2023Showcasing the“Next Innovations in Healthcare”

Conference Report

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The Unparalleled Healthcare English Pitch & Partnering
Progｒam in Japan!

14 Finalists’ Pitch & Open Mentoring
22 Innovative Startups × 24 Partners
80 Individual Business Meetings

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Gateway for innovative start-ups aiming
to solve global health issues

is providing a key
component of business planning forhealthcare startups, “Global MarketInsight” making alliances withprofessionals in the translational
research.
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aims to solve

The barriers
Ecosystem

Language

Distance

Our uniqueness and strength are providing
training and an opportunity to pitch in “English”
in front of “Global Companies”.
We welcome pitch speakers from startups
as well as partners from healthcare industries and VCs,
at a world-class exclusive place, KYOTO.
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Program Overview
Title

HVC KYOTO 2023 Demo Day *Post-evens will be held till the end of March 2023.

Date

July 6 - 7, 2023

Venue

Bldg.4, Kyoto Research Park

Organizers

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Kyoto Prefecture, City of Kyoto, KYOTO RESEARCH PARK Corp.

CoOrganizers

Kansai Innovation Initiative(KSII), Kyoto University Office of Society Academia Collaboration for Innovation(SACI), Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd.

Supporters

The Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-KANSAI), Osaka Prefectural Government, Hyogo
Prefectural Government, City of Osaka, City of Kobe, The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, TheKobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kyoto Industrial
Support Organization 21, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO(ASTEM), Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at KOBE, Kansai Economic Federation(Kankeiren), Kyoto Industrial Association, Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center, Life Science Innovation
Network Japan(LINK-J), Kansai Health and Medical Association, Kansai Health and Medical Care Innovation
Council, MIT Venture Forum of Japan (MIT-VFJ), SARR LLC, Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries Association(KPIA), Biocommunity Kansai(BiocK)

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Finalists in the Medtech category
YStory, Inc

Janet Yu, Co-Founder &CEO

Menopause Digital Therapeutics,
Personalized Health Plan for 35+ women

mediVR inc.

Yuichiro Murakawa,

Manager of Corporate Sales Dept.

Revolutionizing rehabilitation with virtual
reality-based brain-reprogramming therapy

Salmontech Inc.

Masayuki Tanabe, CEOAMI Inc.

Ginga Sato, International
Business Lead

Democratization of Ultrasound“Super StethoScope”? Redefining
stethoscopes to provide hospital-quality
cardiac monitoring from any setting.

IMPUTE Inc.

Hiroshima University
Hospital

Mayank Singh,
Founder & CEO

Digital Therapeutics for Autism

Yu Mizuno,Assistant professor

Prevent people from blindness

commissure, Inc.
Arata Horie,
Co-founder CTO

IoT Haptic Feedback Devices and Algorithms
Development to Enable Preventive Healthcare
and Remote Rehabilitation

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Finalists in the Biotech category
Arktus Therapeutics

molmir, Inc

Tomohiro Oiwa, CEO

Eiichiro Mori, CEO

Project for regeneration of knee joints
with iPS cell-derived cartilage

molmir detects molecular dynamics

Anbogen Therapeutics
Tsu-An Hsu,
CEO & Co-founderAnbogen Therapeutics, A clinical-stage
biotech company designing and developing
precision oncology therapies to improve
the life of patients

BioComo Inc.

Masayuki Fukumura,CEO & President

Development of infectious vaccines andantitumor agents by a brand-new BC-PIV
vector system

RegCell Co., Ltd.

Novelgen Co., Ltd.

A New Frontier in Autoimmune &Transplantation Therapy: Antigen-Specific,
Stable, Functional Induced Tregs

Novel glue-Bioadhesives with strong wet bonding
without the need for written consent-

Daisuke Ishikawa,Director COO

Atsushi Ogura
President & CEO

FELIQSCORPORATION

Ken-ichiro Kuninobu, CEO

Development of novel medicines targetingoxidized lipids
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Primary Selected Startups
SK Fine Co., Ltd.

Sachiko Fujii Hayashi,

Material development Dept. Chief

Proposal for medical industry
with 3D ceramic modeling

homenin /Kyoto Univ.
Kazuya Goto,
Visiting researcher

homenin: Home Fertility Therapy

Kyoto University
Hospital

Ortech Japan GK

Jeff Guerin,
Representative Member

Ortech phiSuite – Digitizing Healthcare
in JapanThoracentes Co., Ltd.
Kenji Suzuki, CEO

Revolutionize Chest Drainage Managementwith the World’s First Augmented Reality(AR)-Based Support System

Cristal-Method Co., Ltd.
Yasutake Sayanagi, COO

AI Counseling

LucasLand Co. Ltd.
Tetsuro Furuya, CEOCommercialization of a multi-purpose,
highly sensitive wearable chemical sensor

Akiko Jitsuhiro

Tsutomu Nishimura,

Program-Specific Associate Professor

Realization of Social Isolation ZERO Society
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Early detection and preventive servicesof periodontal disease for pets
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Program Director

Lead Advisor
Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Ph.D.,

CEO, Convallaria Ltd.

Director, Program-Specific Professor
Business Development Office Institutefor Advancement of Clinical andTranslational Science (iACT),
Kyoto University Hospital

Dan Wang, M.D., MBA, MPH,Head, Johnson and Johnson
Innovation - Asia Pacific,
Johnson and Johnson Innovation

Harm-Jan Borgeld, Ph.D., MBA,
Head of Asia Partnering,
Roche Pharma Partnering

Seiichi Inamura, Ph.D.,
Head of Technology Partnering,
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Ogawa, Ph.D.,
Partner, TMI Associates Kyoto
OfficeHaruka Hashimoto,

Advisors

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Advisors
Mikio Kasahara,
Business Development Director,
Asia Partnering,
Roche Pharma Partnering
Takeshi Kono, Ph. D.,

Licensing Manager,Business Development & Licensing(Japan & East Asia),
Kobe Pharma Research Institute,
Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.

Osami Kono,
Senior Officer, BD Department,
Kyoto University Innovation
CapitalJun Kusunoki, Ph.D.,
Senior Director, Country Lead Japan, Early Innovation Partnering,Johnson and Johnson Innovation

Shin Satake,Industry-academia collaboration
coordinator, JETRO Kyoto

Masakatsu Noguchi, Ph.D.,
Director of Business Development,
Sanamedi, Inc.

Yu Moriguchi, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor /Lecturer Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery Center for
Global Health, Osaka University

Jun Yamadera,
Chief Chaos Officer,Eyes, JAPAN Co.Ltd.

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Opening Remarks
Ichiro Sone,
Executive Vice President, Japan
External Trade Organization

Congratulatory speech
Dan Wang, M.D., MBA, MPH,Head, Johnson and Johnson
Innovation - Asia Pacific,
Johnson and Johnson Innovation

Greetings from Guest of Honor
Koji Murota,
Director-General for the Office ofSociety - Academia Collaboration
for Innovation (SACI)】

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Daisaku Kadokawa,
Mayor of Kyoto City

Guest Speech
Kevin Grimes, MD, MBA
Professor (teaching) of Chemicaland System Biology Practices atStanford Health Care

Keynote SpeechHarm-Jan Borgeld, Ph.D., MBA,
Head of Asia Partnering,
Roche Pharma Partnering

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Pitch & Mentoring
1. 14 Finalists’ Pitch!

14 Finalists’ selected from 22 researchersand start-ups that passed the first roundof selection pitched in English.

2. Pre-Pitch Coaching!

Group & individual support provided
in advance to refine their pitchpresentations

3. Finalits’ Pitch and Open Mentoring!
At the Demo Day, Mentoring with global
perspective to the finalists is openly shared.

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Networking in Person @KYOTO
Exciting × Fun＝Innovation

1to1 individual meetings
between 22 startups and 24 partners: 80

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! ! WANTED ! !
 Pitch Speakers *Recruitment starts in Feb 2023
① Startups / SMEs seeking for next stage investment & partnerships② Researchers / Entrepreneurs seeking for supporters and strategic advice

 Partners *at any time
① Companies seeking for new innovation seeds in healthcare② VCs seeking for next potential investees

Please join our challenge to create
the “ Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem” in Japan!
Application & inquiries ⇒ hvckyoto@krp.co.jp
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