Gateway to Medical Device Development, Commercialization, and Global Expansion

The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry is promoting the "establishment of a global ecosystem for medical device development through the establishment of a Kansai-based global expansion base" through the "Global Expansion Project for Medical-Engineering Collaboration" of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).

As part of this initiative, we will be holding a Medical Device Development Forum, "Aiming for Internationally Competitive Medical Device Development," with the aim of providing information that will be useful for new medical device development and overseas expansion. This forum will introduce development support activities at AMED's medical device development centers and related businesses, as well as development case studies with a view to overseas expansion.

At this forum, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will give a presentation on Japan's medical device development strategy, and the program supervisor will speak on the importance of hub functions in medical device development. Following this, three hubs supporting medical device development will introduce their initiatives, and three companies working on medical device development with an eye on overseas expansion will present case studies.
Furthermore, we are planning a panel discussion with MedTech Actuator, a global startup support organization based in Australia that focuses on the medical and healthcare sectors.

We encourage anyone interested in the development and overseas expansion of medical devices to participate.

◆Date and time: Monday, March 16, 2026 13:30-17:00
◆Method of holding the event: Hybrid format *Venue: Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 7th floor International Conference Hall, Online: Zoom
https://www.osaka.cci.or.jp/access/access_cci.html
◆Program (tentative):
1. Opening Remarks: Aiko Makiyama, Director and Industry Department Head, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2. Japan's Medical Device Development Strategy Tomohiro Oishi, Director, Medical and Welfare Equipment Industry Office, Healthcare Industry Division, Commerce and Service Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Online Presentation)

3. The Importance of Hub Functions in Medical Device Development: Medical-Engineering Collaboration Global Expansion Project, Global Expansion Hub Project, Program Supervisor/
Dr. Masaaki Ito, Vice President and Head of Medical Device Development Promotion Department, National Cancer Center Hospital East

4. Introduction of Regional Collaboration Hubs/Global Expansion Hubs - Formation of a global manufacturing hub for advanced medical health tech devices, centered on TOLIC companies Naoyuki Odajima, Medical Device Commercialization Support Coordinator, Iwate Industrial Promotion Center - Integrated Deep Dive support project for regulations, clinical practice, and business viability, utilizing medical practice and business licenses Hironori Tokumasu, Deputy Director, Clinical Medicine Research Institute, Ohara Memorial Kurashiki Central Medical Foundation - Construction of a global ecosystem for medical device development through the establishment of a Kansai-based global expansion hub Yutaka Matsuyama, Section Chief, Life Science Promotion Section, Industry Department, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

5. Case Studies of Medical Device Development with an Eye on Overseas Expansion - From a Different Industry to the Medical Field: The Trajectory of Novel Wound Healing Material Development Shingo Kawabata, Project Leader, Siela Project, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. - The Front Lines of Medical Device Development as a Startup: Development of Home Hemodialysis Devices and Overseas Expansion Kazuyoshi Miyawaki, Representative Director, Physiologas Technologies, Inc. - Creating Medical Devices from Japan that are Recognized Worldwide: Development of Special Medical Needles Utilizing Unique Technology Tsuyoshi Aradono, Section Manager, Product Planning Department, Doctor Japan Co., Ltd.

6. Panel Discussion: "Aiming for the Development of Internationally Competitive Medical Devices"
Facilitator:
Medical-Engineering Collaboration Global Expansion Project, Global Expansion Hub Project, Kansai Hub, General Coordinator: Masaki Kawasaki, Panelist:
Medical-Engineering Collaboration Global Expansion Project, Global Expansion Hub Project, Program Supervisor /
Dr. Masaaki Ito, Vice President and Head of Medical Device Development Promotion Department, National Cancer Center Hospital East; Program Officer, Global Expansion Hub Project, Medical-Engineering Collaboration Global Expansion Project /
Mr. Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Senior Manager, Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. Mr. Junichi Higashi, General Manager (Japan Office Representative), Medtech Actuator LLC Mr. Shingo Kawabata, Project Leader, Siela Project, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. Mr. Kazuyoshi Miyawaki, Representative Director, Physiologas Technologies, Inc. Mr. Tsuyoshi Aradono, Section Chief, Product Planning Department, Doctor Japan Co., Ltd.

7. Closing remarks (16:55-17:00)
Masayuki Ohira, Deputy Director, Regional Economy Department, Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

◆Participation fee: Free ◆Organizer: Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry ◆Co-organizer: Kansai Medical Device Industry Support Network (Secretariat: Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry)
◆Sponsored by: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)

◆For application details and further information, please visit the website below.
https://www.osaka.cci.or.jp/event/seminar/202602/D23260212013.html

■Contact information:
Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Industry Department, Life Sciences Promotion Section
TEL: 06-6944-6484 E-MAIL: bio@osaka.cci.or.jp