We will be holding the "NQ Deep Tech Studio 2026 Kick-off Event" on Wednesday, June 17th.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Qrossover Lounge Yume on the 2nd floor of Nakanoshima Qross, the "NQ Deep Tech Studio" will be held. 2026
 We will be holding a "kick-off event".

"NQ Deep Tech Studio" is a Project-Based Learning (PBL) entrepreneurship training program that supports the creation of deep tech talent and startups in the medical and life science fields.

Continuing from the previous year, we will provide comprehensive support for all processes necessary for social implementation, starting with research seeds, and continuing through needs exploration and verification via observation of medical settings and interviews with clinicians, to prototyping, business plan formulation, and fundraising preparation.

The 2026 edition will newly implement an "Exit Strategy Support Program" that allows participants to learn from the perspectives of VCs, financial institutions, and operating companies. While learning about growth strategies specific to the life sciences and healthcare sectors, such as fundraising, business partnerships, licensing, M&A, and IPOs, the program will support the development of practical collaborative hypotheses and business strategies.

Furthermore, we are strengthening our support for business development and overseas expansion with a global market perspective by collaborating with "MedTech Innovator APAC," one of the world's largest MedTech accelerators. Through connections with overseas ecosystems and opportunities to participate in global acceleration programs, we will support the global expansion of deep tech originating from Japan.

Based at Nakanoshima Qross, we aim to cultivate the next generation of healthcare and deep tech talent who "never let research end," within an environment where universities, medical institutions, startups, businesses, and support organizations intersect.

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◆Date and Time: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 17:00-20:00 (including networking)

Location: Nakanoshima Qross 2nd floor Qrossover Lounge Yume

　　　　　*Hybrid event (URL will be sent to online participants in advance)

◆Target Participants: Players in the Life Science Ecosystem

　　　　　(University researchers/startups/pharmaceutical and medical device companies/VCs/CVCs/investors/healthcare professionals/support organizations/local governments/media, etc.)

Capacity: 100 people on-site (no limit online)

◆Participation fee: Free

◆Language: Japanese

◆Organizer: Osaka Prefecture

◆Secretariat: NQ Deep Tech Studio joint venture

　　　　　(Representative company: MIRACLE SCIENCE INNOVATION Co., Ltd.)

◆Application:https://20260617nqdt.peatix.com/

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■ Program (planned)

*The program is subject to change without notice.
*Speakers' titles omitted

【opening】

17:00-17:05 Opening Remarks

Mio Kondo, Supervisor for the Promotion of Future Medical Industrialization, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Osaka Prefecture

17:05-17:10 Greetings from the representative company

Jun Miyakawa (CEO, MIRACLE SCIENCE INNOVATION Inc.)

17:10-17:30 Greetings from Nakanoshima Qross

Yoshiki Sawa (President, Future Medicine Promotion Foundation)

[About NQ Deep Tech Studio]

17:30-17:50 Overall program explanation

Masakazu Yagi (Expert Supporter, Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Future Medicine / Associate Professor, Endowed Chair in Future Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University / Program Director, Japan Biodesign)
Kazuya Wakamatsu (MIRACLE SCIENCE INNOVATION Co., Ltd.)

17:50-18:10 Introduction to Osaka Police Hospital and Clinical Medicine Research Institute

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (Deputy Director, Medical Information Department, Corporate Affairs Division, Osaka International Medical & Science Center; Deputy Director, Medical Information Division, Administrative Department, Osaka Police Hospital)

[Support for the commercialization and overseas expansion of university research seeds]

18:15-18:30 KSAC

Tatsuya Yoshida (Director, Ecosystem Building Area, Business Development Division, Growth Strategy Headquarters, Kyoto University / Planning and Promotion Office, Planning and Management Department)

18:35-18:50 Bridging base

Daisuke Uchida (Center for New Medical Research and Development, Medical Development Division, Faculty of Science and Technology, Okayama University)

18:50-19:05 MedTech Innovator Program Introduction

MedTech Innovator APAC

19:05-19:25 MedTech Innovator Past Selected Startups

Ryotaro Tani (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kyoto University / Representative Director and CEO, Eudaimonix Co., Ltd.)

[Closing Networking]

19:25-19:30 Closing remarks

Kensuke Sumida (Representative, Industry-Academia Collaboration Research Institute Co., Ltd.)

19:30-19:35 Closing and photo shoot

19:35-20:00 Networking

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■ Contact:

NQ Deep Tech Studio Joint Venture

(Representative company: MIRACLE SCIENCE INNOVATION Co., Ltd.)

Email:info@miracle-science-innovation.jp

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