With its cluster of leading universities, research institutes, and companies, the Osaka region has all the essential ingredients to become a thriving startup hub. The ecosystem features particularly deep expertise in Life Sciences and Deep Tech thanks to its advanced R&D capabilities and long history with these industries. The Japanese government has designated Kansai, the region of Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto, one of the country’s four Global Startup Cities. Osaka is working towards its goal of creating 300 startups that can scale globally by 2024.

The 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo will showcase cutting-edge technologies under the theme of "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," while also introducing the world to Osaka’s startup ecosystem . The event will serve as a laboratory for the future of society, with a particular focus on innovations in advanced mobility, Life Sciences, and sustainable development.

Launched in July 2021, Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK) aims to further develop Osaka’s potential as a global Life Sciences hub by nurturing connection, community, and information sharing both within the ecosystem and among international collaborators. One of Japan's largest urban redevelopment projects, Umekita 2nd Project, is scheduled to open in 2024 in front of Osaka Station, the largest terminal in western Japan. As the node of the Kansai region, Osaka was designated as a Super City Special National Strategic Zone in March 2022 by the government, and will function as a base for the creation of new industries in health, medicine, the environment, energy, and other fields by attracting capital, technology, and human resources from Japan and abroad.