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
Top Tokyo Biotechnology Startups
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Preferred Networks
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Preferred Networks develops real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies.
PHC Holdings
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PHC Holdings is a global corporation focused on the development of healthcare and research technology.
OriCiro Genomics
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OriCiro Genomics creates a better Bioeconomy with innovative genome technologies.
LUCA Science
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LUCA Science develops innovative treatments intended for mitochondrial and related diseases.
Modalis Therapeutics
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Modalis is an biotech company that develops therapeutics using CRISPR based technology.
ThinkCyte
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ThinkCyte provides single-cell analysis for research, diagnostics, and therapeutics with an integrated multidisciplinary approach.
Noile-Immune Biotech
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Noile-Immune Biotech is a national cancer research center specializing in the development of cancer immunotherapies.
REGiMMUNE
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REGiMMUNE is a biotechnology company producing immune-regulatory therapeutics for life-threatening diseases and debilitating disorders.
Genesis Healthcare
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Genesis Healthcare is a Japanese genetic testing company.
SymBio Pharmaceuticals
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SymBio Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutic products for cancer, hematology, and autoimmune diseases.
Modulus Discovery
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Modulus Discovery is a drug discovery company.
Cyfuse Biomedical
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Cyfuse Biomedical develops tissue fabrication systems and cell-based products in Japan and internationally.
Agatha
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Agatha provides content management cloud service for the healthcare and life sciences industry.
CYBO
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CYBO provides products and services to understand cells deeply and to harness them widely.
HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE
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HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE is a biotechnology company.
Gene Techno Science
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Gene Techno Science is engaged in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products and biosimilars in Japan.
bitBiome
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BitBiome is a microbiome analysis company that aims to discover and understand disease-linked microorganisms.
Sosei Group
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Sosei is a Japanese biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative drugs.
Anaeropharma Science
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Anaeropharma is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in research and development.
Organ Technologies
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Organ Technologies is a biotech and healthcare company.
Libero Thera
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Libero Thera provides drug discovery research and development services.
Cellusion
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Cellusion is a developer of corneal endothelial regenerative medicine intended to improve world visibility.
Meltin MMI
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Meltin MMI is a cyborg-technology company that focuses on biosensors and robotic arms.
Heartseed
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Heartseed has set a mission to “open the door to heart disease treatment with regenerative medicine”.
CellFiber
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Cell fiber technology was developed as a basic technology for handling cells in the engineering field.
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.
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.
Rena Therapeutics
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Rena Therapeutics is a creation of new nucleic acid drugs realized by third platform technology
Alivas
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Alivas is a medical company that develops new therapeutic medical devices for refractory constipation.
SOCIUM Inc
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SOCIUM is an AI-powered drug discovery and development company focused on first-in-class small molecules.
Restore Vision
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Restore Vision is a biotechnology company developing a visual restoration gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa.
Nanotis
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Nanotis is a company which solves various problems in infectious disease tests such as influenza.
GlyTech
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GlyTech is a responsibility of the company to protect personal information in its business activities.
Healios
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Healios develops treatments for retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using cell technology.
AccuRna
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AccuRna is pioneering unique drug delivery system (DDS) for nucleic acid therapeutics, both of short chain and long chain.
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.
Epigeneron
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Epigeneron Inc. is a Drug discovery and detection of gene mutation Company.
Perseus Proteomics
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Perseus Proteomics is a scientist in the world’s most advanced molecular biomedical field.
TNAX Biopharma
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TNAX Biopharma is a developer of pharmaceuticals drugs intended to improve the quality of life of patients.
TMS
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A Tokyo-based clinical-stage biotech company. Lead program TMS-007 (acute ischemic stroke) is partnered with Biogen.
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.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT and high technology investments.
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.
Lily MedTech
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Lily MedTech is conducting research on imaging systems for breast cancer.
Digzyme
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Digzyme is a research and development platform for creating, discovering, and evaluating new enzyme-catalyzed reactions by bioinformatics.
Cytlimic
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CYTLIMIC is a biotechnology company that develops immunotherapy products for the treatment of cancer, including a cancer peptide vaccine.
CellAxia
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drug discovery bio-venture aiming at practical application of advanced research such as cell therapy .
Order-made Medical Research
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Order -made Medical Research is a biotech company promoting technology development that revolutionize therapeutic antibodies.
Chromocenter
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Chromocenter is a next generation biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing company.
Junten Bio
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Junten Bio is a company that develops new technologies in the field of regenerative medicine.
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.
AMBICION
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AMBICION develops new drugs focused on establishing a global standard treatment for cancer patients.
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.
Mizuho Capital
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Mizuho Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments.
Molcure
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Molcure is a high-speed, high-quality, high-variation antibody screening & design system combining biology, automation and bioinformatics
Kyowa Kirin
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Kyowa Kirin is a pharmaceutical company contributing to human health and well-being of people around the world.
Amelieff
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Amelieff provides bioinformatic skills and knowledge to help bio-researchers.
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.
Tupac Bio
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Intuitively design your DNA, share your designs with collaborators, and perform and analyze your high-throughput screens.
Astellas Pharma
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Astellas Pharma is a global pharmaceutical research & development company.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures, sells, exports, and imports pharmaceuticals.
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings
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Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings is a Pharmaceutical company.
Toray Industries
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Toray Group uses nanotechnology into its operations, using organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and biotechnology as its core.
Sumitomo Chemical
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Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals.
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.
JSR Corp
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JSR Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in petrochemical products
ID Pharma
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ID Pharma specializes in the pharmaceutical and genetic medicine business.
euglena
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euglena engages in the research, development, and production of microalgae such as Euglena.
Chugai Pharmaceutical
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Chugai Pharmaceutical focuses its business on manufacturing, sales, import, and export of pharmaceuticals.
Kyowa Kirin
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Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co is a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that specializes in healthcare.
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co
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Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is engaged in the research
AnGes
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AnGes MG, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to provide patients, especially those suffering from disease.
Sawai
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Sawai is the japanese generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer.
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.
Oncolys BioPharma
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Oncolys BioPharma develops breakthrough therapy and diagnostics in cancer treatment from early to late stage.
Alfresa Holdings
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Alfresa deals with wholesaling, manufacturing, import, and export of pharmaceutical products, diagnostic reagents, and medical devices.
Zenyaku Kogyo
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Zenyaku Kogyo is a privately-held Japanese pharmaceutical company.
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.
AKT Health
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AKT Health is a Healthcare & Life Science Strategy Consulting firm
SYMAX
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SYMAX is developing an easy-to-use product that detects diseases and illnesses early.
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.
Logomix Inc.
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Engineering biology upgrades our industry and society
Mirailab Bioscience
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Mirailab Bioscience is a biotechnology company developing NMN-based nutraceuticals.
Olympus Corporation
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Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries.
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.
Seren Pharmaceuticals
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Seren Pharma Co., Ltd. is a clinical development-specific pharmaceutical company.
Smithers Viscient
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Smithers Viscient is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing environmental testing, toxicolog.
EXORPHIA
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EXORPHIA is a biotech startup that develops novel medicine using extracellular vesicles.
HuLA immune Co., Ltd.
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HuLA immune Co., Ltd. is a biotechnology & pharmaceutical firm delivering innovative medicines for intractable diseases.
SDS Biotech
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SDS Biotech is a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals, industrial biocides and public health products.
Celaid Therapeutics
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Celaid Therapeutics specializes in manufacturing and sales of regenerative medicine products utilizing human hematopoietic stem cells.
SMC Laboratories, Inc.
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SMC is the Global Specialty CRO focuses on Non-clinical trial in Inflammation and Fibrosis
DVx
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DVx is a reseller of advanced medical devices for arrhythmia and ischemia therapy.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical is the provider of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.
DATA iNDEX
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DATA iNDEX specializes in the development, research, and sales of pharmaceutical product databases.
Kyorin
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Kyorin is a manufactures and sells prescription medicines and quasi drugs.
Veritas
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Veritas is a trade company specializing in biotechnology.