Top 19 medical and healthcare startups in Japan
Oct 09, 2024 | By Jason Kwon | 18 |
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Funding: $737.6M
Rakuten Medical is a privately funded clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company develops medicines for the treatment of cancer based on photoimmunotherapy platform.
Rakuten Medical is a privately funded clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company develops medicines for the treatment of cancer based on photoimmunotherapy platform.
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Funding: ¥13.6B
AI Medical Service is developing AI software to help detect gastric cancer
AI Medical Service is developing AI software to help detect gastric cancer
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Funding: $100.6M
Ubie, a Tokyo based health-tech startup, provides AI-based healthcare products. Hospital SaaS product and AI symptom checker.
Ubie, a Tokyo based health-tech startup, provides AI-based healthcare products. Hospital SaaS product and AI symptom checker.
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Funding: ¥13.3B
CureApp is involved in the research and development of prescription and non-prescription digital therapeutics applications. CureApp's prescription DTx app is used for the treatment of hypertension.
CureApp is involved in the research and development of prescription and non-prescription digital therapeutics applications. CureApp's prescription DTx app is used for the treatment of hypertension.
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Funding: $86.3M
Heartseed is a biotech company developing iPSC-derived highly purified ventricular cardiomyocytes for heart failure
Heartseed is a biotech company developing iPSC-derived highly purified ventricular cardiomyocytes for heart failure
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Funding: ¥8.3B
We challenge to integrate and develop nano and bio technologies. Our mission is to contribute to people's health and well-being with better process and quality.
We challenge to integrate and develop nano and bio technologies. Our mission is to contribute to people's health and well-being with better process and quality.
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Funding: $34.3M
Quantum Biosystems is developing single-molecule electrical sequencing of DNA and applies quantum mechanics to the field of genome sequencing. Quantum Biosystem's methodology does not use reagents, proteins and other materials that make genome sequencing an expensive affair. Its sequencers are nano chips that are essentially silicon semiconductor chips in that they can be mass produced.
Quantum Biosystems is developing single-molecule electrical sequencing of DNA and applies quantum mechanics to the field of genome sequencing. Quantum Biosystem's methodology does not use reagents, proteins and other materials that make genome sequencing an expensive affair. Its sequencers are nano chips that are essentially silicon semiconductor chips in that they can be mass produced.
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Funding: $29.8M
We contribute to significant advances in medical treatments through our revolutionary 3D tissue-engineering technology. We successfully developed the BIO 3D PRINTER, Regenova. It is a state-of-the-art robotic system that enables fully automated fabrication of three-dimensional artificial tissues/organs from living cells.
We contribute to significant advances in medical treatments through our revolutionary 3D tissue-engineering technology. We successfully developed the BIO 3D PRINTER, Regenova. It is a state-of-the-art robotic system that enables fully automated fabrication of three-dimensional artificial tissues/organs from living cells.
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Funding: ¥2.6B
Hacarus' AI algorithms are tailored for medical studies, medical treatment analysis, and drug research. Data used for these use cases can range from basic health parameters, like blood pressure, heart rate, or activity level, to CT brain scan images.
Hacarus' AI algorithms are tailored for medical studies, medical treatment analysis, and drug research. Data used for these use cases can range from basic health parameters, like blood pressure, heart rate, or activity level, to CT brain scan images.
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Funding: $17.6M
Olive Union is a smart-hearing aid that prevents further hearing loss through digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health.
Olive Union is a smart-hearing aid that prevents further hearing loss through digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health.
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Funding: $7.6M
Shionogi supply the best possible medicine to protect the health and wellbeing of the patients they serve.
Shionogi supply the best possible medicine to protect the health and wellbeing of the patients they serve.
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Funding: $4.9M
Home health lab that provides personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice, through easy, accurate urine and saliva tests.
Home health lab that provides personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice, through easy, accurate urine and saliva tests.
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Funding: ¥353M
Dricos has developed HealthServer which prepares supplement drinks to safekeep good health. HealthServer is the extremely easy solution for modern people to maintain good health.
Dricos has developed HealthServer which prepares supplement drinks to safekeep good health. HealthServer is the extremely easy solution for modern people to maintain good health.
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Funding: $819.1K
Exii developed a high quality bionic prosthetic that could cost as little as $300. Exii is aiming to make this product a casual option that can be worn as if it was watch or a pair of glasses, not as a crazily expensive medical device.
Exii developed a high quality bionic prosthetic that could cost as little as $300. Exii is aiming to make this product a casual option that can be worn as if it was watch or a pair of glasses, not as a crazily expensive medical device.
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Funding: ¥40M
Clintal is an online platform where doctors with optimal skills can be searched for such patients in accordance with their diseases and symptoms. They can see the list of skilled doctors just by selecting diseases and treatment departments.
Clintal is an online platform where doctors with optimal skills can be searched for such patients in accordance with their diseases and symptoms. They can see the list of skilled doctors just by selecting diseases and treatment departments.
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Funding: JPY 327K
FRONTEO Healthcare's AI (artificial intelligence)-based technology is capable of acquiring the tacit knowledge of people and using it to predict behavior. We intend to expand the application of this technology in the medical industry as quickly as possible, use data analysis to help people around the world to receive the best healthcare services, and pave the way to a healthier, more secure future.
FRONTEO Healthcare's AI (artificial intelligence)-based technology is capable of acquiring the tacit knowledge of people and using it to predict behavior. We intend to expand the application of this technology in the medical industry as quickly as possible, use data analysis to help people around the world to receive the best healthcare services, and pave the way to a healthier, more secure future.
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Symax analyzes urine by attaching it inside a toilet for analyzing health conditions. It enables early detection of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and gout with 99% accuracy leveraging the original algorithm.
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VS Technology is a manufacturer of optics in the machine vision industry.