A business matching event, “Osaka Finance Forum – Life Science and Healthcare startups pitch – ” will be held on Monday, November 25th!

We are pleased to announce the “Osaka Finance Forum – Life Science and Healthcare startups pitch – ” will be held on Monday, November 25th. This is a business matching event between Domestic/Foreign VCs and other investors and start-ups in Osaka/Kansai.

Life Science and Healthcare start-ups are scheduled to pitch at the event. In addition, One-on-one business meetings are available at the booths all the time during the event. We look forward to welcoming all investors, including Japanese and foreign VCs, considering investing in start-ups!

To register, please click here.

For more details, please refer to the following “Event Outline” and a flyer.

[ Outline of the Event ]

Date:

Monday, November 25, 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (JST)

Venue:

Nakanoshima Qross 2F “Qrossover Lounge Yume” (4-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City）

Targeted Participants:

Venture capitalists and other investors etc. from Japan and abroad

Implementation format:

Hybrid (In-person and online)

Participation fee:

Free of charge

Programs (Tentative):

4:30 p.m.　Greetings from the organizer

4:40 p.m.　Keynote speech

Theme: Empowering Startups in Kansai-Strategic Growth through a New Encounter between Startups and Investors-

Speaker: Kazuyo Wada（Head of Intellectual Property Strategy Office Department of Industrial Academic Collaboration,Open Innovation Center National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center）

4:50 p.m.　Pitches by start-ups in Osaka/Kansai

5:30 p.m.　Break

5:50 p.m.　Pitches by start-ups in Osaka/Kansai

6:55 p.m.　Networking（conducted on-site only）

8:00 p.m.　Closing

* Booths will be available at all times during the event (On-site). Networking with the speakers will be available during presentations and breaks, but only on-site attendees will be allowed to participate in networking. If you are an online participant and would like to meet with the speakers individually, please let us know in the post-event questionnaire (Will be provided at the event).

Pitching start-ups:

Company name	Company overview
	Our mission is looking after the health of people all over the world! Visualize and quantify subcutaneous fingertip capillaries non-invasively!
	Revolutionizing depression diagnosis with sleep EEG SaMD. Establishing the new gold-standard biomarker for mental health!
	A startup from Osaka University developing an AI that quantifies pain, with the aim of reducing the average level of pain in the world.
	COGNANO leverages reverse-data science to discover novel targets, comprehensively solving unmet medical needs.
	C4U is a biotech start-up company which was born from Osaka University and is pursuing an implementation of a novel gene editing platform, CRISPR-Cas3.
	A startup from Osaka University, focused on developing a small, highly sensitive rapid POCT device utilizing electrochemical immunoassay method known as GLEIA.
	Providing a novel solution for vascular diseases with the world’s first patented technology of ‘stem cells that create blood vessels.
	Research and development of regenerative medicine and gene therapy for diseases of the outer retina, as well as low vision care and other support for the visually impaired.
	Development of a wireless implantable brain-computer interface that enables the control of external devices using brain waves.
	Deep tech startup with disrupting subsurface imaging technology. Our microwave mammography detects cancer painlessly and with ultra-high accuracy.