『US-Japan Healthcare Connection – Japan Week 2025 – Tokyo Executive Symposium』を開催（9/16）

2025年9月16日（火）、LINK-JはJapan Society of Northern California (JSNC)と日本橋ライフサイエンスハブにて、『US-Japan Healthcare Connection – Japan Week 2025 – Tokyo Executive Symposium』を招待制にて開催いたしました。

主催：Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC)
共催：LINK-J
後援：米国大使館・商務部

Opening Remarks

John D. Breidenstine （Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo）

Steve Pollock (President, Japan Society of Northern California)

Akihiko Soyama (CEO, LINK-J)

Keynote Presentation 1

Dr. Fumiaki Ikeno, MD (Stanford University School of Medicine)

Video Presentation

Gordon Saul （Executive Director at Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign & Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering, Stanford University）

Panel Discussion 1：Impact of AI on Life Science Innovation

・Moderator, Masa Ishii (Managing Partner, AZCA, Inc.)
・Carolina Garcia Rizo, (PhD, MBA C-Suite Biopharma Executive & AI Strategist | Board Member, QuantPi)
・Seth Flaum (Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
Yasushi Kajii, Ph.D. (R&D Japan Region Head, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., Program Officer for T-CiRA Program, and Board Director, iPark Institute Co., Ltd.)
・Dr. Masakazu Yagi (Endowed Course Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, The University of Osaka)

Keynote Presentation 2

Anish Bhatnagar （Chairman of the Board & CEO, Soleno Therapeutics Inc）

Panel Discussion 2：Alternative Approaches to Monetizing Life Science and MedTech Innovation

・Moderator: William (Bill) Gaede (Partner, McDermott Will & Emery )
・Joseph Lin (General Counsel, Triple Ring Technologies)
・Chris Seidl (Director, Certum Group)
・Satoshi Ogawa, Ph.D. (Partner, TMI Associates)

Panel Discussion 3：Building Global Enterprises in Life Sciences: US and Japanese Approaches

・Moderator, Elton Satusky (Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
・Eran Steinberg (Chief Strategy Officer, Theranova Inc.)
・Anish Bhatnagar (Chairman of the Board & CEO, Soleno Therapeutics Inc)
・Keiko Oishi (President and COO, CMIC HOLDINGS Co. Ltd.)
・Kenji Taira (Representative Director, Genesis MedTech Japan)

Startup Showcase Presentations