Our attorney Nao Yoshizawa served as a lecturer at Keio University School of Medicine's program on Health and Medical Innovation. From a recent global perspective, he gave a lecture on the infrastructure required for medical devices and healthcare, including drug discovery and SaMD, based on his visits to other countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada. The lecture was based on a visit to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, and other countries.
From October 11 (Wed.) to 13 (Fri.), 2023, our firm and the Life Science Incubation Council will exhibit at the Japan Healthcare Venture Summit 2023, sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. https://mediso.mhlw.go.jp/jhvs2023/ index.html
On May 1, 2023, GRiT Partners Law Office was incorporated as an attorney-at-law, with two offices, the Tokyo Head Office and the Osaka Office. The Osaka office has been strengthened with the addition of a new attorney, Yasuhiro Takeuchi. We will continue to expand our organization and structure to meet the expectations of our clients.
Our principal attorney, Nao Yoshizawa, has been recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to be a nominee for J-Startup by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Yoshizawa will evaluate seeds in the life science and healthcare fields from a scientific perspective and make recommendations based on the opinions of experts in his network.
LEGAL RESPONSES TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IN RISK MAPPING" BY OUR ATTORNEYS NAO YOSHIZAWA, TAKU MIYAGAWA, AND AKINOBU KAWAHARA APPEARED IN THE JANUARY 2023 ISSUE OF CHUOKEIZAI-SHA'S BUSINESS HOMU, INC. NO. 5: ESG INITIATIVES AND ANTIMONOPOLY LAW (PART 1)" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2023 ISSUE OF BUSINESS HOMU, PUBLISHED BY CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC.
Legal Responses to Supply Chains in a Risk Mapping Perspective by Nao Yoshizawa, Taku Miyagawa, and Akinobu Kawahara, Attorneys at Law, No. 4: Human Rights Violation Risks and Corporate Responses (November 2022 issue) has been published. The article was published in the November 2022 issue.
As a founder of the Life Science Incubation Council, our principal, Nao Yoshizawa, Attorney at Law, had a discussion with Mr. Ohori of IPC, University of Tokyo, Mr. Nagata of D3LLC, and Mr. Joseph of ARCHVentures, a leading VC firm in Boston at the JBA/GTB study meeting.
Shuhei Suzuki, an attorney at our firm, has obtained a national certification as an Intellectual Property Management Technician. We encourage our members to acquire qualifications in legal specialties and information-related fields, and we are working hard to improve our members' skills.
The article "No. 3 ESG and Legal Risks" was co-authored by Nao Yoshizawa, Shuhei Suzuki, and Taku Miyagawa, and published in the October 2022 issue of Chuokeizai-sha's Business Homu, one of the eight articles in the series "Legal Responses to Supply Chains in a Risk Mapping Perspective". Shuhei Suzuki and Taku Miyagawa co-authored the article. https://www.chuokeizai.co.j
