101 Top Tokyo Biotechnology Companies and Startups

August 4, 2022

This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Tokyo Biotechnology Startups

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Preferred Networks

Preferred Networks

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Preferred Networks develops real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies.

PHC Holdings

PHC Holdings

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PHC Holdings is a global corporation focused on the development of healthcare and research technology.

PHC Holdings

OriCiro Genomics

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OriCiro Genomics creates a better Bioeconomy with innovative genome technologies.

PHC Holdings

LUCA Science

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LUCA Science develops innovative treatments intended for mitochondrial and related diseases.

PHC Holdings

SanBio

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SanBio is a regenerative medicine company.

PHC Holdings

Modalis Therapeutics

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Modalis is an biotech company that develops therapeutics using CRISPR based technology.

PHC Holdings

ThinkCyte

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ThinkCyte provides single-cell analysis for research, diagnostics, and therapeutics with an integrated multidisciplinary approach.

PHC Holdings

Noile-Immune Biotech

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Noile-Immune Biotech is a national cancer research center specializing in the development of cancer immunotherapies.

PHC Holdings

REGiMMUNE

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REGiMMUNE is a biotechnology company producing immune-regulatory therapeutics for life-threatening diseases and debilitating disorders.

PHC Holdings

Genesis Healthcare

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Genesis Healthcare is a Japanese genetic testing company.

PHC Holdings

SymBio Pharmaceuticals

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SymBio Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutic products for cancer, hematology, and autoimmune diseases.

PHC Holdings

Modulus Discovery

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Modulus Discovery is a drug discovery company.

PHC Holdings

Cyfuse Biomedical

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Cyfuse Biomedical develops tissue fabrication systems and cell-based products in Japan and internationally.

PHC Holdings

Agatha

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Agatha provides content management cloud service for the healthcare and life sciences industry.

PHC Holdings

CYBO

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CYBO provides products and services to understand cells deeply and to harness them widely.

PHC Holdings

HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE

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HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE is a biotechnology company.

PHC Holdings

Gene Techno Science

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Gene Techno Science is engaged in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products and biosimilars in Japan.

PHC Holdings

bitBiome

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BitBiome is a microbiome analysis company that aims to discover and understand disease-linked microorganisms.

PHC Holdings

Sosei Group

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Sosei is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative drugs.

PHC Holdings

Anaeropharma Science

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Anaeropharma is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in research and development.

PHC Holdings

Organ Technologies

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Organ Technologies is a biotech and healthcare company.

PHC Holdings

Libero Thera

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Libero Thera provides drug discovery research and development services.

PHC Holdings

Cellusion

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Cellusion is a developer of corneal endothelial regenerative medicine intended to improve world visibility.

PHC Holdings

Meltin MMI

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Meltin MMI is a cyborg-technology company that focuses on biosensors and robotic arms.

PHC Holdings

Heartseed

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Heartseed has set a mission to “open the door to heart disease treatment with regenerative medicine”.

PHC Holdings

CellFiber

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Cell fiber technology was developed as a basic technology for handling cells in the engineering field.

PHC Holdings

Braizon Therapeutics, Inc.

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Braizon Therapeutics, Inc. is a bio-venture firm originating from the University of Tokyo and Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

PHC Holdings

LPIXEL

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LPIXEL is a venture from the University of Tokyo that has strengths in image processing technology in the life science field.

PHC Holdings

Rena Therapeutics

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Rena Therapeutics is a creation of new nucleic acid drugs realized by third platform technology

PHC Holdings

Peptidream

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Peptidream is a biopharmaceutical company.

PHC Holdings

Alivas

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Alivas is a medical company that develops new therapeutic medical devices for refractory constipation.

PHC Holdings

SOCIUM Inc

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SOCIUM is an AI-powered drug discovery and development company focused on first-in-class small molecules.

PHC Holdings

Restore Vision

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Restore Vision is a biotechnology company developing a visual restoration gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa.

PHC Holdings

Nanotis

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Nanotis is a company which solves various problems in infectious disease tests such as influenza.

PHC Holdings

GlyTech

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GlyTech is a responsibility of the company to protect personal information in its business activities.

PHC Holdings

Healios

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Healios develops treatments for retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using cell technology.

PHC Holdings

AccuRna

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AccuRna is pioneering unique drug delivery system (DDS) for nucleic acid therapeutics, both of short chain and long chain.

PHC Holdings

TAGCyx Biotechnologies

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TagCyx is a research based company based in Tokyo (Japan), founded in March 2007 as a spin out company of RIKEN.

PHC Holdings

Epigeneron

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Epigeneron Inc. is a Drug discovery and detection of gene mutation Company.

PHC Holdings

Perseus Proteomics

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Perseus Proteomics is a scientist in the world’s most advanced molecular biomedical field.

PHC Holdings

TNAX Biopharma

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TNAX Biopharma is a developer of pharmaceuticals drugs intended to improve the quality of life of patients.

PHC Holdings

TMS

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A Tokyo-based clinical-stage biotech company. Lead program TMS-007 (acute ischemic stroke) is partnered with Biogen.

PHC Holdings

Green Earth Institute

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Green Earth Institute is producing carbon neutral biofuels and green chemicals from non-food biomass instead of using food and feed crops.

PHC Holdings

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT and high technology investments.

PHC Holdings

Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development

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Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development is a research and development company of medical equipment.

PHC Holdings

Lily MedTech

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Lily MedTech is conducting research on imaging systems for breast cancer.

PHC Holdings

Digzyme

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Digzyme is a research and development platform for creating, discovering, and evaluating new enzyme-catalyzed reactions by bioinformatics.

PHC Holdings

Cytlimic

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CYTLIMIC is a biotechnology company that develops immunotherapy products for the treatment of cancer, including a cancer peptide vaccine.

PHC Holdings

Rhelixa

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Rhelixa is a leader in epigenomic analysis.

PHC Holdings

CellAxia

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drug discovery bio-venture aiming at practical application of advanced research such as cell therapy .

PHC Holdings

Order-made Medical Research

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Order -made Medical Research is a biotech company promoting technology development that revolutionize therapeutic antibodies.

PHC Holdings

Chromocenter

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Chromocenter is a next generation biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing company.

PHC Holdings

Junten Bio

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Junten Bio is a company that develops new technologies in the field of regenerative medicine.

PHC Holdings

NANOEGG

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NANOEGG is aiming to create a medical breakthrough from skin research and to realize medical care without the use of needles.

PHC Holdings

AMBICION

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AMBICION develops new drugs focused on establishing a global standard treatment for cancer patients.

PHC Holdings

Eisai

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Eisai is a human health care company that provides products and services to its patients and their families under any healthcare system.

PHC Holdings

Mizuho Capital

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Mizuho Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments.

PHC Holdings

Molcure

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Molcure is a high-speed, high-quality, high-variation antibody screening & design system combining biology, automation and bioinformatics

PHC Holdings

Kyowa Kirin

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Kyowa Kirin is a pharmaceutical company contributing to human health and well-being of people around the world.

PHC Holdings

Amelieff

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Amelieff provides bioinformatic skills and knowledge to help bio-researchers.

PHC Holdings

DiNA

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DiNA offers consulting for your beauty and health from the inside and the outside using the DNA analysis and human stem cell culture method.

PHC Holdings

Tupac Bio

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Intuitively design your DNA, share your designs with collaborators, and perform and analyze your high-throughput screens.

PHC Holdings

Astellas Pharma

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Astellas Pharma is a global pharmaceutical research & development company.

PHC Holdings

Otsuka Pharmaceutical

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures, sells, exports, and imports pharmaceuticals.

PHC Holdings

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings

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Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings is a Pharmaceutical company.

PHC Holdings

Toray Industries

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Toray Group uses nanotechnology into its operations, using organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and biotechnology as its core.

PHC Holdings

Sumitomo Chemical

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Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals.

PHC Holdings

Miraca Holdings

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Miraca Holdings is a holding company engaged in the manufacture and sale of clinical test drugs, entrusted with clinical examination.

PHC Holdings

JSR Corp

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JSR Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in petrochemical products

PHC Holdings

ID Pharma

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ID Pharma specializes in the pharmaceutical and genetic medicine business.

PHC Holdings

euglena

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euglena engages in the research, development, and production of microalgae such as Euglena.

PHC Holdings

Chugai Pharmaceutical

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Chugai Pharmaceutical focuses its business on manufacturing, sales, import, and export of pharmaceuticals.

PHC Holdings

Kyowa Kirin

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Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co is a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that specializes in healthcare.

PHC Holdings

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co

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Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is engaged in the research

PHC Holdings

AnGes

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AnGes MG, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to provide patients, especially those suffering from disease.

PHC Holdings

Sawai

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Sawai is the japanese generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer.

PHC Holdings

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL)

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Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL), was founded in Kagoshima as Japan’s first contract research organization in 1957.

PHC Holdings

Oncolys BioPharma

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Oncolys BioPharma develops breakthrough therapy and diagnostics in cancer treatment from early to late stage.

PHC Holdings

Alfresa Holdings

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Alfresa deals with wholesaling, manufacturing, import, and export of pharmaceutical products, diagnostic reagents, and medical devices.

PHC Holdings

Zenyaku Kogyo

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Zenyaku Kogyo is a privately-held Japanese pharmaceutical company.

PHC Holdings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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Tokyo Medical and Dental University operates as a school that offers medicine, dentistry, health care, biomedical science courses.

PHC Holdings

AKT Health

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AKT Health is a Healthcare & Life Science Strategy Consulting firm

PHC Holdings

SYMAX

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SYMAX is developing an easy-to-use product that detects diseases and illnesses early.

PHC Holdings

Banyu Pharmaceutical

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MSD is through the development of medicines and vaccines, of Japan, and you have to meet the medical needs of the world.

PHC Holdings

Logomix Inc.

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Engineering biology upgrades our industry and society

PHC Holdings

Mirailab Bioscience

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Mirailab Bioscience is a biotechnology company developing NMN-based nutraceuticals.

PHC Holdings

Olympus Corporation

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Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries.

PHC Holdings

Nippi

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Nippi is a biotechnology company that engages with the research and manufacturing of collagen, leather, gelatin and related bio-products.

PHC Holdings

Seren Pharmaceuticals

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Seren Pharma Co., Ltd. is a clinical development-specific pharmaceutical company.

PHC Holdings

Smithers Viscient

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Smithers Viscient is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing environmental testing, toxicolog.

PHC Holdings

Polarify

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Polarify is a Biotechnology Company.

PHC Holdings

EXORPHIA

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EXORPHIA is a biotech startup that develops novel medicine using extracellular vesicles.

PHC Holdings

HuLA immune Co., Ltd.

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HuLA immune Co., Ltd. is a biotechnology & pharmaceutical firm delivering innovative medicines for intractable diseases.

PHC Holdings

SDS Biotech

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SDS Biotech is a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals, industrial biocides and public health products.

PHC Holdings

Celaid Therapeutics

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Celaid Therapeutics specializes in manufacturing and sales of regenerative medicine products utilizing human hematopoietic stem cells.

PHC Holdings

SMC Laboratories, Inc.

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SMC is the Global Specialty CRO focuses on Non-clinical trial in Inflammation and Fibrosis

PHC Holdings

DVx

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DVx is a reseller of advanced medical devices for arrhythmia and ischemia therapy.

PHC Holdings

Otsuka Pharmaceutical

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical is the provider of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.

PHC Holdings

DATA iNDEX

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DATA iNDEX specializes in the development, research, and sales of pharmaceutical product databases.

PHC Holdings

Kyorin

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Kyorin is a manufactures and sells prescription medicines and quasi drugs.

PHC Holdings

Veritas

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Veritas is a trade company specializing in biotechnology.

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