We are pleased to announce the Global Life Science Session 2026 on the day before the opening date of BioJapan.
Many Japanese and Overseas Clusters, Government Organizations and Cutting-edge Startups will get together in this event.
Do not miss this valuable opportunity to spread your network in Tokyo.
Please note that the venue differs from previous years.
■ Information on a Co-located Event
We are also pleased to share that the annual UK Life Science Symposium 2026 will be held on the same day in the morning.
This year’s program will feature presentations by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and UCL (University College London), as well as UK startups. In addition, a special session by o2h is also planned.
Further details will be announced once they are finalized.
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 3:00pm-6:00pm (2:30 Doors open) (5:00 Networking reception)
On-site: RISE GATE NIHONBASHI (7F Suruga Building, 1-7-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Online: Zoom webinar
(Opens an external site)
Registration due date
On-site: Until 11:55pm on Sunday, October 4
Online: Until 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 6
Program
| Time | Agenda |
| 2:30pm | Doors open |
| 3:00-3:10 | Welcome Ikuo Hayashi, President and Chief Operating Officer, LINK-J Tetsuya Tanaka, Executive Director, Japan Bioindustry Association |
| 3:10-5:00 | Presentations by overseas clusters and startups United Kingdom (tentative) - MedCity and others France - Hello Tomorrow Japan - GIP Genopole Taiwan - Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Promotion Office (BPIPO) - Advagene Biopharma Co., Ltd. - Taipei Bioinnovation Park - Pangu Innovation - CellTech Innovation Venture Studio Switzerland - Embassy of Switzerland in Japan - GlioCART GmbH Kingdom of Denmark - Royal Danish Embassy Germany - Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) - HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH Germany (Bavaria) - BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH Australia Grand Duchy of Luxembourg *In no particular order *It will be updated as new speakers are confirmed *Please note that the schedule may slightly shift depending on how the event progresses. |
| 5:00-6:00 | Networking reception |
| 6:00 | Closing |
Language
English
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BioJapan Partner Event
This event has been officially recognized as a BioJapan Partner Event.
We encourage all participants to continue their networking journey at BioJapan, one of Asia’s largest biotechnology partnering events, which will take place at Pacifico Yokohama starting the following day.
Many of the countries and regions represented by speakers at this event will also have exhibitors and pavilions at BioJapan.
It offers an excellent opportunity to build on the connections made during this event and explore further business, research, and collaboration opportunities.
LINK-J will also be exhibiting at BioJapan. We would be delighted if you could stop by our booth.
Participation Fee
Free
Capacity
On-site: 100 people
(Limited to LINK-J Supporter / LINK-J Special Member / Guest invited by LINK-J / Embassy or Speaker-Related Personnel / Guest of Embassy or Speaker)
Online: 1,000 people
Organizer
LINK-J
Contact
LINK-J
Email: contact@link-j.org
