Research Incubation Program
Presented byOverview

Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Shonan Health Innovation Park are launchinga joint grant call for specific areas of interests in an effort to accelerate andnurture innovative seeds/technologies in South Korea and Australia.
Takeda is a patient-focused, innovation-driven global pharmaceutical company that builds on a distinguished over 240year history, aspiring to bring better health and a brighter future for people worldwide.
Shonan Health Innovation Park is a science park founded in April 2018. It convenes private and public sector
organizations and academic institutions that widely range in terms of business type and scale and aims to be a space
where health innovation can be accelerated. More than 2,000 workers from over 100 pharmaceutical, next-generation
medicine, AI, venture capital, and government-related companies and organizations together form an ecosystem toenable such innovation.

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Area of Focus• Homeostatic Therapeutic Approach:
Novel therapeutic approach against neurological disorders based on human pathophysiologicalor physiological evidence, examples include, but not limited to ;➢ Brain Cleansing➢ Genome InstabilityNeuroScience➢ Phase Separation➢ Senolysis• Novel Therapeutics against hereditary Disorders:Novel therapeutic approach based on genetic evidence of hereditary neurological andneuromuscular disorders• Groundbreaking Therapeutic Platform:
Platform technology which overcomes therapeutic hurdles in neurological and neuromusculardisease areas ;➢ Biologics (antibody, protein)➢ Small Molecule of DNA/RNA modifiers➢ Polypharmacology
3➢ Technopharmaceutical

Applicant Eligibility

Companies(start-ups/biotechs/enterprises)

Foundations

Universities

Institutions ofhigher learnings

Must be established and exists in Australia or South Korea

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Other corporations

Awards

Grant Funding

Incubation & Space

Mentorship & Coaching

JPY 10mn*(approx. AUD115k/ KRW106 mn) /year for 3 years

at Shonan iParkfrom research experts of Takeda*As a model case. The amount of grant funding may differ case by case.

5Selection Criteria

Transformational Idea
Concept
Science / Technology
IP protectability

6Unmet Needs

Skillful Team

Huge Medical Needs

Researcher / Engineer
Management
Commitment

Timeline

Applications
openFirst
selections

Update proposal for selected
applicationAwardees
announcement

June 1st, 2022

End of August

End of OctoberDecemberTo submit your application, please visit
https://www.shonan-health-innovation-park.com/en/service-initiative/incubation-program_en/sponsored-by-companies/
For any inquiries please email incubation-program@shonan-ipark.com
Timeline may be subjected to change

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APPENDIX

Introduction to Shonan iPark
May 2022

Our Mission

Build a life science ecosystemthat is open to the world

Building an open life science ecosystem in Shonan

ShonanOur mission and activities
Our Mission

Build a life-science ecosystem open to the world
Our Activities
1. Providing quality research facility and support
2. Recruiting diverse companies and parties to enrich ecosystem

3. Facilitating interactions among companies, academic institutions, and thegovernments (events, matching support, projects, etc.)
4. Incubator/accelerator business for startups

5. Incubation for platform businesses to support drug R&D

Our fully-equipped research facilities
Japan’s largest pharma R&D center

Location Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Built in2011.2

Area

Total site： >220,000 ㎡
Total floor： >310,000 ㎡
A area： 40 Suites、33,118㎡
B area： 40 Suites、38,102㎡
C area： 36 Suites、35,226㎡

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iPark has grown into a community of >2200 residents
in a “Mixed-Model” Science Park, with more than 140 companies
Tenants: 97, Members: 50, Residents: 2326 [as of 2022.05.01]

Research Equipment / Medical Devices

Pharmaceuticals
Tenants

Tenants

Members

AI /IoT/ Robotics

Members

Drug Discovery

Tenants
Members

Tenants

Business Support
Tenants

Members

Members

Finance / VC

New Modality
Tenants

Tenants

Members

Administration

Members

Cellular Agriculture

Tenants

Insurance

Tenants

Research and Development Support

Members

Trading CompanyTenants
Tenants
Members

MembersNumber of Partnerships within iPark community

Number of Partnerships*

913
15143*

2018

2019

*

2020

*Based on the annual survey collected in April 2021 among the residents and members. The number is adjusted to eliminate
redundancy in counting the number of partnerships.

The number of partnerships is the total number of joint research, joint development, outsourcing, licensing, and partnership agreements.

Activities to accelerate collaborations• iPark Leaders club• iPark Virtual Partnering• Regulatory consultation• Science cafe
• iPark GatheringMaking the most of ”Mixed-Model” community
Science Mentor

iPark SAMURAIA service that provides non-confidential level advice toventure companies specializing in specific technologies andseeds, utilizing the expertise of volunteer residents to help
them achieve commercialization while supplementing theirown expertise.

A system that provides back-office support so that they canconcentrate on their core business. Lawyers, certified public
accountants, patent attorneys, and other "samurai" involvedin various "professional businesses (samurai business inJapanese)" are available for consultation in their expert
fields, including legal affairs, accounting, and intellectual
property.

New initiatives to catalyze business collaboration
iPark Virtual Partnering

iPark Virtual Partnering

iPark AI/DX Concierge

A virtual platform that allows representatives of eachcompanies to search for company names and assets ofresident and member companies. They can contact theappropriate person directly at any time to set up a meeting.

Three of member companies in iPark community provide
consultancy services on AI and DX utilization to resident
and member companies. The services are on a nonconfidential and free of charge basis.

Other Examples of iPark Community Offerings• Enhance open discussion and active
networking in very relaxed environment• Refreshing and comfortable place, suitable forpractical and productive discussion

How to join iPark Community?
1Move-in• Basing in iPark as
tenant to conduct
research and business

2Membership• Joining iPark without
tenancy to enjoy various
service and opportunity

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Other

• Japan VC Consortium• iPark SAMURAI• Mentor

Application form-1
Applicant’s name(last, first name)Job Title
Organization’s nameContact Information(address, email address, work phone)

Principal Researcher’s namePrincipal Researcher’s position
Brief Biography of the Principal
Researcher24Application form-2
What issue can your technology
address?

Abstract(non-confidential)
within 400 words

Keywords

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Example: Proprietary novel technology for identifying and/or designing
small molecules which possibly bind to DNA/RNA and demonstrate atherapeutic effects for neurological disease such as XXX.

Application form-3
Background / State of Developmentof Your Technology(non-confidential)
within 1000 words

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Please include the information below:• Background of your research and achievement;• If any, related articles which we have published;• If any, related patent publication (published or pending). Please notethat any confidential information that could affect the patentability of
the invention should not be submitted;• Differentiation characteristics of your technology from existing
technologies vis-à-vis competitors;• Please indicate whether you have any existing researchcollaboration(s) with partners or have obtained any grant funding fordevelopment of your technology

Application form-4

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Proposed Budget Plan(including overhead/indirect costs)

JPY _________ per year x 3 years = Total JPY_________

Milestones and Proposed Output atcompletion•••Research activities at Shonan iPark

If you have an intention to conduct research activity in iPark, pleaseanswer the following questions.
・What type and size of research facilities do you need to conduct yourresearch, (i.e, Animal/Biology/ Chemistry/Other)?
・According to your estimation, how many members of your team willneed to use of iPark on a daily basis?
・Is there any specific research equipment and facilities you need toutilize?

Milestone 1:XXXX by approximate dateMilestone 2: XXXX by approximate date
Proposed Output: XXXX by approximate date