Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program (KLSAP)

Run by Kobe Medical Industry City Promotion Organization.

The Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program is run in Kobe by the Kobe Medical Industry City Promotion Organization for biotech, medtech and healthtech teams. Its two tracks run in hybrid form from June 2026 into early 2027, around 39 weeks, ending in a US pitch showcase at RESI-JPM. The programme page describes mentoring and investor networking but states no cheque, grant or equity term.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: Not disclosed
Duration: 39 weeks (Longer than East Asia & Pacific median 15 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: hybrid
Cadence: annual
Location: Kobe, Japan

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

https://www.fbri-kobe.org/kbic/klsap/index.html read 2026-09-10 — supports organization, city, cheque note, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website

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Last verified 2026-09-10.