Dongsheng Cup International Entrepreneurship Competition held in Kyoto

This pitch contest is a pitching event organized by Dongsheng International Science Park, an accelerator based in Beijing, the Silicon Valley of China. This competition has been successfully held for 10 sessions, attracting a total of 13,158 outstanding entrepreneurial projects from nearly 100 countries and cities, including more than 2,500 overseas projects, and more than 3,000 projects for key follow-up incubation.

In the Japanese qualifying rounds, five startups presented impressive English pitches on the theme of "Life Science" to compete for the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals in China.

It was a real treasure to hear emotive presentations from people inspired from their own illnesses to help others, and deep science based inventions that could change the future of health.Keep an eye open for the 5 super interesting companies who pitched;

Open Up LLC.

MiaLuce inc.

Orchard Bio Inc.

PuREC Co., Ltd.

⑤Amenis Bioscience, Inc.

The success of the Dongsheng International Science Park pitch contest would not have been possible without the invaluable contributions of the judges who shared their expertise and insights to the event:

Innovation Dojo Japan will continue to be a beacon for global entrepreneurship, fostering innovation and collaboration across borders. Stay tuned for more exciting events and opportunities!

Dongsheng Cup International Entrepreneurship Competition held in Kyoto
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