ABOUT USAbout Us

The Medical AI Promotion Institute (MAPI) aims to contribute to the health of all people and a better future
through the advancement of medical AI technology and its real-world implementation.

Here we introduce our mission and vision, our organization, our history,
and the leadership team behind these endeavors.

Mission Mission

Through the power of medical AI, higher-quality healthcare and better health for everyone.

By promoting the safe and appropriate use of medical data and accelerating AI technology from R&D through real-world implementation, we work toward the following goals.

Advancing diagnosis and treatment
We contribute to earlier disease detection, improved diagnostic accuracy, and individually optimized treatment through AI.

Improving efficiency and reducing burden in clinical practice
We support the work of healthcare professionals and foster environments that enable more patient-centered care.

Accelerating drug and medical device development
Using data and AI, we enhance the R&D process for pharmaceuticals and medical devices,
promoting responses to unmet medical needs.

Promoting preventive medicine and better health
Through health prediction and personalized prevention, we contribute to extending healthy life expectancy.

Vision Vision

To lead the real-world implementation of medical AI
and build a healthcare ecosystem of trust and co-creation whose benefits everyone can share.

As a central player in medical AI in Japan, MAPI envisions and works toward the following future.

Realizing data-driven healthcare
We build an environment where high-quality, diverse medical data is shared and utilized ethically and safely,
and where optimal, evidence-based care reaches all of society.

Forming an open innovation hub
We create a cycle in which medical institutions, research institutes, companies, government, and citizens collaborate across boundaries,
and new insights and technologies in medical AI are born, nurtured, and implemented.

A trusted platform
Handling medical information with strong ethics and transparency,
we establish a fair and sustainable foundation trusted by all stakeholders.

Company Outline About Us

Company name Medical AI Promotion Institute, Inc.
Established November 8, 2023
Capital ¥100 million
Fiscal year-end September
Employees 20
Officers Director General  Yuki Shimahara
Representative Director  Sho Kawabe
Director  Hiroaki Hyakutake
Director  Takeshi Ide
Director  Daiju Ueda
Director  Tomohiro Kikuchi
Director  Ryo Sato
Director  Hidetaka Kojima
Outside Director  Jo Sakai
Outside Director  Naoko Kato
Outside Director  Sumireko Sekiguchi
Part-time Auditor  Akio Kamiyama
Business Creation and provision of anonymized and pseudonymized medical information under the Next-Generation Medical Infrastructure Act
Development and operation of infrastructure for collecting, curating, and analyzing medical data
R&D support and consulting for medical AI (artificial intelligence)
Regulatory compliance support and security consulting for medical information
All other business incidental or related to the above

Access Access

Tokyo Head Office
Nihonbashi Life Science Building 9, 4F
12-9 Nihonbashi-Odenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
103-0011, Japan

Contact:
Email: info@mapi-jp.org (main)

Directions:
 - 3 min. walk from Bakuro-yokoyama Station (Toei Shinjuku Line)
 - 4 min. walk from Bakurocho Station (JR Sobu Line)
 - 5 min. walk from Kodemmacho Station (Hibiya Line)

Board Members Board Members

  • Yuki Shimahara

    Director General

    Yuki Shimahara

  • Sho Kawabe

    Representative Director

    Sho Kawabe

  • Hiroaki Hyakutake

    Director

    Hiroaki Hyakutake

  • Takeshi Ide

    Director

    Takeshi Ide

  • Daiju Ueda

    Director

    Daiju Ueda

  • Tomohiro Kikuchi

    Director

    Tomohiro Kikuchi

  • Ryo Sato

    Director

    Ryo Sato

  • Hidetaka Kojima

    Director

    Hidetaka Kojima

  • Jo Sakai

    Outside Director

    Jo Sakai

  • Naoko Kato

    Outside Director

    Naoko Kato

  • Sumireko Sekiguchi

    Outside Director

    Sumireko Sekiguchi

  • Akio Kamiyama

    Part-time Auditor

    Akio Kamiyama

  • Yuki Shimahara

    Director General

    Yuki Shimahara

  • Sho Kawabe

    Representative Director

    Sho Kawabe

  • Hiroaki Hyakutake

    Director

    Hiroaki Hyakutake

  • Takeshi Ide

    Director

    Takeshi Ide

  • Daiju Ueda

    Director

    Daiju Ueda

  • Tomohiro Kikuchi

    Director

    Tomohiro Kikuchi

  • Ryo Sato

    Director

    Ryo Sato

  • Hidetaka Kojima

    Director

    Hidetaka Kojima

  • Jo Sakai

    Outside Director

    Jo Sakai

  • Naoko Kato

    Outside Director

    Naoko Kato

  • Sumireko Sekiguchi

    Outside Director

    Sumireko Sekiguchi

  • Akio Kamiyama

    Part-time Auditor

    Akio Kamiyama

History History

Here are the key milestones from MAPI's founding to the present. We continue to build a history of challenge and innovation in medical AI.

  • Medical AI Promotion Institute (MAPI) established

  • Raised ¥100 million through a third-party allotment of shares

  • Business alliance with MNES Inc.

  • Obtained ISMS certification (ISO/IEC 27001:2022)

  • First exhibition at RSNA 2024 (Chicago)

  • Capital alliance with Community Healthcare Coordination Platform, Inc. (CHCP)

  • Research accepted for Scientific Poster presentation at RSNA 2025

  • Established MAPI-IRB, an ethics review board specializing in medical AI and data

  • Exhibited at RSNA 2025 (second consecutive year)

  • Study published in Japanese Journal of Radiology

  • Study published in European Journal of Radiology Open

  • Launched MAPI Gateway

  • Strategic partnership with Segmed, Inc. (US)

  • Strategic partnership with ANA Healthcare (France)