Goal
Make the Tokyo Area one of world's premier innovation centers
Value chain
Academia
Discovery/ Invention
Biotech start-up
Start-up development
Pharma/
Chemical company
Commercialization/
Production
Society
Social implementation/ Development of industry & regional area
Approaches
- Research collaboration
- Startup development
- Investment in manufacturing facilities
- Infrastructure (network, human resource, coordination of innovation hubs, etc.)
- International recognition, Foreign investment
Organization
Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB)
GTB council
Chair
Mr. Osamu Nagayama
President, Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA)
Vice-Chair
Mr. Manabu Miyasaka
Vice-Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Vice-Chair
Dr. Toshiya Watanabe
Vice-President, Univ. of Tokyo
Industries
Academia
Local governments
Related organizations
Financial & investment institutions
GTB practical member meeting
In operating the GTB Council, participants will be convened at the working level to discuss operational policies and specific initiatives in a practical manner.
Working group
Members were selected from the GTB Council organizations to discuss detailed agenda items in each area, including specific actions to be taken. Established as needed.
GTB secretariat
Secretary General
Mr. Yoshiaki Tsukamoto
Executive Director, Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA)
Collaborations
- Established in 2021
- Three chairs are from business, academia and government.
Advisor
Observer (Government)
GTB supporter
Miscellaneous
Regional biocommunities, The Tokyo Consortium – Startup Ecosystem, COI-NEXT “Tsukuba Digital-Bio International Center” etc.
GTB Bioinnovation Promotion Areas
Eight areas promoting bioecosystem formation
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