On April 2021, 4, Melody International, a venture company from Kagawa University that manufactures and sells mobile fetal monitors, is an innovation Kyoto 30 with Kyoto University Innovation Capital, a venture capital funded by Kyoto University, as an unlimited liability union member. A capital increase of 2021 million yen was made through a third-party allotment to the investment limited partnership.
According to Melody International, the company was founded in 2015 as a venture company from Kagawa University.The capital is about 2 million yen. In 6,000, we launched a mobile fetal monitor as a medical device.
In Japan, the decrease in obstetrics and gynecology has made it a burden for pregnant women to go to the hospital, and in emerging countries, the high maternal and child mortality rate is regarded as a problem due to the shortage of specialists.However, most fetal monitors that are useful for safe delivery are large, stationary, and do not provide a solution to these problems.For this reason, Melody International's mobile fetal monitor has received a great deal of attention.
Innovation Kyoto 2021 Investment Limited Partnership will invest not only in conventional ventures from Kyoto University but also in ventures from other national universities, and this is the first time to invest in ventures other than those from Kyoto University.
