From a centuries-old pharmaceutical district to regenerative medicine and healthy longevity, Osaka is connecting the pieces of a modern life sciences ecosystem.
Osaka has been a center of Japan’s pharmaceutical industry for centuries. Doshomachi, in the heart of the city, developed as a major medicine trading district during the Edo period and remains home to more than 300 pharmaceutical-relate
WHX Osaka was held from July 2 to 4, 2026, in Osaka, bringing together regional, national and international stakeholders from government, healthcare, academia, industry and life sciences innovation ecosystems.
Across the inaugural WHX Osaka, the Global Life Sciences Roundtable and the Osaka Pavilion in the exhibition area, discussions focused on how future medicine, regenerative medicin
Osaka Prefecture, in cooperation with the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the Enterprise Europe Network, will host the EU-Japan Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference 2025
Why Osaka?
Known as Japan’s “pharmaceutical city” for more than 400 years, Osaka is home to global pharmaceutical companies, innovative startups, universities, and cutting-edge research facilities. Suppo
