Showcasing the“Next Innovations in Healthcare”

Conference Report

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15 Finalists’ Pitch & Open Mentoring
25 Innovative Startups × 23 Partners
98 Individual Business Meetings

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Gateway for innovative start-ups aiming
to develop cross-border businessis providing a key componentof business planning for healthcare startups,“Global Market Insight” making alliances withprofessionals in the translational research.
Advisors maximize the appeal of start-ups topartners and Demo Day participants.
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aims to solve

The barriers
Ecosystem

LanguageMarketOur 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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Pitch & Advice Session

1. Seeds of Innovations!
Selected 25 startups and highlyentrepreneurial-minded researchers

2. Pre-Pitch Coaching!
Business advice sessions for selectedstartups to provide advice on English
pitches and business strategies withan eye on overseas markets

3. Finalists’ Pitch & Open Advising!
At the Demo Day, 15 finalists is openly
shared pitches and QA sessions withthe advisors
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Program Overview
Title

HVC KYOTO 2024 Demo Day

Date

July 8 - 9, 2024

Venue

Bldg.4, Kyoto Research ParkOrganizers

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

CoOrganizers

Kansai Innovation Initiative(KSII), Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications Kyoto
University, 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 andIndustry, The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21, Advanced Science, Technology & Management ResearchInstitute of KYOTO (ASTEM), Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at KOBE, KansaiEconomic Federation (Kankeiren), Kyoto Industrial Association, Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center,
Life Science Innovation Network Japan(LINK-J), Kansai Health and Medical Association, Kansai Health andMedical Care Innovation Council, MIT Venture Forum of Japan (MIT-VFJ), SARR LLC, Kansai
Pharmaceutical Industries Association (KPIA), Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK), Plug and Play Japan KK,
Economic Development City of Düsseldorf

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Demo Day Program
Opening Remarks

Atsuko Kadowaki, President, Kyoto Research Park Corp.

Congratulatory
SpeechDan Wang, Head, Johnson and Johnson Innovation – Asia Pacific

Biotech Pitch

7 finalists

Keynote Speech 1

Mark Arundine, US BD Head, Neuroscience, Ophthalmology & Rare Diseases, Genentech,a Member of the Roche Group

Medtech Pitch

8 finalists

Keynote Speech 2

Buzz Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, Medtech Actuator., Professor, University of Melbourne

Keynote Speech 3

Atsushi Sekiguchi, Urban Business Unit Shibuya Business Division Town Management Department,Tokyu Land Corporation

Keynote Speech 4

Shuji Honjo, Ph.D., MBA, Visiting Professor, Tama Graduate School of Business

Talk Sessions

・Akihiko Kawakami, Ph.D., Senior Project Leader, MEDISO Senior Researcher,Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc・Shuji Honjo, Ph.D., MBA, Visiting Professor, Tama Graduate School of Business・Chizu Saeki, M.D.,Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine,
Osaka University
・Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Ph.D., Director, Program-Specific Professor Business Development Office,Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University HospitalPresentation ofCorporate Awards

JETRO Award, KSII Award, IT-Farm Award, KRP Award

General Comments

Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Ph.D., Director, Program-Specific Professor Business Development Office,Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University Hospital

Closing Remarks

Hideki Sho, Chief Director, JETRO Kyoto

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Demo Day Participants Attribute
Other

7%

University/ResearchInstitution
13%

Drug
discovery/Bio
12%
medicaldevices
8%
Chemistry/
Materials 3%
Electricity/IT/
Software 3%

On-siteParticipants

Business
Companies

Public sectors
24%

Finance/VC
21%
Consulting/CRO
9%

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Investors,
Incubators

220
26 %
30 %
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Opening Remarks
Atsuko Kadowaki,President,Kyoto Research Park Corp.

Congratulatory Speech
Dan Wang, M.D., MBA, MPH,Head, Johnson and Johnson
Innovation - Asia PacificKeynote Speeches
Mark Arundine, Ph.D., MBA,US BD Head,
Neuroscience, Ophthalmology &Rare Diseases, Genentech,a Member of the Roche Group

Buzz Palmer. M.D., MBA., PhD,
Chief Executive Officer,
Medtech Actuator.
Professor, University of Melbourne

Atsushi Sekiguchi,
Urban Business Unit Shibuya
Business Division
Town Management Department,
Tokyu Land Corporation

Shuji Honjo, Ph.D., MBA,Visiting Professor,
Tama Graduate School of Business

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Talk Sessions
Akihiko Kawakami, Ph.D.,
Senior Project Leader, MEDISO
Senior Researcher,
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc

Chizu Saeki, M.D.,Ph.D.
Candidate,
Department of Neurology,
Graduate School of Medicine,
Osaka University

Shuji Honjo, Ph.D., MBA,
Visiting Professor,
Tama Graduate School of Business

Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Ph.D.,
Director, Program-Specific Professor
Business Development Office,Institute for Advancement of Clinicaland Translational Science (iACT),
Kyoto University Hospital

Closing Remarks
Hideki Sho,
Chief Director,
JETRO Kyoto

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Finalists in the Biotech Category
Liid Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Flying Cell Co. Ltd

Fumito Wada,
President & CEO

Norio Kaneko,
President and CEO

Unleashing the Potential ofAntisense Therapeutics

Target and Stay technology in Cell Therapy

NERON Inc.

ANRis Inc.

Yasuhisa Nagasaki,
CEOKumiko Ui-Tei,
CTO

Research and development of gut microbiome
cocktail for use in mental well-being

Development of a nucleic acid drug,
SNPD-siRNA, that distinguishes single
nucleotide mutations

RadioNano
Therapeutics, Inc.
Naoki Komatsu

RadioNano Therapy for CancerGenomeminer.ai(Tupac Bio Japan K.K.)
Eli Lyons, CEOHarnessing Genome Mining andBioinformatics for Next-Generation
Therapeutics and Clinical Analysis

xFOREST
Therapeutics Co., Ltd.
Georg Urtel,
Director, Researcher, European head

FOREST technologies; An efficient profiling
method for RNA targeted drug discovery
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Finalists in the Medtech Category
GramEye Inc.
Tatsuya Yamada,
COO

AI-based updates for infectious disease care

Spine Chronicle
Japan Co., Ltd.
Ryo Kitagawa,Head of Global Strategy

The best surgical spinal implant
for aging spine

Kyoto University Hospital
Tsutomu Nishimura,Specified Associate Professor

Toward ZERO Loneliness“Care Cube” Risk Management throughStress Assessment with Voice Analysis AI

AIRS Inc.

Almaprism Inc.
Shinichi Kasuno,
CEO

RONAVIS, A robot and navigation system
for fracture surgery

iDevice, Inc.

Yasuyuki Matsuura,CEO

Masahiko Hara,CEO

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Yuki Ogawa,
Sales & Marketing Associate

Sanghyun Joung,
CEOMedlarks Co., Ltd.

A Device to Prevent Catheter Associated
Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

PLEN Robotics Inc.

Innovative Respiratory MaskFeaturing a Unique Bellows Design
Due To Japan's Craftsmanship which Enhancesthe Experience for Patients and Medical Staff

Developing a video game application
for streamlining ADHD psychotherapy

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Primary Selected Startups

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Lead Advisor
Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, Ph.D.,
Director, Program-Specific Professor
Business Development Office Institutefor Advancement of Clinical andTranslational Science (iACT),
Kyoto University Hospital

Advisors
Dan Wang, M.D., MBA, MPH,Head, Johnson and Johnson
Innovation - Asia PacificBuzz Palmer, M.D., MBA, PhD,
Chief Executive Officer,
Medtech Actuator.,
Professor, University of Melbourne

Joe Zheng, Ph.D.,
Head of External Alliance,
China Innovation Center of Roche

Head of Search and Evaluation Group,

Satoshi Ogawa, Ph.D.,
Partner,TMI Associates Kyoto Office

Mikio Kasahara,
Asia Partnering BD Director,
Pharma Partnering

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Seiichi Inamura, Ph.D.,
Chugai Partnering

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Advisors
Osami Kono,
Executive Officer,
BD Group & Investment Group,
Kyoto University Innovation Capital

Jun Kusunoki, Ph.D.,
Senior Director, Japan Country
Lead & Regional Strategic
Sourcing Liaison, Johnson andJohnson Innovation – Asia Pacific
Masakatsu Noguchi, Ph.D.,

Shin Satake,Industry-Academia Collaboration
Coordinator, JETRO Kyoto

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

Associate Professor(Special Designation)
Office of Research and AcademiaGovernment-Community Collaboration,
Hiroshima University.,
Co-founder, Yourguild inc.

Akifumi Morinaka, Ph.D.,
Chief Executive Officer,
Rege Nephro Co., Ltd.

Jun Yamadera,
Chief Chaos Officer,
Eyes, JAPAN co.ltd.
Imaginary Number LLC.
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JETRO Awards
Almaprism Inc.
CEO Shinichi Kasuno
Developing a video game application
for streamlining ADHD psychotherapy～Extra Prize～
Seed rights to the Osaka session of“MedTech Actuator Origin Japan 2024”

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KSII Awards
Kyoto University HospitalSpecified Associate Professor
Tsutomu Nishimura
Toward ZERO Loneliness～Extra Prize～
Priority support provided by KSII,
including U-START UP KANSAI

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IT-Farm Awards
GramEye Inc.
COO Tatsuya Yamada
AI-based updates
for infectious disease care

～Extra Prize～
Right to speak at the global startup contest“XTC JAPAN”

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KRP Awards
ANRis Inc.
CTO Kumiko Ui-Tei
Development of a nucleic acid drug, SNPD-siRNA,that distinguishes single nucleotide mutations～Extra Prize～
6 months free use of TURNKEY LAB KENTO,
shared rental lab with shared equipment,
and KRP BIZ NEXT service office.
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Networking in Person @KYOTO
Exciting × Fun＝Innovation
1to1 individual meetings
between 25 startups and 23 partners: 98

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Other Published Reports

Nikkei Biotechnology& Business
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JETROBiznews

MHLW
MEDISO

Kyoto Shimbun
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! ! WANTED ! !
➢ Pitch Speakers *Recruitment starts in Jan 2025
① Startups in the seed to early stages seeking
funding or business partnerships.
② Entrepreneurial researchers aiming to commercialize research,identify business challenges, and gain supporters.

➢ Partners *at any time
① Healthcare companies in drug discovery, biotech,
medical devices, and digital health.
② Supporting entities like VCs, CVCs, financial institutions,real estate firms, and incubators.

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