December 3, 2024
The final judging round of the "Keio Healthcare Venture Contest," a business contest hosted by the Keio University School of Medicine, will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
In the final judging round, the overall winning team of the Professional Division will be selected from the winning teams of the "Wellness League," "Drug Discovery & SaMD League," and "Healthcare System League."
Additionally, the winning team will also be decided from the three teams in the Student Division that have advanced to the final round.
The symposium will feature a two-part dialogue by 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 votes from the audience.
Please note that the event will not be live-streamed this year.
We hope you will join us at the venue to enjoy this unique opportunity.
Please note that registration may close once capacity is reached.
■ Date & Time: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
■ Venue: Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower 33-34F, Hills House
■ Admission: Free
■ Audience Registration Form: The 9th Keio Healthcare Venture Contest Final Judging Round Audience Registration Form
■ Professional Division
• Winner of the Drug Discovery & SaMD League
Yuri Kimura (Airat Inc.) "AI-Powered Radiotherapy Planning Support Service"
• Winner of the Wellness League
Yui Tatemichi (LEAN Inc.) "Health Management Service for Women's Sports Teams"
• Winner of the Healthcare System League
Masayuki Morishita (Allerjudge Inc.) "Allerjudge SUPPORT"
■ Student Division
• Dairo Horihiro (The University of Tokyo)
"Kokoro no Treasure Hunt (A Treasure Hunt for the Heart)"
• Yuki Ichida (Keio University)
"Neurodiversity in Hiring: Creating Work Where Everyone Can Shine Based on Their Traits and Environment"
• Rikuto Funabiki (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
"A Medical Tourism Matching Platform to Bring Japanese Healthcare to the World"
① "The Fusion of AI Data Science with Medicine and Healthcare: The Potential of Startups"
(Panelist) Kota Satake: CEO & Physician, CureApp, Inc.
(Panelist) Kazuhiro Sakurada: Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
(Panelist) Masahiro Jinzaki: Vice Hospital Director, Keio University Hospital / Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine
(Moderator) Masaya Nakamura: Vice Dean (in charge of Innovation), Keio University School of Medicine / Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
② "The Art of the Pitch for Healthcare Startups: How to Communicate Science Attractively"
(Panelist) Koga Nakai: CEO, Crossmedisun Inc. / 6th-year student, School of Medicine, Tokushima University
(Panelist) Masaaki Matsui: CEO, Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inc.
(Panelist) Yuto Torii: Principal, Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc.
(Panelist) Ryosuke Munakata: Project Associate Professor, Startup Division, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Keio University
(Moderator) Rena Ooka: Chairperson of the Keio Healthcare Venture Contest Executive Committee / Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine
• Hiroshi Abe: KPMG AZSA LLC
(Executive Director, Partner, Head of Incubation, Corporate Growth Support),
and KPMG in Japan (Head Partner, Startups, Private Enterprise Sector)
• Fumiaki Ikeno: Researcher, Stanford University
• Hiroyuki Kamai: Director, Life Science Division, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
• Toshiharu Saiki: Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, and Dean, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
• Nobuaki Shindo: Project Professor, Head of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship & Head of the Startup Division, Keio University
• Tomoko Nagata: Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University
• Hiroshi Nakamura: Professor, Dean, and Director, Graduate School of Business Administration (Keio Business School), Keio University
• Masaya Nakamura: Vice Dean (in charge of Innovation), Keio University School of Medicine / Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Tomonobu Hasegawa: Professor and Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital
• Kotaro Yamagishi: Vice-President, Keio University, and President and CEO, Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc.
If you have any questions, please contact the executive committee at contest@keio-antre.com .