LiSH Lab Opens in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY on May 13, Establishing a “Knowledge & Research based Economy” with Science and Technology
Tokyo's largest wet-lab facility aims to foster deep tech innovation and sustainable business development
TOKYO – April 2025 – Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; Representative director: Yukihiro Maru; hereinafter “Leave a Nest”), an operating partner of Tokyo's largest wet-lab facility “TAKANAWA GATEWAY Link Scholars' Hub Lab” (LiSH Lab), has announced the official opening of the facility on May 13, 2025, within TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, which was unveiled by East Japan Railway Company (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President: Yoichi Kise; hereinafter “JR East”) on March 27, 2025.
Since its initial planning stage, LiSH Lab has aimed to harmonize environmental and life science technologies, supporting research and development in deep tech sectors that typically require substantial time for social implementation. Through collaboration between resident startups, corporations, universities, and community users, the facility seeks to foster businesses that will contribute to global sustainability for the next century. This marks the birth of one of the largest wet-lab sharing facilities in Tokyo.
LiSH Lab Concept:
Nurturing the fulfillment of people, the global environment, and all living things toward the realization of a fulfilling life that continues for 100 years
＜LiSH Lab Location＞
※To check out the map & location on website click HERE
The Leave a Nest Group believes that 2025 represents a significant turning point globally, where technologies developed in Japan and worldwide will recombine to initiate a true environmental revolution that transcends conventional frameworks like “eco” and “green.” Simultaneously, to drive an economy centered on environmental technologies, it is essential to create a society where technologies from startups like those gathered in LiSH Lab become commonplace, shifting from financial capitalism to knowledge capitalism where the value of knowledge itself is exchanged.
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With the opening of LiSH Lab, Leave a Nest aims to establish a “Knowledge & Research based Economy” as a new mechanism of knowledge capitalism. This initiative will accelerate research, development, and social implementation by resident startups, enhancing the value of knowledge generated through science and technology, and positioning knowledge and research at the center of the economy. This vision was originally announced at Leave a Nest's 17th anniversary party in 2019 as the “Leave a Nest Group 2026 Vision,” and is now being fully launched through collaboration with JR East.
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Currently, LiSH Lab is seeking startups and companies to participate in this world-changing initiative. In preparation for the official opening on May 13 (Tuesday), Leave a Nest and JR East will host a series of 3 LiSH Lab Co-creation Seminars and a kickoff event. Interested parties are encouraged to participate.
## LiSH Lab Co-creation Seminar Overview
Dates: April 8 (Tue), April 17 (Thu), April 22 (Tue), 2025, 15:30-17:00
Location: TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY Link Scholars' Hub Studio1 Workshop Room 1
(2-21-21 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo, THE LINK PILLAR1 NORTH 6F)
Please inform reception that you are attending the LiSH Lab Co-creation Seminar
Registration: [Registration Link]
Target Audience: business professionals, startups, researchers considering entrepreneurship
Capacity: 40 participants per session (first-come, first-served)
Session Themes and Participating Startups:
1st Session: Bio & Manufacturing (Completed)
Date: April 8 (Tue), 2025, 15:30-17:00
Presenting Startups:
– Cyfuse Biomedical K.K. (CEO: Shizuka Akieda)
– IntegriCulture Inc. (CTO/COO: Kazutaka Kawashima)
2nd Session: Environment & Ecosystem
Date: April 17 (Thu), 2025, 15:30-17:00
Presenting Startups:
– INNOQUA Inc. (CEO: Yota Takakura)
– Japan Moss Factory (Founder & CTO Misao Itoga)
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3rd Session: Microorganisms & Agriculture
Date: April 22 (Tue), 2025, 15:30-17:00
Presenting Startups:
– Endophyte Co., Ltd. (Co-founder, CEO: Toshiki Kazaoka)
– BIOTA Inc. (CEO: Kohei Ito)
## LiSH Lab Kickoff Event Overview
Date: May 21 (Wed), 2025, 17:00-19:00
Location: TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY Link Scholars' Hub Studio1 Workshop Room 1
Registration: [Registration Link]
Target Audience: Resident startups, LiSH members, startups considering LiSH participation, business professionals
## About TAKANAWA GATEWAY Link Scholars' Hub (LiSH)
TAKANAWA GATEWAY Link Scholars' Hub (LiSH) is a hub for a broad startup ecosystem that aims to create new businesses and culture by connecting (Link) and combining diverse people (Scholars) with advanced knowledge and technology. Through various fields including the urban area itself, urban OS, station facilities, funding for business creation, and accumulated knowledge from academia and industry, LiSH supports the development and implementation of new solutions to global social challenges.
LiSH Lab is a shared laboratory supporting startups in environmental and healthcare fields. Equipped with cutting-edge experimental equipment, it provides space for research, development, and demonstration experiments. Leveraging TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY's advantages of field access, financing, knowledge resources, and transportation convenience, with support from JR East and Leave a Nest communicators, LiSH Lab aims to support the growth of deep tech startups lacking laboratory environments and demonstration spaces, while creating earth-contributing businesses that address social challenges.
Image courtesy: JR East
## For Inquiries:
Contact: Leave a Nest Co., Ltd., Hiroyuki Takahashi/Saito
EMAIL: [email protected]