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Sugiyama-Badr Lab
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A lab that designs pharmaceutical and energy manufacturing using mathematical models.
AboutAbout the lab
Designing manufacturing with mathematical models
The Sugiyama-Badr Lab studies process systems engineering (PSE), a branch of chemical engineering.
The lab represents steps such as reaction and separation, and the whole processes made up of them, with mathematical models, and searches for optimal systems through simulation.
Its main targets are pharmaceutical manufacturing and energy and sustainability issues such as a hydrogen society and recycling.
The lab conducts research with awareness of the connections from molecules and cells to processes and social systems.
Key terms
- Process Systems Engineering
- A field of chemical engineering that represents the processes of chemical plants and similar facilities with mathematical equations, and considers how to design, operate, and control them
- Flow Synthesis
- A method of producing substances by running chemical reactions continuously while raw materials keep flowing through a tube
- Antibody Drugs
- Drugs whose active ingredient is an antibody, which functions in the body's defense mechanisms. They are made by culturing cells
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Best Oral Award at PSE Asia 2026
A master's student received the Dean's Award of the Graduate School of Engineering
A student received the Best Student Award at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Press release on research results from a joint study with Chitose Laboratory on manufacturing antibody drugs
A project researcher received the Research Encouragement Award from the SIS Division at the Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The lab takes a process systems engineering approach to challenges in pharmaceutical manufacturing, energy, and sustainability. It builds mathematical models based on physical laws and data, aiming to obtain design guidelines through simulation that do not rely on trial and error.
*Illustrative imageManufacturing of Small-Molecule Drugs
The target is the most common type of small-molecule drug, such as those used as tablets. The lab studies flow synthesis for continuously producing active pharmaceutical ingredients, and tabletop manufacturing of tablets tailored to each individual.
*Illustrative imageAntibody Drugs and Other Biopharmaceuticals
The target is antibody drugs, which are attracting attention as treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The lab studies cell culture and purification processes, as well as processes for aseptically producing injectable drugs.
*Illustrative imageManufacturing Cells for Regenerative Medicine
The lab studies processes for producing iPS cells and mesenchymal stromal cells. It works on designing the freezing process for iPS cells and the culture process for mesenchymal stromal cells.
*Illustrative imagePharmaceutical Systems
This research evaluates and designs the entire health-care system of society, in which manufacturing is one element. So far, the lab has worked on cost-effectiveness analysis, supply chain evaluation, and building mathematical models of infectious diseases.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Sugiyama-Badr Lab are faculty members, project researchers, visiting researchers, secretaries, specialist academic staff, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHirokazu SugiyamaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorSara Badr
- Assistant ProfessorYusuke HayashiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Aminwäsche” Philip1307 / CC0 (cropped)
- Manufacturing of Small-Molecule Drugs: “Medicine cocktail tablets and pills in glass” Pöllö / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Antibody Drugs and Other Biopharmaceuticals: “CertolizumaB 5WUV” Fvasconcellos (talk · contribs) / Public domain (cropped)
- Manufacturing Cells for Regenerative Medicine: “Liquid nitrogen tank for cryostorage-06” real name: Matylda Sęk pl.wiki: Cygaretka commons: Cygaretka / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Pharmaceutical Systems: “CONWIP English” Grooflisha / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kikuchi Lab): “Aasen agrivoltaics solar plant with walls of vertical bifacial modules near Donaueschingen Germany 7” Tobi Kellner / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kansha Lab): “Wesseling Germany LyondellBasell-01” CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Takanabe-Obata-Kishimoto Lab): “Heterrogenous catalysis across scales” Edvin Fako / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ogura Lab): “Framework structure of the FAU-type zeolite” Nao1958 / CC0 (cropped)
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