Corporate Profile

Where Cytona comes from
Cytona was born by combining the word "Cyto" (cells) and the name of our core technology developer.
Trade name
Cytona Corp.
Established
October 1,2021
Capital
JPY3,000,000
Representative Director
Takashi Ohnaga
Location
2-5-14 Bunkyomachi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Cotact address
Phone: +81-80-6351-1991
Inquiries
Business Contents
  • Research, development, manufacturing, and sales of CTC (Circulating Tumor Cell) capture devices
  • Sales of CTC capture kits and automated systems
  • Consulting services for CTC research

（As of April 1,2025）

大永 崇　博士

Takashi Ohnaga、Ph.D. in Engineering Founder and CEO

After conducting researches on CTC capture and analysis for more than 15 years based on Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (MEXT) and other resources, Dr. Ohnaga has developed and commercialized a CTC capture device called a "Polymer CTC Chip," as well as a "CTC Capture Kit" and an "Automated CTC Capture Device" that use the chip through clinical research in collaboration with university hospitals in Japan.

Co-researchers (Affiliation at the time of study)

  • Dr. Fumihiro Tanaka and Dr. Kazue Yoneda, Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Dr. Yutaka Shimada, Dr. Takuya Nagata and Dr. Kazuhiro Tsukada, Department of Surgery and Science, University of Toyama
  • Dr. Motoyuki Otsuka and Dr. Takahiro Kishikawa, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Tokyo
  • Dr. Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Juntendo University
  • Dr. Yukihiro Kondo, Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School
  • Dr. Takaaki Arigami, Department of Digestive Surgery, Kagoshima University
  • Dr. Atsushi Kase, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toyama