NIH Tokyo Newsletter - June 2024

Hello NIH-Tokyo Community!

??SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 was a blast - thanks?to all?who spared your time with us during the week! Check out below the latest developments in the Nordic-Japanese ecosystem.?Also, don't miss our?upcoming Nordic Talks on building startup ecosystems for a better world ???

Japan Innovation Ecosystem Highlights

• ?? Japanese chemical major Asahi Kasei acquires Swedish pharmaceuticals Calliditas Therapeutics . ?
• ???Mitsui & Co. joins a maritime investment fund operated by Danish Navigal Capital Partners
• ?? Urchinomics , a Norwegian aquaculture startup that turns ecologically destructive sea urchins into high-value seafood products and?prevents sea denudation, partners with?Hokkaido Power to start sea urchin farming?operation. ?
• ?? Finnsh TactoTek , a global leader?in smart surfaces,?expands its operation in Japan and wins the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's subsidy for Green Transformation.? ?
• ?? Singapore's state investor Temasek's venture capital arm will?launch its first Japan-focused fund? ?
• ?? Hot in Japan's med-tech startup ecosystem: Kyoto University-affiliated?Toregem?ready for?a clinical trial of its world-first?tooth-regenerating drug, while Osaka University-affiliated Cuorips?to seek world’s first approval for iPS cell, for heart disease treatment ?
• ??? NIH Tokyo in the media: Community Director Niklas Karvonen comments on gender equality among?venture capitalists in the Nordics in Nikkei article?(in Japanese).

Scaling the best of the Nordics,?

Nordic Innovation House - Tokyo

[Nordic Talks Japan] How to Build Startup Ecosystems for a Better World?

【June 11th,? 17:00-18:35 JST (Zoom)】

?? The Nordic region is home to tens of unicorn startup companies and a breeding ground for innovative startups solving some of the world’s toughest challenges. The infrastructure is nurtured through student-driven initiatives, policymaking and city planning, failure-embracing culture, and governmental support schemes.?

?? Japan has also set forward?ambitious goals to tenfold its number of unicorn companies and make Tokyo the most startup-friendly city in the world. New policies to encourage open innovation are being adapted.

?? Welcome for a discussion on how?to build the infrastructure for an inclusive startup ecosystem that produces novel and sustainable solutions to address the pressing challenges our world is facing, while fostering flexible ways of working, wellbeing,?and a failure-safe culture.

Join us to gain inspiration and?find out how we can all play a role ??

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