2023/11/22
The cross-league judging event for the "Keio Healthcare Venture Contest," a business competition hosted by the Keio University School of Medicine, will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Until last year, the contest was judged in two divisions: a student division and a working professional division. However, given the increasing specialization of the business plans from participating teams in recent years, we have decided to conduct judging by business domain starting this fiscal year.
In the cross-league judging event, the overall grand prize winner will be selected from the winning teams of the "Wellness League," "Drug Discovery & SaMD League," and "Medical Institution League."
Additionally, a winning team will be selected from the three teams in the student division that have advanced to the final selection.
The symposium will feature a two-part discussion with a distinguished panel of prominent figures, offering insights you won't hear anywhere else.
Furthermore, this year, an Audience Award will also be decided by a vote from all attendees.
There are no plans for a video livestream this year.
Please join us at the venue to enjoy this valuable opportunity.
■ Date & Time: Sunday, December 10, 2023, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM
■ Venue: Nihonbashi Hall, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building
■ Participation Fee: Free
Drug Discovery & SaMD League Winning Team: Masaaki Matsui, "Development of a cancer therapeutic agent using technology that selectively forms foreign bodies within cells"
Wellness League Winning Team: Yuki Oka, "Development of 'DigiReha,' a rehabilitation tool for children and adults with disabilities utilizing digital art and sensors"
Medical Institution League Winning Team: Ayako Fuchigami, "A support app for shared decision-making in IBD treatment between doctors and patients"
Student Division: 3 teams
Mayu Inomura, "'Adventure,' a program for elementary school students to make their time in the hospital a little more special"
Yuina Imai, "Accessible mental healing through shrines and temples"
Misa Yamazaki, "'Share-AYA,' an information sharing service for cancer and careers for the AYA generation"
Several other lightning talk teams are also scheduled to present.
• Hiroshi Nakamura (Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Business Administration / Dean, Keio Business School / Committee Member, Graduate School of Medicine)
• Nobuaki Shindo (Head of Startup Division and Project Professor, Keio University Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
• Kotaro Yamagishi (Vice-President, Keio University)
• Yoshimasa Saito (Professor, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Toshiharu Saiki (Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology / Dean, Graduate School of Science and Technology)
• Taisuke Hashimoto (Director, Healthcare Industries Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
• Hiroshi Abe (Executive Director, Head of Incubation, Corporate Growth Support, Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC / Head Partner, Startup, Private Enterprise Sector, KPMG Japan)
• Masaya Nakamura (Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine)
• Soichiro Tada (President and CEO, Mirai Social Innovation Inc.)
If you have any questions, please contact the executive committee at contest@keio-antre.com.