{"title":"[STATE-OF-THE-ART OF GLOBAL START-UP INVESTMENT FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 2022].","authors":"Takeya Adachi, Motoshi Hayano, Yasunori Ito, Takenori Inomata, Yasushi Ogawa, Keigo Kainuma, Keiko Kan-O, Yosuke Kurashima, Yu Kuwabara, Masafumi Sakashita, Sakura Sato, Yasuhiro Tomita, Saeko Nakajima, Masaki Futamura, Katsunori Masaki, Mayumi Tamari, Motohiro Ebisawa, Hideaki Morita","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15036/arerugi.73.268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2022, the \"New Capitalism Grand Design and Implementation Plan\" was adopted in Japan, emphasizing the promotion and environmental development of startups. Given this context, an investigation into the startup and investment landscape in the allergy sector, both domestically and internationally, becomes imperative.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed 156 allergy-related startups from Japan, the US, and Europe from 2010 to 2021. Data on corporate information and investment trends were extracted from databases and VC websites.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total investment reached approximately 7.2 billion USD, with a ratio of 20:6:1 for the US, Europe, and Japan, respectively. The US showed a decline post its peak from 2016-2018, while Europe and Japan experienced growth. Notably, the US primarily invested in biopharmaceuticals for atopic dermatitis and food allergies, Europe in asthma-related apps, and Japan in healthcare apps and cross-border startups.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>While Japan's investment environment in the allergy sector remains in its nascent stages and has room for development, the US and Europe are evidently ahead. Considering the rise of startups and funding limitations in Japan, external funding from regions like the US becomes a potential avenue. These findings are anticipated to contribute to the strategic activation of startups in allergy research and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 3","pages":"268-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[PROSPECTS FOR THE COMMITMENT OF GENETIC BIG DATA TO ALLERGY MEDICINE].","authors":"Hideyasu Yamada","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15036/arerugi.73.21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 1","pages":"21-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A CASE OF CLINICALLY AMYOPATHIC DERMAMYOSITIS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE SHOWING TWO DETERIORATIONS IN 4 YEARS].","authors":"Takashi Yamane, Tomoyuki Urata","doi":"10.15036/arerugi.73.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15036/arerugi.73.34","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of a 45-year-old man who was diagnosed with clinically amyopathic dermamyositis (CADM) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) after presenting with skin lesions typical of CADM and testing positive for anti-Melanoma Diferentiation-Associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) anti-bodies. He was treated with a regimen including steroid pulse therapy, intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY), and calcineurin Inhibitor drug, which initially improved his ILD. However, three months post-treatment, the first deterioration of his conditions occurred, necessitating further administration of steroid pulse therapy and IVCY. After eight cycles of IVCY therapy, the serum levels of KL-6 and anti-MDA5 antibodies decreased, and reaching their lowest values. Nevertheless, two years and six months after the first observed deterioration, the second deterioration of his conditions occurred, leading to acute respiratory failure, treated again with steroid pulse therapy and IVCY. This treatment did not result in improvement of respiratory failure, therefore plasma exchange was attempted, which demonstrated a beneficial effect on the ILD for a short time. This case suggests that IVCY and plasma exchange might be effective therapeutic options for CADM with ILD.</p>","PeriodicalId":35521,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Allergology","volume":"73 1","pages":"34-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}