The NEDO × Morning Pitch 3rd Deeptech Community Event: Commercialization Strategy Seminar will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Please note that this is a Japanese-language event. Participants will learn about financing strategies for turning research outcomes into businesses, as well as global trends in the brain and neurotech field.
In Session 2, “Global Trends in Brain and Neurotech,” IoB members Ryota Kanai (CEO, Araya Inc.) and Takufumi Yanagisawa (Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; CEO, ivec Inc.) will speak as panelists. Hannah Kodama Douglas (Araya Inc.) will also introduce Bregma Labs, an incubator specializing in neurotechnology.
Session 1, “Financing Strategies for Turning Research Outcomes into Businesses,” will give an overview of funding sources for deeptech ventures and explain what investors and supporters look for at the early stage.
Event Details
- Date & time: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 16:00–19:00 (JST)
- Venue: Deloitte Tohmatsu Innovation Park (Nijubashimae, Tokyo)
- Format: In-person seminar and networking
- Language: Japanese
- Fee: Free
- Eligibility: Members of the Deeptech Community (membership is free; please apply for membership first, then register for the event)
- Selection: By lottery (results will be notified by email around October 7)
- Application deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 20:00 (JST)
- Details & registration: https://peatix.com/event/5112125
Speakers
- Session 1: Masanobu Kumeda (Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support), Tetsukazu Tsuruhama (CFO, Thinker Inc.), Tomoko Numata (CEO, Hitotsubashi Innovation Capital)
- Session 2: Ryota Kanai (Araya), Takufumi Yanagisawa (Osaka University / ivec), Hannah Kodama Douglas (Araya, Bregma Labs)