JAPAN ⇄ UNITED STATES · LIFE SCIENCES
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The room where Japan and US biotech actually meet.
The room where Japan and US biotech actually meet.
TETSUNAGI runs the pitch tours, panels, and forums where Japanese VCs, CVCs, and pharma sit across the table from Western founders — in person, with someone who reads both sides of the conversation.
TETSUNAGI runs the pitch tours, panels, and forums where Japanese VCs, CVCs, and pharma sit across the table from Western founders — in person, with someone who reads both sides of the conversation.
20+ yrs 5 10+
Japan–US life sciences languages spoken in-room events run in 2026
WHAT'S NEXT
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
Three ways in: sit in on a panel, pitch to a room of Japanese investors, or join Tetsu on the ground in Japan.
SEP 21–24, 2026 · IN PROGRESS SOON
RESI Boston + BLPN + LSX
RESI Boston + BLPN + LSX
Boston, MA
A new RESI panel on the pathways Western biotech assets take into Japan — CVC investment, balance-sheet strategics, venture co-building, and non-capital market access — alongside BLPN's recurring Japan market-access sessions.
Attend
CT 5–10, 2026 · COHORT CAPPED AT 5
Japan Access Week
Japan Access Week
Tokyo, Shonan & Yokohama (BioJapan 2026)
Five days, in the room with Tetsu: VC/CVC/pharma meetings in Tokyo, a pitch session at Shonan iPARK, then BioJapan with ≥5 accompanied partnering meetings guaranteed per company.
Join the tour
OCT 21–23, 2026
Crossing Over LATAM 2026
Crossing Over LATAM 2026
Latin America
Extending the bridge model beyond Japan — cross-border life sciences partnership conversations with a LATAM lens.
Attend
NOV 10–22, 2026
S2S · LSW · PC Bologna
S2S · LSW · PC Bologna
Multiple cities
Continued conference representation and BD advisory across a run of European and US life sciences gatherings.
Attend
RACK RECORD
2026, so far
Eleven events, three continents. Two below are worth reading in full.
RECAP · MARCH 16–19, 2026
Tokyo Pitch Tour & Japan Investors Day
Tokyo Pitch Tour & Japan Investors Day
Four days, five companies, three venues — a founder-facing pitch circuit through Tokyo's life sciences ecosystem, closing with a full Investors Day of pitches and panels.
Companies pitching Format
Pleozyme · Feldan · Bound Therapeutics · Glafabra · Axelyf 15-min pitch + Q&A per company
Closing day
Investors Day — pitches + panel discussions
Why founders came
"Face time with Medical Incubator Japan, CIC Tokyo, and Shonan iPARK in a single week — plus a full Investors Day — is not a meeting schedule you build on your own."
RECAP · JUNE 21–25, 2026
BIO International Convention, San Diego
BIO International Convention, San Diego
Two sessions Tetsu moderated back to back: a RESI panel on Japanese investment mandates, and the BLPN Japan Access Forum on market entry.
"RESI Panel — Jun 22 · "Beyond Borders: The Real Investment Mandates of Japanese VCs and CVCs"
"BLPN Japan Access Forum — Jun 23 · "Japan-US Life Sciences Collaboration: Navigating Investment, Operations, and Partnership"
WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS SAY
From founders who've been in the room
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