NINEJP Holds Pitch & Matching Conference at BioJapan 2025

The NINEJP Pitch & Matching Conference, hosted by NINEJP, was held at BioJapan 2025 at Pacifico Yokohama on Friday, October 10. Innovative researchers in the bio-field and promising University-led Startups, recommended by the nine platforms across Japan, took the stage.

【Winners】

• Research Seeds Division:
  • TeSH (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Eijiro Miyako
  • Theme: Next-generation bacterial cancer therapy using intratumoral bacterial consortium with high safety and potent anti-tumor effects
• University-led Startup Division:
  • PSI (PURMX Therapeutics, Inc.)
  • Hidetoshi Tahara
  • Theme: Development of nucleic acid drugs utilizing small molecule (micro) RNA as an active ingredient

The evening networking session was also bustling with a large number of attendees, facilitating lively interaction.

This event is planned to be held again at the next BioJapan 2025 (tentative name).

Details.

Please stay tuned for NINEJP's future activities.