Morus appoints Aoyagi, former DNS Scientific Officer, as Nutrition Scientist 

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Aoyagi, a former DNS Scientific Officer and advisor to Morus since March 2023, has joined our company as Nutrition Scientist. We will accelerate our research and development with his full commitment and global insight in research and development.

■ Seiji Aoyagi
Graduated from Occidental College (biochemistry major) in 1985 and received a PhD degree (nutrition) from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 1994. He held several research and development positions with Abbott Nutrition, Glaxo Smith-Cline Consumer Healthcare, and Danone Japan. Most recently, he managed a sports nutrition brand DNS as the Scientific Officer until 2023. He is also currently the Representative Director of International Society of Sports Nutrition Japan for education of global level sports nutrition.

■ Comments from Dr. Aoyagi
“Morus is fully backed-up by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which means it is a legitimate business worthy of representing Japan. Also, Morus’ first target is the overseas market rather than the domestic market, which shows Morus truly has an international mindset. Both facts are worthy of dedicating my experience and wisdom to Morus.”

■ Comments from Morus CEO Ryo Sato
“We are very honored to welcome Mr. Aoyagi who has been supporting us as a Nutrition Science Consultant, as a full-time member. He will bring his expertise in nutrition science and global business management from his background including serving as Head of Research at DNS, a top protein manufacturer. The entire team is excited to further expand our business and R&D globally.”

■ Careers at Morus
https://morusjp.notion.site/Careers-at-Morus-254925d2a0194502b5996550bfc7fe76

■ About Morus
Morus is an R&D-focused startup company that conducts research and produces biomaterials made from silkworms, the insects that have supported development of the Japanese economy. Our mission is to solve global problems such as the protein crisis by creating new raw materials from silkworms and supplying them to multiple industries through efficient mass production.

Silkworms are naturally rich in protein, have abundant nutrients, and are full of potential. There have been great advances in the research of silkworms’ unique nutrients that are not found in other insects. Silkworms are suitable for mass production because of their nature of not escaping and not cannibalizing, that has been developed over the long history of domestication. Ongoing research on silkworms continues to yield new discoveries. We believe silkworms will solve the global food crisis and even health problems using Japanese technologies and new research findings.

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