ACCJ HEALTHCARE x DIGITAL 2020
Healthcare x Digital connects global healthcare leaders with leading and emerging tech companies, entrepreneurs and innovators.
Together, we want to forge new partnerships and create new solutions to solve Japan’s most critical community healthcare and individual patient challenges.
A program of The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
President’s Circle Sponsor
Organizing Sponsors
Contributing Sponsors
Supporting Organizations
HxD AWARD WINNERS
2020 Healthcare x Digital Pitch Event Finalists!
(in alphabetical order)
Bisu Inc.
Bisu Body Coach is a smart urine analyzer that helps people live healthier, happier lives. We combine proprietary microfluidics, clever design and intelligent software to provide personalized nutrition advice with painless and precise testing. At CES we won the IHS Markit Innovation Award and were named by CNET as a top health-tracking device.
For more information: https://www.bisu.bio/product
MediFrame Inc.
New platform for optimal drug treatment. Information provided by pharmaceutical companies and the results of interviews with patients by pharmacies are shared with doctors, pharmacists, etc.
For more information (Eng): https://www.slideshare.net/secret/MOVF85C6sGVYqi
MICIN Inc.
MICIN INC. has been operating “curon”, telemedicine services used by more than 4,500 medical institutions nationwide. We have already built a Patient Support Program to support continuous treatment in various fields such as respiratory, dermatology and rare diseases in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies.
For more information: https://curon.co
About Healthcare x Digital
Healthcare x Digital is a program of The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, led by ACCJ Kansai, the ACCJ Healthcare Committee, the ACCJ Information, Communications and Technology Committee, the ACCJ Alternative Investment Committee and the ACCJ Secure Digital Infrastructure Committee.
The Healthcare x Digital goal is to give innovators the opportunity to pitch ideas to top executives from some of the world’s leading healthcare & pharmaceutical companies.
To solve Japan’s most critical community healthcare and individual patient challenges, we believe the private and public sector should join forces. We seek to foster partnerships that lead to the creation of eco-systems, by bringing together private innovators, private sponsors and public sponsors.
Join us to discover Japan’s most innovative healthcare ideas and develop partnerships to make them a reality.
Benefits to Participants
For Innovators
Everyone who participates in Healthcare X Digital will benefit from having your ideas reviewed by top executives from leading international healthcare and technology companies.
For those chosen to proceed to the formal presentation phase, you’ll get the opportunity to present to a panel of leading healthcare & pharmaceutical executives - all empowered to initiate business deals and new relationships on behalf of their global brands. Winning companies will receive mentoring and support from healthcare professionals and executives from organizing sponsors.
Three prizes are also available to be won:
Best Overall Idea
Moonshot Prize for Innovative Thinking
Teamwork Prize
For Sponsors
Sponsors in both the public and private sector gain exclusive exposure to new ideas in the healthcare space and new relationships with some of the most innovative thinkers. Several sponsorship levels are available:
Organizing Sponsor
As an Organizing Sponsor, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape Healthcare x Digital from the ground up. You’ll participate in planning meetings, review all submissions and be part of the review panel during our virtual pitch events. You’ll also receive premium promotional presence as an Organizing Sponsor in all HxD communications.
50 employees from your company are free to attend on the event day.
Contributing Sponsor
As a Contributing Sponsor, you’ll have a promotional presence in all HxD communications.
15 employees from your company are free to attend on the event day.
Evaluation Criteria
Pitch evaluation will include criteria such as:
Patient & community healthcare needs focus
How critical is the unmet patient and/or community healthcare need that this idea aims to resolve?
Healthcare x digital value proposition
How ambitious and clear is the value proposition to resolve the healthcare need?
Need for eco-system
How important is partnership and the creation of an eco-system for this idea to flourish?
Schedule
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August 6, 2020
Call for Participation
Sign up today to express your interest in learning more about HxD and how to participate.
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NEW: October 16, 2020
Submission Deadline
Deadline for submissions to be considered for participation in the HxD Pitch Event.
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Mid-October
Evaluation & Selection
Submissions will be evaluated by event sponsors and those selected for participation int he Pitch Event will be notified.
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October 29, 2020
Pitch Event
(Virtual) Selected companies will be invited to pitch your ideas on a format to be specified.
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December 1, 2020
Final Pitch Event
Pitch companies selected as finalists will have the opportunity to receive a monetary prize and meet with Senior Executives of the Organizing Sponsor companies.
Participation Fees
ACCJ MEMBER FEE: ¥3,000 for both events
GUEST FEE: ¥5,000 for both events
NPO/GOVERNMENT FEE: ¥0
PITCH COMPANY FEE: ¥0
SPONSOR FEE:
Organizing ¥1,000,000
Contributor ¥100,000
Become a Sponsor
Send us a note expressing your interest and we’ll be in touch with a range of sponsorship opportunities.
