Koichi Nakayama
Medical Science, Orthopedic Surgery, Saga
Japan
Dr. Koichi Nakayama is an orthopedic surgeon and academic specializing in regenerative medicine. He is a professor at Saga University, where he leads the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Biomedical Engineering within the Faculty of Medicine. He also serves as director of the university’s Center for Regenerative Medicine, where he oversees cutting-edge research in tissue engineering.
He is internationally recognized for inventing the Kenzan method—an advanced scaffold-free bioprinting technique that arranges cellular spheroids on a microneedle array to fabricate three-dimensional tissues. This innovation laid the groundwork for the world’s first scaffold-free bio 3D printer.
By integrating clinical expertise with pioneering research, Dr. Nakayama continues to advance the development of engineered tissues and the future of regenerative therapies.
