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【Call for Participants!】LINK-J Conference - R&D × Investment -2025

Meetup booth information has been released!(4/11)

Speaker information has been updated!(4/7)
Online registration for participation is now open (3/25)
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. has joined the pharmaceutical company presentation part !(3/4)
 
LINK-J Conference 2025 -R&D x Investment-” will be held on May 10, 2025 at Muromachi Mitsui Hall & Conference as the second edition of LINK-J's new large-scale conference ‘LINK-J Conference -R&D x Investment-’, which received a favorable response last year.LINK-J Conference 2025 -R&D x Investment-” will be held on May 10, 2025 at Muromachi Mitsui Hall & Conference.
We will have several programs including presentations by key persons and fireside chats among speakers as well as lectures on research strategies by top executives of R&D divisions of major Japanese pharmaceutical companies.
This is a must-attend program for pharmaceutical companies, drug discovery start-ups, investors, and others.

Networking time will also be available along with a standing reception with food and beverages. Please come to Tokyo Nihonbashi to learn about the latest information and cutting-edge technologies from Japan's pharmaceutical companies, and take advantage of this opportunity to discuss how to strengthen the ecosystem of the Japanese pharmaceutical industry for the overseas market.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Language:Japanese and English *Simultaneous interpretation is available

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00-18:30 JST

Venue:
Registration

(Opens an external site)

Registration due date

Application Deadline
Until 17:00 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
 

*If you wish to pay at a convenience store / ATM, please do so by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
*Be sure to apply before the application deadline.

Regarding Receipts


*Once payment is confirmed, a receipt and an attendance record can be issued from My Page. Please note that it may take some time for the receipt to be reflected.

Program

TimeProgram
10:00‐11:45 Session 1: Opening Remarks, Keynote Speeches, Fireside Chat
10:05‐10:15Opening & Purpose Explanation  
Shunichi Takahashi
President & COO, LINK-J
10:15‐10:45Keynote Speech 1 
Daisuke Yoshizumi
Head of Healthcare, Japan, J.P. Morgan Securities Co., Ltd.
10:45‐11:05Keynote Speech 2 
Johannes Fruehauf, PhD, MD, 
Founder and President, BioLabs Global Inc.
11:05‐11:45Fireside Chat1
TBD 
11:45‐12:45    Lunch Break
11:45‐12:45Special Program (TBD)
12:45‐13:00Break
13:00-15:20   Session 2: Pharmaceutical Company Presentations, Fireside Chat
13:00‐13:25Speech 1 
Teiji Wada, 
Head of Research Innovation Planning Department, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
13:25‐13:45Speech 2 
Takashi Owa, 
Senior Group Officer, External Innovation, DHBL, Eisai Co., Ltd.
13:45‐14:05Speech 3 
Hide Goto, 
Head of Open Innovation Japan, Astellas Pharma Inc.
14:05‐14:25Speech 4 
Isao Shimizu, 
Executive Officer, Deputy Head of R&D Headquarters (Drug Discovery Research), Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
14:25‐15:05Fireside Chat2
TBD
15:05‐15:20Break
15:20‐17:35 Session 3: Keynote Speech, Pharmaceutical Company Presentations, Fireside Chat
15:20‐15:50Keynote Speech 3 
Takanori Takebe
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine,  The University of Osaka
Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Director, Communication Design Center, Yokohama City University
Associate Professor, Director of Commercial Innovation, Center for Stem Cell & Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
15:50‐16:10Speech 5 
Yasushi Kajii
R&D Japan Region Head, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
16:10‐16:30Speech 6 
Hitoshi Iikura
Director, Executive Vice President, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
16:30‐16:50Speech 7 
Kazuhito Yamada
Head of Product Research Department, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
16:50‐17:30Fireside Chat3
Takanori Takebe
Hitoshi Iikura
Yasushi Kajii
Tai harada, Partner, Fast Track Initiative
moderated by Aya Kubota, Editor in Chief Nikkei Biotechnology & Business
17:30‐17:35Closing 
TBD
17:35-18:30 Networking Reception
17:35-18:30Reception

*Honorifics omitted.
*The program is subject to change without notice. Please note that the program is subject to change without notice.

LINK-J Member Meetup Booth

We will have an exhibition booth at the venue! Please come and visit us!

Booth 
Biomy, Inc
BioPhenoMA Inc.
Elix, Inc.
EnmeiPro K.K.
iXgene Inc.
SyntheticGestalt KK
ASCA Corporation
Amelieff Corporation
Emerging Technologies Corporation
OOSUMI LOGISTICS CO., LTD.
SYSMEX CORPORATION
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
Novogene Japan K.K.
Beckman Coulter K.K.
Macromill Carenet, Inc.
Metcela Inc.
RIKEN GENESIS CO., LTD.


Target

pharmaceutical companies, drug discovery start-ups, investors, and others.

Participation Fee

After March 25, 2025
On-site Participation Fee:(member)8,000YEN (non-member)40,000YEN
On-line Participation Fee:(member)  0YEN (non-member)40,000YEN 


Regarding EalryBird registration
EalryBird registration is now closed.No discounts will be offered after the deadline, so please register as soon as possible.

Capacity

On-site 50persons,Online 1000persons
Pre-registration is required to attend. Please note that registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Organizer

Host by  LINK-J

Supported by
Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine(FIRM)
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association(JPMA)
Greater Tokyo Biocommunity(GTB)
Biocommunity Kansai(BiocK) 

Sponsored by
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development(AMED)



 

Contact

LINK-J Symposium secretariat(JTB Communication Design, Inc.)
Yumi Hynes・Tomochika 
E-mail:linkj-sympo@jtbcom.co.jp

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00-18:30 JST

Venue:
Registration

(Opens an external site)

Registration due date

Application Deadline
Until 17:00 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
 

*If you wish to pay at a convenience store / ATM, please do so by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
*Be sure to apply before the application deadline.

Regarding Receipts


*Once payment is confirmed, a receipt and an attendance record can be issued from My Page. Please note that it may take some time for the receipt to be reflected.

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