Dr. Hiroshi Ohrui received Ph.D. in 1971 from The University of Tokyo. He joined RIKEN in 1966 as a researcher. In 1981, he moved to Tohoku University as an Associate Professor and promoted to Full Professor in 1997. In 2006, he moved to Yokohama College of Pharmacy as Professor. He has received several awards including The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry Award (2004) and the Japan Academy Prize (2010).