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MEDISOA comprehensive portal site for Medical Innovation Support Office (MEDISO).Medical Innovation Support Office

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What is MEDISO

MEDISO provides support for business ventures, academia,
and individuals intending to put into practical use medicines,
medical devices, and regenerative medicinal products.
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About the Medical Innovation Support Office

The medical innovation support office matches medical venture companies and academic institutions facing challenges in the practical application of medical products and devices for specialists* who provide detailed consultation and support for solving problems at each stage from research and development to practical use, as well as insurance coverage at clinical sites, while looking ahead to the overall comprehensive advances and dissemination into the global market.
* Specialists in each field provide support for the response to laws and regulations, marketing, business planning, fund rasing, management strategy, intellectual property management, and international development, etc.

This website is operated by Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., as a trustee under instructions from the Economic Affairs Division, Health Policy Bureau, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a part of the total support for the medical ventures program sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Support targets

Ventures, academic institutions, and individuals aiming to put into practical use the medicines, medical devices, regenerative medicinal products, and novel drug-discovery technologies or medical materials subject to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Law.

Details of support

MEDISO provides support for the practical application of medicines, medical devices, regenerative medicinal products, and other products subject to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Law.
That support includes business planning, financing, advice on laws and regulations, and other assistance as required.

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In case the link does not work, please contact us at the email address below
mediso@ml.mri.co.jp

Specialists Introduction

We will introduce registered specialists
(updated as necessary).

Ruka Takeuchi

Discovery Biotech Consulting  Representative
PARKS Commercialization Producer

Main specialty areas

  • medical devices

Specialized support fields

  • Marketing
  • Business planning
  • Business operation systems
  • Etc

I have been engaged in marketing and business development for more than 30 years in the life science market, mainly in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, both in Japan and overseas. Currently, I have established my own consulting firm and provide business consulting services to foreign and domestic companies from start-ups to small and medium-sized enterprises. I would be happy to be of service to you by drawing on my past business experience as well as my daily experience in providing hands-on support to various companies and projects.

Takato Noumi

Representative Director, FORESIGHT&LINX Cp., Ltd.

Main specialty areas

  • medicines

Specialized support fields

  • Business planning
  • Funding
  • Business operation systems

At his consulting company, he is currently providing practical support for constructing research strategies, business development, and licensing regarding to drug discovery to pharmaceutical companies and biotech venture companies in Japan and overseas. After completing his postgraduate course, he worked in basic research in molecular biology for 10 years followed by joining the Research Division of the headquarters of Novartis. Subsequently he served as the head of theTsukuba Research Laboratories of GlaxoSmithKline K.K. He had engaged in drug discovery research from a global point of view for 15 years. After that, he has been involved in searching for and evaluating drug discovery seeds and technologies and developing international businesses and licensing at Sanofi S.A. in France and his own consulting company for 10 years. He has a broad network of connections with pharmaceutical companies, biotech venture companies, academia, and venture capital firms in Japan and overseas.

Masato Kishida

Main specialty areas

  • medicines

Specialized support fields

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Marketing
  • Business planning
  • Business operation systems
  • Etc

My global achivements are categorized in two main types as follows: 1. Succesfully cordinating and facilitating several business globalization projects of some orphan products for CNS disorders and inherited metabolic disorders as a project leader, and 2. Outstanding success in the legal entities' establishment of three key area, e.g., a global clinical development head office in EU, two clinical and RA offices in the US & Brazil and an ASEAN region business head office in Singapore. Global business expansion is composed of two main phase. First one is to elaborate specific business plan from global business policy to clinical development strategy to draw the master of global business big picture. Next one is to implement the fixed road map and steamlined action plans on the timeline basis under the frequent risk assessment and business environment analysis.

Masatoshi Tachibana

BPM Consulting Office Representative

Main specialty areas

  • medicines
  • medical devices

Specialized support fields

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Marketing
  • Business planning
  • Business operation systems

He worked in the medical device division of a precision equipment company for over 25 years, working in a series of tasks spanning the product life cycle, including marketing (domestic and overseas market research, business development), product planning, legal and regulatory compliance, quality management system construction. He has experience managing numerous projects, including those outside the company also. His policy in conducting business is to maximize the performance of the organization by promoting overall optimization, making decisions based on a bird's-eye view, and building good relationships with all of stakeholders. Based on these knowledge and policies, He provides fact-based and risk-based support to ventures and small and medium-sized enterprises aiming for practical application in the medical field.

Miyuki Shimizu

Medical Lab Partners Corporation

Main specialty areas

  • medical devices

Specialized support fields

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Marketing
  • Business planning
  • Business operation systems
  • Specialized support fields

She graduated from the Graduate School of Natural Science, Chiba University. She holds the degrees of doctor of medicine and master of management information. She worked on the development of medical devices and pharmaceutical products in a wide range of fields related to transfusions, surgical operations, general-purpose medical devices, dialysis, and rehabilitation at Terumo Corporation. She also has experience in a series of project developments from planning a project to commercializing at a medical practice, as well as experience in management. Since 2015, she has provided consulting services to more than 350 companies entering the medical industry as her current role. She is trying to provide consulting services with the viewpoint of the individual company in mind.

About details of specialists

Introduction of measures implemented by public institutions

We will describe the measures from public institutions for pharmaceutical companies,
medical device companies, companies manufacturing regenerative medicinal products, and venture companies.

See more about measures implemented by public institutions