Our new round of articles is devoted to promising Japanese startups grouped by industry. Today, our focus is on the Regenerative Medicine.
1. Human Life CORD
https://www.humanlifecord.com/
· Year Founded: 2017
· Total Raised to Date: $13.1M
· Overview:
Human Life CORD is a company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of regenerative medical products and medical devices.
2. Metcela
https://www.metcela.com/corporate/
· Year Founded: 2016
· Total Raised to Date: $20.9M
· Overview:
Metcela is a company that researches and develops ways to treat heart disease using fibroblasts.
3. JUNTEN BIO
https://juntenbio.co.jp/
· Year Founded: 2018
· Total Raised to Date: $29.4M
· Overview:
JUNTEN BIO is a company engaged in the research and development of cellular pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine products, as well as pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents.
4. GAIA BioMedicine
https://gaia-biomed.com/
· Year Founded: 2015
· Total Raised to Date: $27.8M
· Overview:
JUNTEN BIO is a company engaged in the research and development of cellular pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine products, as well as pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents.
5. CellAxia
https://www.cellaxia.co.jp/
· Year Founded: 2017
· Total Raised to Date: $14.0M
· Overview:
CellAxia is a company that aims to commercialize advanced research such as cell therapy.
6. AdipoSeeds
http://www.adiposeeds.co.jp/
· Year Founded: 2016
· Total Raised to Date: $4.5M
· Overview:
AdipoSeeds is a company that provides technology licenses to R&D and manufacturing partners for the practical application of regenerative medicine products using cells derived from adipose tissue.
7. Megakaryon
http://www.megakaryon.com/
· Year Founded: 2011
· Total Raised to Date: $102M
· Overview:
Megakaryon is a company that aims to clinically apply the technology to produce platelets from human iPS cells invented by Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo.
8. Heartseed
http://heartseed.jp/index.html
· Year Founded: 2015
· Total Raised to Date: $81.3M
· Overview:
Heartseed is a company that aims to treat patients with severe heart failure with regenerated heart muscle derived from iPS cells.
9. Cellusion
https://cellusion.jp/
· Year Founded: 2015
· Total Raised to Date: $17.0M
· Overview:
Cellusion is a company engaged in the research and development of corneal endothelial regenerative medicine using iPS cells.
10. Rege Nephro
https://www.regenephro.co.jp/
· Year Founded: 2019
· Total Raised to Date: $4.6M
· Overview:
Rege Nephro is a company engaged in the research, development, production and marketing of iPS cell-based therapeutics for renal diseases.
11. RAINBOW
https://rainbowinc.co.jp/about/
· Year Founded: 2019
· Total Raised to Date: $1.5M
· Overview: