Mayo Clinic、米国のベンチャーキャピタルKicker Ventures、そして現在ジェトロが支援する「J-StarX」に参加し米国に挑戦するスタートアップ企業に登壇いただき、米国ヘルスケアスタートアップの最新トレンドや米国進出におけるケーススタディやティップス、ジェトロが取り組む海外展開プログラム等についてお話します。
本イベントはヘルスケアスタートアップや研究者のグローバルマインド醸成およびエコシステム内での知見交換を目的とし、慶應義塾大学信濃町キャンパス内にあるインキュベーション施設「CRIK信濃町」のコミュニティスペースにてイベントを実施します。
Pankaj Jay Pasricha 氏 Chair, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Dr. Pankaj Jay Pasricha is a globally recognized physician-scientist specializing in gastroenterology and neurogastroenterology. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prior to this role, Dr. Pasricha held several leadership positions at Johns Hopkins University, including Director of the Center for Neurogastroenterology, Founder and Co-Director of the Amos Food, Body and Mind Center, and Vice Chair of Medicine for Innovation and Commercialization. He also served as a Professor of Innovation Management at the Carey Business School. Dr. Pasricha’s work bridges clinical medicine, neuroscience, and innovation, and he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of neurogastroenterology.
Masashi is the Founder & Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in the companies building the future of healthcare including AI-powered healthcare solutions, Digital Therapeutics, tech enables services, smart devices and the intersection of other industries and healthcare. Prior to founding Kicker Ventures, Masashi spent 13 years at Mitsui Global Investment where he specialized in Digital Health and Medical Devices and served as the Head of Global Life Sciences Venture Investment. Masashi has an appointment as a Specially Appointed Professor (Visitor) at Tohoku University and advises several healthcare and innovation programs, including Innohub by METI and AMDAP by Tokyo. Masashi is a columnist at Nikkei Beyond Health and holds a dual B.A. in Engineering and Asian Studies from Dartmouth College. An avid beer enthusiast, Masashi is a co-owner of Wursthall, a California take on the German Beerhall in San Mateo. With almost 20 years of healthcare VC experience, Masashi is reimagining the traditional VC model and creating a novel global healthcare innovation platform that enables entrepreneurs maximize impact all over the world.
山並 憲司 氏 株式会社Smart Opinion 代表取締役
大学院時代に医療画像×AIを研究。その後、経済産業省に入り、個人情報保護制度を創設。マッキンゼー＆カンパニー、楽天の執行役員を歴任し、数々の新規事業を立ち上げる。母親が乳がんになった経験を経て、「乳がんにより、幸せが奪われることが一人でも少なくなる世界」を実現するためにSmart Opinionを創業。東京大学、M.I.T.スローン経営大学院、Duke Law School卒業。
Janet Yu 氏 株式会社YStory Co-Founder & CEO
Kyoto University MBA. Worked as Data Scientist at IBM Advanced Analytics, as Management Consultant at Monitor Deloitte, Arthur D Little. Focusing on Healthcare industry helping global Pharma/MedTech company realizing digital business, new business, business due diligence…etc.
