CVC Details: Taiho Innovations

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1. Company Overview

Taiho Innovations LLC is the corporate venture capital arm of Taiho Pharmaceutical. It focuses on incubating, investing in early-stage ventures, and supporting the acceleration of startups in the life sciences sector.

2. Website URL

https://www.taihoinnovations.com/

3. Investment Policy

Taiho Innovations focuses on sectors such as drug discovery seeds, drug discovery platform technologies, and consumer healthcare, with an emphasis on diseases such as cancer, fibrosis, immune-related diseases, age-related diseases, and rare diseases. The modalities targeted for investment include small molecules, mid-sized molecules, antibodies, nucleic acids, cells, and gene therapies.

Reference site: https://www.taihoinnovations.com/about/

4. Investment Achievements

• GAIA BioMedicine Inc.: Biopharmaceuticals
• Myrodia Therapeutics: Biopharmaceuticals
• PRD Therapeutics Co., Ltd.: Biopharmaceuticals
• Sonia Therapeutics Co., Ltd.: Biopharmaceuticals
• StapleBio, Inc.: Biopharmaceuticals

5. Related Articles & Releases

• Taiho Pharmaceutical invests in UK biotech startup for ovarian cancer treatment development - Nikkei
• Taiho Innovations LLC increases its investment framework to 5 billion yen - LINK-J
• Taiho Innovations LLC expands its investment framework to 5 billion yen - PR TIMES

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