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for the business development in the Japanese MedTech Market forming a team with specialists through our network in Japan.
Masahide Azuma
International Business Coordinator
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Discovery
We can help you analyze your product fit, clarify pathway to regulatory clearance and reimbursement and find options of implementation.
Product registration
Get local expert help regulatory and reimbursement application under Japanese healthcare system.
Business preparation
Employ local expert set up your entity and find key staffs to start your operation in Japan.
Communication
We can help you communicate with Japan. Differences in language, culture and business practices make it difficult to communicate.
News & Information
- German Startups in Japan under GEA Market Discovery ProgramSix German startups came to Japan. This is for the Market Discovery program organized by GEA* from November 29 to December 6. IBoC's Business Coordinator, Masahide Azuma gave a lecture on the Japanese healthcare market and mentored three healthcare-related startups**. He is actually registered as a mentor with GEA. All these companies are actively looking… Read more: German Startups in Japan under GEA Market Discovery Program
- Xocova® Approved in Japan to treat SARS-CoV-2 InfectionShionogi & Co., Ltd. announced that Xocova® (Ensitrelvir Fumaric Acid), a novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug for COVID-19 obtained emergency regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for the indication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This approval was granted under the emergency regulatory approval system provided for in Article 14-2-2 of the Pharmaceuticals and… Read more: Xocova® Approved in Japan to treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection
- hinotori™ in Gastroenterology and GynecologyMedicaroid announced it received the regulatory approval form the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the use of hitotori Surgical Robot System in gastroenterology and gynecology on October 11. Medicaroid also announced that the HF Series Clip Applier (in 3 types: S, ML, and L), a dedicated instrument for the hinotori, was… Read more: hinotori™ in Gastroenterology and Gynecology
- US-Japan Healthcare Being Innovation Forum 2022On November 2, the U.S.-Japan Well-Being Innovation Forum 2022 was held on Awaji Island. This forum originated from a forum organized by US-Japan Medtech Frontiers, which has been introducing the Silicon Valley ecosystem and the startups born there to the Japanese public since 2014. This year's event is part of the US-Japan Healthcare Connection program… Read more: US-Japan Healthcare Being Innovation Forum 2022
- A service with AI to assist doctors in image diagnosisOn October 24, a newspaper Nikkei reported that the "Healthcare AI Platform Collaborative Innovation Partnership (HAIP*)" will launch a service that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist doctors in image diagnosis. Use of AI into medical care is rapidly spreading in Japan. However, we have to be careful how to implement it. We have heard… Read more: A service with AI to assist doctors in image diagnosis