{"id":2071,"date":"2026-01-23T11:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:28:29","slug":"selected-as-a-finali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/20260123\/selected-as-a-finali\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected as a Finalist for the Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following its selection as a <strong>Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneer<\/strong> last year, <strong>BIOTECHWORKS-H2<\/strong> has been selected as a finalist in the <strong>Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge 2026<\/strong>, organized by Hello Tomorrow Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0192-1200x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0192-1200x681.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0192-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0192-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0192.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge is a program run by <strong>Hello Tomorrow<\/strong>, a global deep tech network, to identify and support promising deep tech startups from Japan with the potential to succeed on the global stage.<br>As a result of this selection, BIOTECHWORKS-H2 is scheduled to pitch at the <strong>Hello Tomorrow Japan Deep Tech Summit 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, February 6, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Sakura Deep Tech Shibuya (Tokyo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> In-person event (English pitch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>BIOTECHWORKS-H2 will continue to advance business development and technological innovation both in Japan and internationally, with the aim of achieving the social implementation of a waste-origin circular energy model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge \u2013 Official Website<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hello-tomorrow-japan.org\/ja\/challenge\/\">https:\/\/hello-tomorrow-japan.org\/ja\/challenge\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193-1.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biotechworks.us\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following its selection as a Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneer last year, BIOTECHWORKS-H2 has been selected as a finalist in the Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge 2026, organized by Hello Tomorrow Japan.  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