Maryland Trade Mission to Japan | Japan Health (June 25-27)

The Maryland Department of Commerce is planning to lead a trade mission to Japan in June 2025 aimed to enhance economic collaboration and expand trade opportunities between Maryland and Japan. The anchor event will be the Japan Health (June 25-27) show held in Osaka during the Health and Wellbeing Week of the World Expo 2025. 

The dates of the Mission are June 23-27, 2025. We aim to recruit a limited number of healthcare companies in the below sectors:

• Medical Equipment and Devices
• Laboratory
• Digital Health
• Healthcare IT Systems
• Regenerative Medicine
• Pharmaceuticals 
• Nursing Care/Rehabilitation 
• Preventive Care 

The virtual information sessions will be held 6-7pm, Wednesday, January 22th, featuring

Charles Cielo, VP, Director of Medtech & Life Sciences, IntraLink Japan

Charles has 20+ years of experience in discovering, cultivating and closing up to USD million deals in the life science, IVD, medical device and pharmaceuticals-related projects in Japan. Please come prepared with questions.

Maryland supports delegates in a number of ways:

1. The ExportMD grant to help defray 2/3 of up to $7500 cost on flights, accommodation, and other international marketing fees (a total value of up to $5000).
2. Help showcase your products and your international presence. 
3. Connect you with key decision-makers from government entities, hospitals, dealers, and distributors.
4. Opportunities to see Japan business climate outside the trade show.

About Japan Health: It is an international exhibition where healthcare experts present their advanced technologies and medical services to the world. They aim to boost and enhance the competitiveness of the Japanese medical community and the healthcare industry. Japan Health will run alongside “World EXPO 2025 Osaka, Japan” of which the theme is “Designing Future Society For Our Lives.”