BLPN Japan Access Forum
About BLPN Japan Access Forum
| Event Name | BLPN Japan Access Forum |
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| Date | June 23, 2026 |
| Location | UC San Diego Park & Market, San Diego |
| CMIC's Booth | Join CMIC at BLPN’s Japan Access Forum! This free session during BIO Week is focused on Japan–US life sciences collaboration, including investment, operational partnerships, and cross-border deal-making. If you are in San Diego during BIO week, we would be very happy to see you there. Date: June 23, 2026 You can use this link to create a calendar event with all the details: https://bit.ly/43mmhxZ Or scan the QR code in the poster.
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Japan-US Life Sciences Collaboration: Navigating Investment, Operations, and Partnership
Japan is no longer just a market to enter — it is an active partner in global life sciences innovation. AMED-backed collaborative research, national cancer center programs like ENSEMBLExJ, operational experts like CMIC, and Japan-origin VCs and CVCs are reshaping how deals get structured across the Pacific.
Yet for most US companies, the pathways in and out of Japan remain opaque — especially when investment logic and operational realities need to align.
This forum opens with two sponsor presentations offering direct insight into active Japan-facing programs, followed by a moderated panel that bridges capital strategy with execution.
Panelists
・Wakako Toga, Deputy Director of Research Institute, NCCJ / ENSEMBLExJ
・Kento Nakamura, Chief of Staff of the President’s Office, CMIC Holdings, Co. Ltd.
・Takashi Uchida, Director Department of Medical Innovation Ecosystem, AMED
・Toshiyasu Shimomura, President / Managing Partner, Taiho Innovations
・One more VC TBC
Moderator: Tetsu Yung, Founder & CEO, TETSUNAGI Consulting, Inc.
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