GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCE SESSION 2026 held on October 6

On October 6, 2026, LINK-J held "GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCE SESSION 2026" online and at RISE GATE NIHONBASHI, bringing together life science clusters from Japan and abroad. This was the eighth event in the series.
(Organized by LINK-J)

This event has been officially recognized as a BioJapan Partner Event.

Life science clusters from 12 countries, along with startups from their respective regions, gathered in Nihonbashi and gave short presentations on their activities and the latest developments in their life science ecosystems, including introductions to startups.
Many of the speakers were visiting Japan to attend BioJapan 2026, which started the following day, making the event a lively opportunity for networking and information exchange.

The recording is available on LINK-J's YouTube channel:

 
Please note that some editing has been applied.

Venue

Opening remarks

Dr. Ikuo Hayashi, President & COO, LINK-J
 

Mr. Tetsuya Tanaka, Executive Director, Japan Bioindustry Association
 

Presentations by overseas clusters and startups

United Kingdom - Grow London Global Delegation

 Grow London Global

Axiom Therapeutics

BioCorteX

Curenetics 

deepmirror

Genomics

Neobe Therapeutics

Pear Bio

PentaBind

United Kingdom - British Embassy Tokyo

Chromatin Bioscience

Re-Vana Therapeutics

Randox

France

Hello Tomorrow Japan

GIP Genopole

Genother

Germany

Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)

HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH

biotechrabbit GmbH

Germany (Bavaria)

BioM Biotech Cluster Development

United States of America

Biocom

SMS Biotech

Taiwan

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Promotion Office (BPIPO) 

Advagene Biopharma Co., Ltd. 

Taipei Bioinnovation Park

Pangu Innovation

CellTech Innovation Venture Studio

Italy

Invest in Tuscany,  the Region of Tuscany

UK

UK BioIndustry Association

Switzerland

Embassy of Switzerland in Japan

GlioCART

Carbogen Amcis

Denmark

Royal Danish Embassy of Tokyo

Australia

Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Embassy

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Spain

ACCIÓ Catalonia Trade&Investment

Canada

Embassy of Canada

Government of British Columbia

Deep Tech Canada

BioAro

CereCura Nanotherapeutics

Illumia Labs

MHCombiotic

Vitacore Industries Inc.

Government of Ontario

Amptek Technologies Inc.

i-RNA Corporation

Singularity Pharma

Sussex Research Laboratories Inc.

Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM Co Labs) 

Genvira Biosciences Inc. 

PurMinds NeuroPharma

RAN BIOLINKS Canada Ltd.

Luxembourg

Luxinnovation

 

Networking reception

The session was followed by a networking reception.

Nearly 160 participants from Japan and abroad, from a wide range of backgrounds, participated both online and in person.
Participants shared feedback such as:
"It was insightful to see global trends through developments in different regions."
"It was very helpful to learn about government initiatives."

Thank you very much for your participation.