-sized slit-lamp microscope. With our anterior and posterior segment models, eye diagnosis can be accessible to anyone anywhere.
Furthermore, with our telemedicine property, remote diagnosis is possible through non-professionals with eye specialists being physically in a different location.
The next level of its value is within its AI capabilities, where no professional is required at all to receive various diagnoses, including detection & grading of cataract.
Using our invention, the SEC, and via various logistical models and systems, we team up with eye specialists, primary care professionals, and even volunteers, to deliver eye care to those in need.

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Core Values

There are no limits which are impossible to overcome; it's the ability to work through them that counts.Grit It Done: OUI Inc. is a start-up, founded by ophthalmologists of Keio University. As one of the toughest universities in Japan, the graduates are very tough when it comes to accomplishing extensive goals.

As scientists first, we base our actions on proven fundamental concepts.Evidence First: The company is led by an active physician, and academic pursuits in building scientific evidence is of upmost importance.

Surpass geographical boundaries.Be Cosmopolitan and Innovative: Our activities extend beyond the islands of Japan, as with our global team we can touch the lives of people across the planet to resolve the issues of visual impairment and blindness.

OUI INC TEAMS

清水映輔 / Eisuke Shimizu

Chief Executive Officer, founder (MD,PhD)

Ophthalmologist, MD and PhD. Bilingual in Japanese and English. Specialized in Dry Eye Disease. Co-founder of OUI Inc. in 2016. During medical support activities in Viet nam, discovered problems in eye care, and commercialized the Smart Eye Camera as a solution. He is also involved in basic research using animal models. Currently, project Lecturer at Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine.
中山慎太郎 / Shintaro Nakayama

Chief Operating Officer

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law. Former COO/Vice President of Cross Fields. Experience in infrastructure projects in developing countries for 10 years in Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Mitsubishi Corporation, Joined OUI Inc. from 2019. Speaks 4 languages: Japanese/English/Spanish/French. Currently, researcher at Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine.
横岩良太 / Ryota Yokoiwa

Chief Hardware Engineer

D. in Design Engineering from Kyoto Institute of Technology. He has worked in digital fabrication at FabLab Setagaya and TechShop Japan, Inc. and joined OUI Inc. in 2020.
西村裕樹 / Hiroki Nishimura

Research Associate, Certified Orthoptist (MSc)

Graduated from Teikyo University, Faculty of Medical Technology. Master of Optometry and Master of Optometry. As a researcher at Teikyo University, Faculty of Medical Technology, he was involved in a wide range of research fields including refraction, visual field, and gaze analysis, focusing on basic research on digital devices using smart phones. He joined OUI Inc. in 2023. He is a researcher at the Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine.
戸澤小春 / Koharu Tozawa

Business Associate

Currently a student at the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University. Her second language is Korean (Chosun), and she has passed the Korean Language Proficiency Test TOPIK Level 6. She has been working at OUI Inc. since 2021.
Rohan Jeetendra Khemlani

Research Associate (MD)

Dr. Rohan is a culturally diverse medical professional, born to Indian parents and raised in both Russia and Japan. He attended Semmelweis University's English Medical program in Budapest, Hungary. With a strong interest in genetics, immunology, big data, and AI-driven analysis, Dr. Rohan brings a broad perspective to the medical device start-up team. As an extroverted people-person, his unique background and linguistic abilities in English, Russian, and Hindi have honed his communication skills, making him a great communicator and valuable team member.
吉次研二 / Kenji Yoshitsugu

AI Engineer

CEO of a game development company that has been in business for 35 years, and a 3rd year doctoral student at the University of Hyogo Graduate School. He is currently researching medical imaging AI as SaMD (Software as Medical Device). At OUI Inc., he is in charge of diagnostic imaging AI for the anterior segment of the eye. He has presented his research at the Ophthalmic AI Society and the Japan Eye Association.
佐藤奈緒子 / Naoko Sato

Business Strategy Manager (MBA)

Graduated from Chuo University Graduate School (MBA). After working for a major travel agency as the head of a corporate sales organization handling overseas tours and overseas expansion support and new business development in Vietnam, she joined OUI Inc. in 2020. She is also a part-time lecturer at Komazawa Women's University, where she gives lectures on tourism business.
鹿嶋一成 / Issei Kashima

Sales Manager

Graduated with International Business major from Augsburg College (MN, USA). Study abroad term at Sophia University (Tokyo, JP) Former sales in SoftBank Corp., 5 years experience in International Sales, Joined OUI Inc. from 2019. He is also a professional ice-hockey player of the Yokohama GRITS (#13)
濱島尚人 / Naoto Hamashima

Business Development Manager

Graduated from Cornell University. After working for IT planning division at a Japanese SIer and a foreign logistics company, currently works for Salesforce.com. In 2020, he joined OUI Inc. He is also a professional ice-hockey player of the Yokohama GRITS (#51) and the Chief Operating Officer of ABeatus Inc.
小山恵蓮 / Helene Koyama

Public Relations Manager

Graduated from Sophia University. Bilingual in Japanese and French. After working in marketing at Cybozu, Inc., she launched and supported public relations for several startups. She joined OUI Inc. in 2020.
豊澤彩乃 / Ayano Toyosawa

Responsible for East Africa

Graduated from the Japan Women's College of Physical Education, and after 2 years in Uganda as a JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteer, she worked in education in East Africa after teaching and social experience in Japan. She joined OUI Inc. in 2022.
中原楊 / Yo Nakahara

Intern / Keio University School of Medicine

Trilingual in Japanese, Chinese and English. Currently a student at Keio University School of Medicine. After working as an engineer and new business development intern at a digital health venture company, he is currently conducting research on medical AI at the Department of Augmented Intelligence at Keio University School of Medicine (MD-PhD) and has joined OUI Inc. as a research assistant.
小島祐依 / Yui Kojima

Intern / Nippon Medical School

Currently a medical student at Nippon Medical School. Aiming to become a doctor who can transform her clinical, research, and business activities, he studied medical business in an entrepreneurial organization while conducting research in a university laboratory.She joined OUI Inc. as an intern in 2022.
石丸莉奈 / Rina Ishimaru

Intern / Keio University School of Medicine

Currently a student at Keio University School of Medicine. While studying basic medical science at the university, he joined an entrepreneurial organization and a financial organization at the University of Tokyo to learn about business startups and business. She joined OUI Inc. as an intern in 2021.

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