The Bioeconomy Strategy formulated in 2019 was updated at the Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council held on June 3, 2024. In this strategy, in order to contribute to both sustainable economic growth and solving various problems, the following five market areas were identified:   (1) Biomanufacturing / bio-derived products (2) Sustainable primary production systems (3) Large-scale buildings utilizing wood and smart forestry (4) Industries related to biopharmaceuticals, regenerative medicine, and...

Introduction of Japan’s bioeconomy strategy and Japan’s leading biocommunity, one of which is Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB). contents: Japan’s Bioeconomy Strategy -Global Trends, Japan’s Bioeconomy Strategy, Bio-Based Market, Japan’s Leading Biocommunity, Data Linkage Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB) -Potential of Tokyo Area, Bio-innovation Promotion Areas, GTB Council, Goal and Approaches, KPI, Typical Progress, Tools for sharing activities For details, please see the documents below. Documents...

Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA) and NPO Kinki Bio-Industry Development Organization (KBDO) jointly publish and manage “Japanese Life Science Startup List,” a database to introduce the activities of various types of Japanese life science startups. Currently, 225 and 140 startups are included in the Japanese and English pages of the database, respectively. The English page is available at: https://area34.smp.ne.jp/area/table/5697/FDN_H3/M?S=lbsfn2mbnak. If you are interested in biotech startups or looking for novel life...

As stated in the Master Activity Plan, GTB has set the growth indicators (KPIs) to visualize the results of its activities. The prime KPI is the total sales of member companies of the five biotechnology-related organizations in the GTB area (listed companies and non-listed companies for which sales figures are available; hereinafter referred to as “member companies”), with the goal of expanding total sales from 102 trillion yen in FY2020...

Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB) has been certified by Japanese Government as a global biocommunity. The GTB is composed of eight areas: Tsukuba, Kashiwanoha, Hongo/Ochanomizu/Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Shonan, and Chiba/Kazusa. Each area has incubation facilities for startups/ventures to promote the seeds to effective commercialization. This time, a list of these GTB incubation facilities has been created for the startups/ventures looking for the incubation facility in GTB of Japan. GTB...

The Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB) was established in October 2021 to strengthen the bioindustry ecosystem and achieve the goal of “realizing the world’s most advanced bioeconomy society by 2030,” as stated in the national government’s “Bioeconomy Strategy 2020“. GTB promotes the formation of a global biocommunity hub in Tokyo and its surrounding areas (hereafter referred to as the “greater Tokyo area”), with the participation of a total of 45 organizations...

The first general meeting of the Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB) Council was held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, marking the official launch of the GTB. Mr. NAGAYAMA Osamu, President of the Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA), was elected as Chairman of the Council, and Mr. MIYASAKA Manabu, Vice Governor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and Dr. WATANABE Toshiya, Vice President of the University of Tokyo, were elected as Vice Chairmen. The...

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the first preparatory meeting of the Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB) was held. In addition to the participating organizations such as local governments, academia, and industry support organizations, observers from related ministries and agencies participated in the meeting. Of the 140 participants, most were able to attend online, but those who were able took all possible measures to prevent infection and gathered at the real venue...