Takeda China Innovation Challenge

Reconstructing the patient experience in the age of digital health.

About Takeda Spark

Takeda China’s incubation platform — TakedaSpark — is part of its strategy to accelerate the use of digital innovation for disease treatment and healthcare services. Through TakedaSpark, the company is seeking potential partners and new projects in three strategic areas: solutions to accelerate and scale disease screening and diagnosis, drug + digital health/digital therapy solutions, and data analytics and infrastructure initiatives. More than 100 local startups are expected to participate in the initial Innovation Challenge, with up to 8 finalists identified and assessed for potential incubation funding support for a proof of concept (POC) implementation and market validation by the end of 2021. As part of Takeda China's digital strategy, TakedaSpark seeks to combine Takeda’s existing disease area expertise with emerging digital solution and technology providers.

About the Innovation Challenge

Takeda China is committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. By accelerating the use of data and digital, Takeda wants to speed delivery of life-saving medicines, while also easing the burden of diagnosis and treatment for patients, their families and healthcare providers. Takeda China encourages all start-ups who are interested in working together to improve the patient experience and enable a new era of digital health treatment to apply.

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Topics to Tackle

What are we looking for? We are going to focus these treatment area: oncology, neuroscience, gastroenterology, and rare disease. Please review the criteria for each topic prior to submitting your application.

Digital Therapeutics

Empower Takeda with high-quality, effective software to bring digital therapeutics and pharmaceuticals to market. For example, evidence-based interventions driven by software programs to treat, manage or prevent disease.

Intelligent early warning of epilepsy Psoriasis scoring system Cirrhosis disease management tools
Early screening diagnosis

Through co-innovation technology and AI algorithms to accelerate the implementation and promotion of new diagnostic solutions. For example: epilepsy, HAE preliminary screening tools, diagnostic tools, etc.

DS/LGS early screening tool Image recognition Neurological portable diagnostic equipment Medication management for the elderly
Smart Services

Use IoT, smart devices, and big data to better understand HCP and patient needs. For example: all-in-one solutions, VR interaction, large language model processing, artificial intelligence services, etc.

IBD Immersive Intelligent Integration Center AI intelligent conversation training tool Smart pill box health management
Prizes

Don’t miss this opportunity to partner with Takeda and accelerate your company’s success -- enter the Takeda China Innovation Challenge for a chance to win:

1 The opportunity to collaborate with Takeda China via a POC project

Takeda has funding available to support collaborative projects with Challenge winners.

2 Face-to-face guidance from a range of Takeda China experts

Takeda has a team of senior-level internal experts to help you commercialize your innovative ideas.

3 Opportunities for media coverage and exposure at home and abroad

Takeda offers rich domestic and overseas commercial channels and partner resources.

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Timeline

Check out important dates for Takeda’s Innovation Challenge below, including application deadline – don’t miss the chance to participate!

Apply Online
Jul 27 - Sept 30
Scouting and Communication
Aug 10 - Oct 15
Launch POC Projects
Oct 31 - May 31
About Us
Better health, brighter future.

Takeda is a patient-focused, values-based, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to people worldwide. Our passion and pursuit of potentially life-changing treatments for patients are deeply rooted in our distinguished history in Japan since 1781.

Location

 EVENT ADDRESS
255 California Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111