Japan Looks For Role As Korean Ventures’ New Step To Global Market

Korean bioventures join an inaugural matching event with Japanese pharma firms at Shonan iPark, amid rising hopes for further bilateral partnerships based on respective R&D capabilities.

Korea’s minister of SMEs and Starups Oh Youngju (right in a white coat) joined a tour in Shonan iPark hosted by Toshio Fujimoto (left), CEO of iPark.
Korea’s minister of SMEs and Starups Oh Youngju (second from right) joined a tour in Shonan iPark hosted by Toshio Fujimoto (left), CEO of iPark • Source: Lisa Takagi

South Korean bioventures looking for partners to help develop and launch their innovative modalities in the Japanese market, and potentially thereafter on the global stage, recently took part in an inaugural matching event with selected Japanese pharma companies under a new bilateral private sector initiative. 

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