2025/09/05（金）

【Event Report】HVC KYOTO 2025 Demo Day

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We held the "HVC KYOTO 2025 Demo Day" on June 30 - July 1, 2025.
This year, the 10th year of the event, 22 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 2025_Report_E.pdf

Day 2 Archived Viewing

The archive of the finalists' business pitches and keynote speeches on July 1 is available on YouTube.
This video will be available until October 13 (Mon) 2025, we hope you will take this opportunity to view it.

≫Original Audio
　【HVC KYOTO 2025】Demo Day Full Archive in English
≫Japanese Interpreted Audio
　【HVC KYOTO 2025】Demo Day Full Archive in Japanese

Event Overview

Date：June 30 - July 1, 2025
　　（30th：Individual Business Meetings, Reception Party / 1st：Finalists' Pitch, Keynote Speeches, Information Session, Fireside Chat）
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:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan Patent Office, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT), Osaka Prefectural Government, Hyogo Prefectural Government, City of Osaka, City of Kobe, The Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-KANSAI), Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), 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, Kyoto Industrial Association, Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center, Life Science Innovation Network Japan(LINK-J), Kansai Health and Medical Association, NPO Kinki Bio-industry Development Organization, MIT Venture Forum of Japan (MIT-VFJ), Kansai Health and Medical Care Innovation Council, Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries Association (KPIA), Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK), CIC Japan, Plug and Play Japan KK, SARR LLC, Economic Development City of Düsseldorf, Maryland Department of Commerce, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (InvestHK)

Demo Day Program

Demo Day Participants Attribute

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Day 1　1to1 Individual Business Meetings

On the first day, individual business meetings between startups and partners were held. This year, 111 business meetings were held (up 11.3% 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 1st, 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 speeches, information sessions and fireside session 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

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Keynote Speeches

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Information Sessions

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Fireside Chat

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Finalists' Pitch

Biotech Session

Medtech Session

Selected Startups

Corporate Awards

JETRO Award
Awardee：Toshihiro Takamatsu, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Prize：Support services for global expansion
KSII Award
Awardee：Tang Honghao, NODAS Inc.
Prize：Receiving priority support provided by KSII
INPIT Award
Awardee：Tatsuya Murakami, Toyama Prefectural University / Kyoto University
Prize：IP strategy development support
IT-Farm Award
Awardee：Kazuyoshi Miyawaki, Physiologas Technologies Inc.
Prize：An invitation to pitch at XTC JAPAN
ATR Award
Awardee：Gajanan Revankar, The University of Osaka Hospital
Prize：Participation rights in KGAP+ Batch 14
TOKYU LAND CORPORATION Award
Awardee：Kazuyoshi Miyawaki, Physiologas Technologies Inc.
Prize：Startup membership rights (for 1 year) at Sakura DeepTech Shibuya, a deeptech startup support facility
Innovation Design Award
Awardee：Akihiro Hirao, Surg storage Co.,Ltd.
Prize：Round-trip airfare tickets to SLUSH, hotel accommodation, and opportunities to meet with local support organizations
KRP Award
Awardee：Zhou Wei, Sharkey Technologies
Prize：6 months free use of TURNKEY LAB KENTO, shared rental lab with shared equipment, and KRP BIZ NEXT service office.
Kyoto Mayor Award
Awardee：Shunsuke Funakoshi, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
Prize：Research grant subsidy of 3 million yen

HVC KYOTO 2025 Partners

　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　

　　　　
　　　　　
　　　　　　
　　

　　　　　　　　　
If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact the HVC KYOTO secretariat (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.