vol. 65 November 2025

KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster newsletter vol. 65
- November 2025 -

Hello,

Earlier this month, we welcomed German startups in Kobe.

We arranged a visit to a local elderly care house in Kobe because some of startups are specialized in elderly care business. The operating company of the care house has a digital solution company in its group, and they have installed their products in this care house to provide safe and comfortable life for the residents. This encounter leads both German and Japanese participants to a heated discussion at site, and they promised to have continuous discussion by online.

In the evening, there was a pitch event followed by the visit and the networking had great energy! We hope that the Kobe visit was worthwhile!

If you missed our past issues of KBIC newsletter, please visit Newsletter Archive.

FBRI Editorial Team

NEWS

KBIC Announces Participation in the RESI JPM 2026 @San Francisco during the JPM Annual Healthcare Conference 2026

We are excited to announce that KBIC will host a “KBIC Session” at RESI JPM 2026, organized by our partner Life Science Nation (LSN).

During KBIC Session, three finalists from Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program (KLSAP) 2026 - a program operated by KBIC and City of Kobe to support startups expanding into the U.S. – will be showcased. In addition, around five to six outstanding startups with cutting edge technologies from KBIC network will pitch to investors and potential strategic partners who are present at RESI JPM 2026. KBIC will also introduce an overview of Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC), a leading and oldest biomedical cluster in Japan and its life science ecosystem to the global audience.

Kobe University launched "Engineering Biology Research Building" of the Integrated Research Center, and 70 people attended the grand opening ceremony

"Engineering Biology Research Building" of the Integrated Research Center at Kobe University was opened in the Port Island area of Minami-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Japan, and the grand opening ceremony was held on October 29th, 2025. Approximately 70 stakeholders attended the event and celebrated the launch of the facility, which will become a new base for engineering biology at Kobe university.