Laurence Ng
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Laurence Ng

Researcher/Entrepreneur in Tokyo, Japan, She/Her

📲Working on a mental health app. (AI Character Chatbot Model)
👩🏼‍🎓Examining the user accessibility of mental health apps in UTokyo.

10 months ago

About

She is a student at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies. She is conducting usability research on mental health care apps and working on entrepreneurial activities in the health tech field. He graduated from Waseda University's School of Advanced Science and Engineering with an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences and a double degree in Social Psychology. She also holds three minors in Business Creation, Health Care, and Film and Video, as well as a Micro MBA from UCSD. She is interested in the healthcare and art fields, and has had projects she has been involved in selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 🇮🇱 Israel Entrepreneurship Development Program, 🇯🇵 Unexplored Advanced, and other programs, and has received corporate awards from Panasonic, Sony, Mitsui Information, Deloitte, and others. Most recently, he was selected as a finalist in 🇨🇳 China's Global Business Contest and won the top prize in 🇰🇷 Korea's UN 🇺🇳 Social Impact Hackathon.

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東京大学学際情報学府在学中。メンタルヘルスケアアプリのユーザビリティ研究を行いながら、ヘルステック領域で起業活動をしている。学部では早稲田大学先進理工学部生命医科学科を卒業し、ダブルディグリーで社会心理学の学位も取得した。他にビジネスクリエーション、健康医療、映画映像の三つの副専攻とUCSDのMicro MBAを取得している。ヘルスケア分野とアート分野に興味を持っており、これまでに携わってきたプロジェクトが、文部科学省🇮🇱イスラエル起業家育成プログラム、🇯🇵未踏アドバンストなどプログラムに採択され、パナソニック、ソニー、三井情報、デロイトなどの企業賞も受賞したことがあった。直近、🇨🇳中国のグローバルビジネスコンテストのファイナリストとして選出されたり、🇰🇷韓国国連🇺🇳のソーシャルインパクトハッカソンでの最優秀賞を受賞した。

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She worked for Apple Japan, ByteDance K.K., Strategy Consultant, Design Consultant and Foundation, and most recently, Media & Communication Research and Insight Dept. of CHANEL G.K.

Presently, she works as a freelance consultant.

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As a Job

Apple Japan、ByteDance K.K、戦略コンサル、デザインコンサルとFoundationを経て、直近までには、CHANEL G.K.のMedia & Communication Research and Insight Deptにも所属している。

現在はフリーランスで企業からの仕事を受けている。

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2024 — 2024
Japan
  1. I perform all technical aspects of quantitative, qualitative, and social listening initiatives, including survey design, social listening query creation, analytical planning, and data analysis.

  2. I lead research projects to generate insights that drive company-wide strategic marketing, communications, and retail plans and actions.

  3. I collaborate with cross-functional teams, including corporate, business side, and external agencies, to perform administrative tasks related to the Research & Insights team.

2023 — 2024
Tokyo, Japan.

i.lab is an innovation consulting firm founded by University of Tokyo's i.school directors in 2011. They utilize knowledge from innovative educational institutions and professional organizations worldwide to create and manage their own evolved idea creation ideologies for consulting services.

2022 — 2024
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

I update product content for 1,000 clients and reach out to 200 companies for sales growth. I manage accounts, process reports, and assist with account analysis. I communicate effectively to ensure customer satisfaction.

2022 — 2023
Kitasando, Tokyo, Japan

I excel at conducting industry research and organizing data for thorough market analysis. My skills in Excel and PowerPoint allow me to create comprehensive reports with insightful findings.

2021 — 2022
Shinjuku & Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan

I quickly understand customer needs and build trust while consistently achieving high personal NPS scores. I generate B-to-B leads, offer additional purchasing options to B-to-C customers, and provide language assistance to retail team members for seamless collaboration.

Education

2022 — Now
Tokyo, Japan

Master of Interdisciplinary Information Studies

2023 — 2023
Completion of Visionary Startups at 東京大学
Tokyo

東京大学 坂田研究室・松尾研究室、 Globis Capital Partnersによる共催セミナー“ビジョナリースタートアップ”について、所定の条件を満たし、修了したことを認める。

2017 — 2022
Tokyo, Japan

Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience

𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞
・Division of Socio-Cultural Studies

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫
・Business Creation
・Health and Medical Care
・Cinema and Audiovisual

2021 — 2021
California, U.S

Rady School of Management, UCSD

早稲田大学ビジネス・ファイナンス研究センター

the Institute for Business and Finance, Waseda University

2023
Mitsui Intelligence Enterprise Award from Tokyo University Industry-University Co-creation Promotion Headquarters 100 Program
2021
Selected from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Breeding Israel Visiting Program
2019
Selected from Panasonic Corporation 100 Banch Program
2019
Photography Award Winning from Shinjuku City Lifelong Learning Festival

Speaking

2023
2023
CIC Tokyo(東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F)

Nucleateは、若手研究者を対象としたライフサイエンス分野における起業の創出を支援するボストン発祥の非営利団体。これまでの人脈ネットワークを通じて、半年間に渡るアクチベーターという起業支援プログラムを提供してきており、2018年の創設以来100社以上をサポートしております。一方で、日本ではライフサイエンス事業に関するノウハウが不足しており、今回のピッチや勉強会などのイベントを通じて多くの若手研究者に起業という選択肢も意識していただきたいという想いから日本の支部が設立されました。

2020
早稲田大学WASEDA-EDGE Demo Day at WASEDA-EDGE Demo Day
Japan

早稲田大学 アントレプレナーシップセンター / WASEDA-EDGE人材育成プログラム

Exhibitions

2019
Shinjuku City Lifelong Learning Festival at Shinjuku Bunka Center
Tokyo, Japan

Photography Division, Bronze Prize
1-month exhibition at Shinjuku Bunka Center

Volunteering

2021 — 2021
Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Triathlon
Venue Media Center

2018 — 2018
2016 — 2017
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter
Dribbble
2019

UNISEX select shop for 21st Century People

Online Store

Instagram

2018

世界の”SENSE”をつなぐ

Panasonic 100 BANCH

Instagram