biotech healthcare partners, Inc. ("bhp") is an uniquely-positioned venture capital firm specializing in the biotechnology and healthcare sector investments.

After its incorporation in Tokyo in July 2000, bhp is active in building its wide access to the sector knowledge within Japanese biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry and research institution.

In addition to providing financial support inform of private equity, bhp has in-depth capability of providing proactive advice and hands-on support to the companies from their start-up stage of developments.

bhp currently has its first fund under management. It is the Biotech Healthcare No.1 Investment Limited Partnership (" BHILP No.1"), a 2,930 million yens venture capital fund. bhp is now focused on seed and early stage biotech healthcare companies.

bhp Executive team has combination of a strong Research & Development, management and the financial background and experience to assist start-up companies and take them go public stage.

Through the executive team, bhp has access to the services of Investment Advisory Board members who has held key operating positions in the healthcare and biotechnology companies and research institutions.

• Date of Incorporation :
  July 31, 2000
  
  
• Capital :
  38 million Yen
  
  
• Management :
  Takeo Matsumoto, Ph.D., CEO & Managing General Partner
  Toshihiro Oguri, C.M.A., Partner & Director
  Yuichi Iwaki, M.D.,Ph.D. Partner & Director(Los Angels)
  
  
• Senior Associate:
  Kunio Shiba, Ph.D.
  Hajime Okuyama, Ph.D.
  Nobuhiko Murai
  
  
• Associate
  Hiroko Kato
  
  
• Investment Advisory Board:
  Hiromichi Kimura, MBA,Ph.D. (Tokyo)
  Satoshi Takagi (Toronto/Tokyo)
  Kensuke Tomita (Tokyo)
  
  
• Business Line
  (1) Fund Management for the Biotech Healthcare No.1 Investment Limited Partnership
  ("BHILP No.1")
  (2) Providing consulting services to biotech healthcare companies.
  (3) Providing various advisory services to overseas investors and VCs
  
  
• Location(Contact Number) :
  Toranomon Pastoral Main Tower 7F, 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
  Tel: 81-3-3433-4166 Fax: 81-3-3433-4167