Tacere Therapeutics, Inc.
・California, U.S.A.
Research and development of therapeutic agents for hepatitis C using siRNA.


Gene Techno Science Co., Ltd.
・Sapporo
Identification and accumulation of disease-causing genes and R&D for evaluation of drug effectiveness.

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Established close tie with biotech clusters outside Hokkaido.

◆Bio-Sight Capital Co., Ltd.（HQ：Osaka）

One of the core institution in KANSAI Bio-Cluster. Operating three Bio-incubators in Osaka and Investing venture bisinesses in Life Science.

Research on the Promotion of Advanced Technologies in Healthcare and Biotech Industries
Commissioned by: Japan Bioindustry Association

Biotechnology in Japan has started to move up to the stage of commercialization from the stage of fundamental research at research institutions, and the research results have also begun to be applied to various fields such as healthcare, preventive medicine, and foods with health-promoting benefits. This research examined technological trends and individual cases in the transitional period toward commercialization, promising areas in the future, and case examples in regions, putting together the trends of the advanced healthcare and biotech fields as an industry.

Research on Biotech Incubation Promotion in Hokkaido
Commissioned by: Industrial Structure Improvement Fund (ISIF: now SMRJ: Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation Japan)

Hokkaido, under harsh economic conditions due to reduced public construction works, cases of BSE, faces the most pressing issue of exploring new markets and creating employment. This research, in order to nurture and reinforce the bioindustry that is expected to play a vital role in restructuring the Hokkaido’s economy, which has been fallen in critical conditions, presented an incubation model for university spin-off biotech ventures that can facilitate the research seeds left unused at universities and institutions to develop into businesses, thereby, achieving economic growth.