JETRO and CIC to Showcase Promising Japanese Biotech Startups at "Japan Innovation Night" during BIO International Convention 2025 in Boston
This exclusive gathering will take place on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, from 5:30pm to 8pm in Venture Café at CIC Cambridge. This event provides a unique opportunity for U.S. venture capital firms and pharmaceutical companies, particularly those based in the Greater Boston Area, to explore potential partnerships and synergies with innovative Japanese biotech firms.
That same week, JETRO will also be organizing the Japan Pavilion at BIO International Convention 2025 in Boston; therefore, JETRO is pleased to bring several of the exhibiting startups to present their products in a more intimate setting at Japan Innovation Night. The event will feature ten carefully selected startups that will each be given three-minute pitches to present their latest innovations and partnering strategies and goals. A networking session will also be arranged for after the pitch session.
In 2024, the Japanese government updated its Bioeconomy Strategy, expressing its intent to step up its support for bioeconomy fields in Japan. This is on top of an already one trillion-yen budget measure enacted by the Japanese government in fiscal year 2022. The Bioeconomy Strategy underscores the Japanese government's commitment to expanding Japan's bioeconomy in the hopes of providing solutions to a myriad of societal and economic issues, from the environment to food to health and economic development.
In the Strategy, the Japanese government commits to enhancing the local startup ecosystem, ensuring its support aligns with the domestic biomanufacturing sector's structure and the challenges its players face. By coordinating initiatives across government efforts, the Bioeconomy Strategy aims to establish environments that foster startup creation, growth, and R&D. JETRO will introduce innovative startups from this market at Japan Innovation Night.
Full List of Japanese Startups:https://www.jetro.go.jp/newsletter/SFC/2025/japan_innovation_night_2025_startup_list.pdf
Pre-Registration Here:https://venturecafecambridge.org/event/japan-innovation-night-2025/
About JETRO
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a Japanese government-affiliated agency that supports Japanese businesses expanding globally and international businesses entering Japan.
JETRO helps to facilitate collaboration and business alliances between Japanese and overseas companies via its business platform "J-Bridge."
About CIC
CIC builds and operates a global network of innovation campuses where startups, scale-ups, corporations and public entities connect, work, and grow. Founded in 1999, CIC manages 1.5 million square feet of innovation-focused workspace, laboratories, and event space across North America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, CIC develops bespoke programming, builds and enables industry clusters, and provides world-class district consulting—all focused on advancing innovation.
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Ryota HiramotoJETRO New YorkRyota_Hiramoto@jetro.go.jp 1-212-997-0400
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