KatoMed, a UC San Diego MedTech Accelerator Company, Shines
Kyocera Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Kyocera Corporation, recently announced an investment in KatoMed, which was the IGE MedTech Accelerator Company of the Year in 2025. KatoMed, who has developed a navigation tool for spine surgery that could result in safer, less costly procedures and improved workflow for surgeons, has deep ties to the University of California San Diego. Those connections were on display recently, as the current and incoming presidents of Japanese electronics giant Kyocera attended a demo of KatoMed’s technology on campus, at the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery. Read Full Article

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Physiologas, an IGE Global Innovation - Beyond Japan alum, raises funds with Lotte Holdings CVC as lead investor.
Series A round (first close) accelerates product development aimed at the social implementation of home hemodialysis, which improves the quality of life of end-stage renal disease patients and their families. Managing Director, Kazuyoshi (KAZ) Miyawaki, and COO Kazuyoshi Tatemoto, participated in the IGE 2023 Beyond Japan cohort sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization - Los Angeles (Jetro LA).
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