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Sonire Therapeutics Inc.

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As of April 2024

City Year of Establishment Founder
Tokyo Chuo-ku 2020
  • Tohru Sato
  • Jun Okamoto
  • Shin Yoshizawa
Partner VC Latest round of Fundraising Valuation
Series B JPY 5,000 million

Program name

Deep-Tech Startups Support Program

Research theme

Research and development for practical application of next-generation focused ultrasound therapy system for refractory cancer

Business Plan

The objective of our business is to develop a next-generation High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment device and obtain its approval as a medical device through clinical trials, thereby providing a new treatment method for pancreatic cancer and other cancer patients. This project focuses on cavitation bubbles and aims to dramatically improve safety by developing a "next-generation type" that can visualize cavitation bubbles, and to obtain regulatory approval and insurance coverage in developed countries.

Research Outline

This grant project will accelerate the implementation of pancreatic cancer clinical trials in Japan and expansion to other oncologies, as well as pancreatic cancer clinical trials in the United States, which is the largest market.

In addition, by achieving the PoC listed below, we aim to achieve the following

  1. Conduct and accelerate domestic clinical trials (pancreatic cancer)
  2. Start domestic clinical trials (other than pancreatic cancer)
  3. Start of clinical trials (pancreatic cancer) in the U.S.
Phase Business Area/Field Research Period Research Grant Amount
PCA Healthcare 22023~2025FY JPY 971 million

International collaborative technology demonstration

Countries/Regions Collaborative activity outline
United States
  • - Contract with local partners
  • - Relationship development with potential local partner
The clinical trial protocol will be developed in collaboration with the partner hospital in the United States. In addition, an IDE application will be filed with the FDA to initiate the clinical trial.

Last Updated : April 30, 2024