University of Tsukuba will open the first practical medical entrepreneur (entrepreneur) training program "Research Studio" in Japan, which was established together with Keio University School of Medicine in October.The course will continue until December, helping high-performing teams participate in advanced short-term programs in the United States.
According to Tsukuba University, the qualifications for attendance are domestic graduate students, researchers, corporate researchers who collaborate with research institutes and universities, and are motivated to develop with research seeds such as pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. It is intended for people who are thinking of starting a business.The recruitment staff is 5 teams, up to about 25 people.
The program will be led by University of Tsukuba and deputy by Keio University, and will be promoted in collaboration with Stanford University in the United States.The first half will focus on formulating a target product profile, the second half will focus on building a business model, and the final presentation will be in English.
The United States is overwhelmingly the discovery of new drugs, and discoverers are starting up one after another due to the abundant investment funds and the culture of venture business.In Japan, the strategy of finally transferring the discovery to a pharmaceutical company has been mainly taken, but it is now required to start a business based on innovative technology and put it into practical use at an early stage. I came.
Development of pharmaceuticals requires a large amount of funds and a long development period, and since the market is global, it is necessary to develop with a view to overseas expansion.However, in Japan, there was a shortage of human resources that would be the core of a corporate team that was aware of overseas markets, and systematic human resource development was an urgent task.
