Kyoto Sangyo 21's "Sangaku-ko no Mori" (Industry-Academia-Government Forest) Promotion Program<Full-Scale Business Development Course>

RadioNano Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masatoshi Chiba; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that its research theme, conducted in collaboration with Kyoto University and the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, has been selected for the "Ⅲ Full-Scale Business Development Course" under the Fiscal Year 2026 "Sangaku-ko no Mori" (Industry-Academia-Government Forest) Promotion Program, implemented by the Kyoto Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center (Kyoto Sangyo 21), a public interest incorporated foundation.

The Company is a Kyoto University-originated venture company working toward the social implementation of "neutron capture therapy using highly hydrophilic boron-containing inorganic nanoparticles." We are advancing the research and development of RN-501, a novel formulation that combines Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) with nanotechnology, aiming to realize a next-generation radiation therapy that selectively destroys cancer cells while minimizing damage to normal cells. We will continue to pursue technological innovation as we work toward further advancing our research and development and achieving social implementation.

Details

ThemeDevelopment of a Novel Boron-Containing Nanoformulation for Cancer Treatment via Neutron Capture Therapy

Selected CourseⅢ Full-Scale Business Development Course

Partner InstitutionsKyoto University; Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University

Selected ProgramFiscal Year 2026 "Sangaku-ko no Mori" (Industry-Academia-Government Forest) Promotion Program (Kyoto Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center / Kyoto Sangyo 21, a public interest incorporated foundation)

■ About the "Sangaku-ko no Mori" (Industry-Academia-Government Forest) Promotion Program

The "Sangaku-ko no Mori" Promotion Program is a subsidy program operated by the Kyoto Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center (Kyoto Sangyo 21), a public interest incorporated foundation, to support industry-academia-government initiatives that bring together companies and research institutions such as universities, with the aim of creating new businesses that contribute to solving social challenges. This selection is positioned as an effort to create new growth industries through open innovation, addressing social challenges that are difficult for a single company to solve on its own.