Published 28 Jan 2022

Japanese Startup Markets: Regenerative Medicine

Japanese Startup Markets: Regenerative Medicine

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:


RAINBOW is a company that conducts research and development of autologous bone marrow MSC products using its proprietary HUNS001 technology.