【Event Report】HVC KYOTO 2024 Demo Day

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We held the "HVC KYOTO 2024 Demo Day" on July 8-9, 2024.
This year, the 9th year of the event, 25 startups (including entrepreneurial researchers who want to commercialize their research achievements) were selected in two categories, "Biotech" [drug discovery, biotechnology, and regenerative medicine] and "Medtech" [digital health and medical devices]. During the DemoDay, the startups made pitches to global pharmaceutical companies participating as advisors and partners, and held individual business meetings.

≫Event Report
　 HVC KYOTO 2024_Report_E.pdf

Day 2 Archived Viewing

The archive of the finalists' business pitches and keynote speeches on July 9 is available on YouTube.
This video will be available from August 26 (Mon) to September 30 (Mon) 2024, we hope you will take this opportunity to view it.

≫Original Audio
　【HVC KYOTO 2024】Demo Day Full Archive in English
≫Japanese Interpreted Audio
　【HVC KYOTO 2024】Demo Day Full Archive in Japanese

Event Overview

• Date: July 8-9th, 2024
  　　（8th：Individual Business Meetings, Reception Party / 9th：Finalists' Pitch, Keynote Speeches, Talk Session）
• Venue: Bldg. 4, Kyoto Research Park
• Organisers: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Kyoto Prefecture, City of Kyoto, KYOTO RESEARCH PARK Corp.
• Co-organisers: Kansai Innovation Initiative(KSII), Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications Kyoto University, Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd.
• Supporters: The Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-KANSAI), Osaka Prefectural Government, Hyogo Prefectural Government, City of Osaka, City of Kobe, The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO (ASTEM), Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at KOBE, Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), Kyoto Industrial Association, Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center, Life Science Innovation Network Japan(LINK-J), Kansai Health and Medical Association, Kansai Health and Medical Care Innovation Council, MIT Venture Forum of Japan (MIT-VFJ), SARR LLC, Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries Association (KPIA), Biocommunity Kansai(BiocK), Plug and Play Japan KK, Economic Development City of Düsseldorf

Demo Day Program

Demo Day Participants Attribute

Day 1　1to1 Individual Business Meetings

On the first day, individual business meetings between startups and partners were held. This year, 98 business meetings were held (up 22.5% from last year).
After the individual business meetings, a reception party was held at GOCONC in the KRP for startups, partners and advisors, where opinions were exchanged just like in a business meeting, and the event was a great success from start to finish, and the participants went to the pitch session the next day with the same enthusiasm.
　　

Day 2　15 Finalists' Pitch

On the 9th, 15 finalists selected through a business advice session made pitches to a variety of business companies, including global pharmaceutical companies, and Q&A Sessions with the advisors. In addition to finalists' pitches, keynote speeched and talk sessions were given by international guests at the main venue. In the exhibition hall where startups and alumni displayed their products and other items, there was a lot of interaction that contributed to business collaboration and investment discussions.
　　

　　

Congratulatory Speech

Keynote Speeches

Talk Session

Finalists' Pitch

BioTech Session

MedTech Session
　　 　

Primary Selected Startups

Corporate Awards

• JETRO Award
  Awardee：Shinichi Kasuno, CEO, Almaprism Inc.
  Extra Prize：Seed rights to the Osaka session of "MedTech Actuator Origin Japan 2024"
• KSII Award
  Awardee：Tsutomu Nishimura, Specified Associate Professor, Kyoto University Hospital
  Extra Prize：Priority support provided by KSII, including U-START UP KANSAI
• IT-Farm Award
  Awardee：Tatsuya Yamada, COO, GramEye Inc.
  Extra Prize：Right to speak at the global startup contest "XTC JAPAN"
• KRP Award
  Awardee：Kumiko Ui-Tei, CTO, ANRis Inc.
  Extra Prize：6 months free use of TURNKEY LAB KENTO, shared rental lab with shared equipment, and KRP BIZ NEXT service office.

HVC KYOTO 2024 Partners

If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact the HVC KYOTO office (hvckyoto@krp.co.jp) or request information by filling out the inquiry form. You are welcome to come to the Demo Day and interact with participants with diverse backgrounds through exhibits and individual meetings with the pitch speakers. Online participants will also have the opportunity to meet the speakers. For companies that join us after the Demo Day, we will provide opportunities to connect with past speakers through individual introductions and post-event events upon request.