Dr. Tomoyuki Takura, Ph.D.-medicine, now is a Professor of Department of Healthcare economics and Health policy, Graduate school of Medicine (The University of Tokyo), Program faculty of Interdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences (Osaka University hospital), Special examination committee of national insurance (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), Part-time Research Fellow (Cabinet Office), Member of councilor (Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Japanese Society for Artificial Organs, etc.). He got his Engineering Master’s degree (MEng.) at Hokkaido University graduate school of engineering, Specialist in healthcare economics and technology assessment, Medicine Doctor's degree (Ph.D.) at Tokyo Women's Medical University graduate school of Medicine. And Dr. Tomoyuki Takura got the Student Entrepreneur Championship Award of Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2003. Currently his researches focus on socioeconomic evaluation of cancer treatment or renal transplantation and cost effectiveness analysis of revascularization for ischemic heart disease.