Top Biotechnology Companies in Japan (2026 Update)
Browse Biotechnology companies in Japan with up-to-date profiles — funding rounds, investors, hiring, and expansion signals. Find recently funded and growing companies. Updated 2026.
What changed at these 94 companies recently?
We recorded 17 changes here in the last 180 days, including 5 product launches, 5 awards, 3 milestones, 2 funding events and 1 traction updates. Each entry below carries the date we observed it, from public sources.
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Takeda
— Regulatory Approval
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REPROCELL
— Regulatory Approval
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ThinkCyte
— New Feature Launched
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Heartseed Inc.
— Regulatory Approval
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MOLCURE Inc.
— Award Received
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SyntheticGestalt
— Accepted to Program
Showing 94 Companies
| Company | Location | Founded | Industry | Services | Target Customers | Business Model | Revenue Model | Founders | Employees | Funding Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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KAICO Ltd.
Changing the World with Silkworms |
Japan
|
2018 |
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
|
Protein Expression Service
Custom Protein Expression Trial Services
+2
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
Biotechnology Researchers
+2
|
B2B
B2D
+1
|
Product Sales
Service Fee
+1
|
— | 10 | Series B |
|
Luxna Biotech Co., Ltd.
Advancing Antisense Therapeutics: Preclinical-stage ASO… |
Japan
|
2017 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
|
Nucleic Acid Medicine Development
Licensing Of Modified Nucleic Acid Technology
+2
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
Biotechnology Researchers
+2
|
B2B
Platform
|
Licensing
Project Based
+1
|
— | 9 | Series Unknown |
|
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Chordia Therapeutics Inc
We are passionate to deliver first in class cancer drug… |
Japan
|
2017 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
+1
|
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | IPO |
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Spiber株式会社
More than materials. 私たちは、持続可能なウェルビーイン… |
Japan
|
2007 |
Biotechnology
Fashion
+4
|
Development Of Sustainable Protein Materials
Collaboration With Fashion Designers And Brands
+2
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Fashion Designers
Textile Manufacturers
+2
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B2B
B2B2C
|
Product Sales
Usage Based
+1
|
— | 95 | Unknown |
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MabGenesis Inc.
Discovery of innovative therapeutic antibodies for huma… |
Japan
|
2019 |
Biopharma
Biotechnology
+2
|
Research And Development
Antibody Drug Production
+3
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
Academic Research Institutions
+2
|
B2B
White Label
|
Licensing
Project Based
|
— | 3 | Series A |
|
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MOLCURE Inc.
We are an AI company focusing on accelerating drug disc… |
Japan
|
2013 |
Biopharma
Biotechnology
+1
|
AI Antibody Discovery Platform
AI-Driven Lead Optimization
+3
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
Biotech Firms
+2
|
B2B
Platform
+1
|
Project Based
Service Fee
+1
|
— | 22 | Series C |
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Alivexis, Inc
Delivering the future of medicines |
Japan
|
2016 |
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
|
Research And Development Of Small-molecule Targeted Therapeutics
Integration Of Biology Insights With Technology
+1
|
Patients And Families In Need
Pharmaceutical Companies
+2
|
B2B
Platform
|
Licensing
Project Based
+1
|
— | 12 | Series C |
|
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Takeda
Better Health, Brighter Future |
Japan
|
1781 |
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
|
Drug Development
Clinical Trials
+3
|
Patients With Chronic Diseases
Healthcare Providers
+2
|
B2B
B2C
+1
|
Product Sales
Licensing
+1
|
— | 37,130 | IPO |
|
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REPROCELL
Better Translating Discoveries into Therapies |
Japan
|
2003 |
Biotechnology
|
End-to-End Solutions For Cell Therapy
Stem Cell And Gene Editing Services
+3
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Cell Therapy Developers
Stem Cell Researchers
+3
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B2B
Platform
+1
|
Product Sales
Service Fee
+1
|
— | 58 | Unknown |
|
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SyntheticGestalt
Scientific Research by Artificially Intelligent Agents |
Japan
|
2018 |
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
|
Development Of AI For Drug And Enzyme Discovery
Joint AI Development For New Substance Discovery
+2
|
Pharmaceutical Companies
Biotechnology Firms
+2
|
B2B
SaaS
+1
|
Service Fee
Licensing
+1
|
— | 20 | Unknown |
|
Optieum Biotechnologies Inc.
Revolutionizing Immunity – Optimizing CAR-T for Breakth… |
Japan
|
2020 |
Biotechnology
|
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | Seed |
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Metagen Therapeutics, Inc.
Make the World Disease-Free |
Japan
|
2020 |
Biotechnology
|
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | Series A |
|
トレジェムバイオファーマ株式会...
トレジェムバイオファーマ株式会社は、世界初の歯生え薬の… |
Japan
|
2020 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
+1
|
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | Series A |
|
LUCA Science Inc.
Enabling functional mitochondria as therapeutic agents.… |
Japan
|
2018 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
+1
|
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | Series B |
|
Restore Vision
Creating a next vision |
Japan
|
2016 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
+1
|
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | Series A |
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J Pharma
Clinical stage biopharmaceutical company with focus on… |
Japan
|
2005 |
Biotechnology
Care Economy
|
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | Series D |
|
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Algal Bio
Cultivating Algae's Potential, for a Better World. <We… |
Japan
|
2018 |
Biotechnology
Food and Beverage
|
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | Series Unknown |
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Oligogen, Inc.
Oligogen, Inc. is a biotech startup developing stem cel… |
Japan
|
2015 |
Biotechnology
Care Economy
+2
|
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | Series Unknown |
|
Rege Nephro Co., Ltd.
Biotech company developing cell therapy for chronic kid… |
Japan
|
2019 |
Biotechnology
Manufacturing
+1
|
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | Series A |
|
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Metcela Inc.
Unleash the Cell Potential. |
Japan
|
2016 |
Biotechnology
Health Care
|
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | Series C |
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