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ジャカルタ日報において、「重度まひに「回復の道」」と題してLIFESCAPESをご紹介頂きました。
詳細はこちら:
https://www.jakarta-nippo.com/10652/


LIFESCAPES Featured in The Jakarta Nippo

We are pleased to announce that LIFESCAPES has been featured in The Jakarta Nippo.
The article, titled “A Path to Recovery for Severe Paralysis,” highlights our ongoing efforts and unique technology designed to support rehabilitation and bring new hope to people living with severe paralysis.

Read the full article here (Japanese only):
https://www.jakarta-nippo.com/10652/

English follows.

株式会社LIFESCAPESは、東京都がスタートアップを第一線の多様な支援者とともに集中支援する“SusHi Tech Global”事業において、その母集団となる“SusHi Tech Global Startups“に選出されたことをお知らせいたします。
詳細はこちら:
https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/information/press/2026/07/2026070906


LIFESCAPES Selected for Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “SusHi Tech Global Startups” Program

LIFESCAPES is pleased to announce that it has been selected for “SusHi Tech Global Startups,” a cohort forming the core of the “SusHi Tech Global” initiative. Managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, this program provides intensive, dedicated support to promising startups in collaboration with a diverse network of leading industry experts and mentors.
Read the full announcement (Japanese only):
https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/information/press/2026/07/2026070906

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株式会社LIFESCAPESは、シンガポールで開催される「CHI INNOVATE 2026」に出展することをお知らせいたします。CHI INNOVATEは、Centre for Healthcare Innovation(CHI)とシンガポール政府保健省傘下の公的医療グループであるNHG Healthが主催するヘルスケア・イノベーションに関するイベントです。医療機関、イノベーター、業界パートナーが一堂に会し、医療提供の未来、医療従事者の働き方改革、テクノロジーを活用したケアのあり方を模索します。 LIFESCAPESは、「CHISEL Healthcare InnoMatch 2025」のトップ10ファイナリストに選出されたことを受け、本イベントに出展します。BCI技術をご紹介するとともに、この技術がシンガポールおよび周辺地域における未来のリハビリテーションケアモデルにどのように貢献できるかを探ってまいります。

詳細はこちら:
https://www.chi.sg/chi-innovate-2026/


We are pleased to share that LIFESCAPES is exhibiting at CHI INNOVATE 2026 in Singapore

CHI INNOVATE is a healthcare innovation event organised by the Centre for Healthcare Innovation, NHG Health, bringing together healthcare institutions, innovators, and industry partners to explore the future of healthcare delivery, workforce transformation, and technology-enabled care.

Following our selection as a winner of CHISEL Healthcare InnoMatch 2025, we are participating in the event to introduce our medical BCI(Brain-Computer Interface ) technology and to explore how it can contribute to future models of rehabilitation care in Singapore and the wider region.

Learn more about the event here.
https://www.chi.sg/chi-innovate-2026/

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株式会社LIFESCAPESは、国立研究開発法人新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構(以下、NEDO)が実施する「フロンティア育成事業」において、当社の提案テーマ「標的選択神経治療を実現する可塑性誘導AI搭載BCIの研究開発」が採択されたことをお知らせいたします。
🔗 詳細はこちら:
https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101942.html


LIFESCAPES’ Next-Generation BCI Project Selected for NEDO Frontier Program

LIFESCAPES Inc. is pleased to announce that its research proposal, “Research and Development of an AI-Powered BCI that Induces Neural Plasticity for Targeted Neurorehabilitation,” has been selected for the NEDO Frontier Program conducted by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

🔗 For more details, please visit:
https://www.nedo.go.jp/news/press/AA5_101942.html

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株式会社LIFESCAPESは、2026年6月26日付で、現・代表取締役社長の牛場潤一が退任し、新たに林正彬が代表取締役社長に就任したことをお知らせいたします。なお、創業者の牛場は新たに取締役会長に就任し、引き続き経営および技術開発を牽引してまいります。
🔗 詳細はこちら:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000019.000140834.html


Changes in Representative Directors

LIFESCAPES Inc. is pleased to announce that, effective June 26, 2026, Masaaki Hayashi has been appointed as CEO and Representative Director, succeeding Junichi Ushiba.

Ushiba, the founder of LIFESCAPES, has transitioned to the role of Chairman of the Board and will continue to lead the company’s strategic management and the development of its core Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies.

🔗 Read the full announcement (Japanese only):
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000019.000140834.html

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NHK「午後LIVEニュースーン」において、「“自分で脳を回復させる”治療に密着!」と題してBCIを使用したリハビリテーションをご紹介頂きました。
詳細はこちら:
https://www.web.nhk/tv/an/newsoon/pl/series-tep-J16986GZ34/ep/R6Z4QQZ5Q8


LIFESCAPES Featured on NHK’s News Show “Gogo LIVE NewSoon”

We are pleased to announce that our Brain-Computer Interface(BCI) rehabilitation technology was featured on NHK’s news program “Gogo LIVE NewSoon.”
The special segment, titled “Up Close with Therapy that Lets You Heal Your Own Brain!” followed the journey of recovery using Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology, showing how it supports people with paralysis in training their brains to recover.

Watch the program details here (Japanese only):
https://www.web.nhk/tv/an/newsoon/pl/series-tep-J16986GZ34/ep/R6Z4QQZ5Q8

株式会社LIFESCAPESは、国立研究開発法人日本医療研究開発機構(AMED)の令和8年度「橋渡し研究プログラム」において、Brain-Computer Interface(BCI)技術を活用した研究開発課題が採択されたことをお知らせいたします。本課題は、北海道大学を支援機関、同大学の向野雅彦教授を研究開発代表者とし、脳卒中後の重度上肢機能障害に対する革新的なニューロリハビリテーションの有効性と安全性を検証する医師主導治験として実施されます。
🔗 詳細はこちら:
https://www.amed.go.jp/koubo/03007/01/C_00001.html


LIFESCAPES Selected for AMED’s FY2026 “Translational Research Program”

We are proud to announce that our R&D project leveraging Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology has been accepted into the FY2026 “Translational Research Program” by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
This project will proceed as an investigator-initiated clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an innovative neurorehabilitation system for severe stroke-related upper limb motor deficits. The initiative is supported by Hokkaido University as the designated supporting institution, with Professor Masahiko Mukaino of Hokkaido University serving as the Principal Investigator.

Read the full announcement (Japanese only):
https://www.amed.go.jp/koubo/03007/01/C_00001.html

株式会社LIFESCAPESは、既存株主、新規投資家を引受先とした第三者割当増資により総額6億円の資金調達を実施しました。
🔗 詳細はこちら:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000017.000140834.html


LIFESCAPES Secures 600 Million Yen in Funding via Third-Party Allotment

LIFESCAPES is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised a total of 600 million yen through a third-party allotment of shares, backed by both existing shareholders and new investors.

Read the full announcement (Japanese only):
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000017.000140834.html

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日本経済新聞電子版において、「慶応大発のライフスケイプス、脳波リハビリ機器をアジア展開 6億円調達」と題してLIFESCAPESをご紹介頂きました。
詳細はこちら:
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC119LQ0R10C26A6000000/


LIFESCAPES Featured in The Nikkei: Expanding Our Unique BCI Rehabilitation Devices into Asia with ¥600 Million Funding

We are proud to announce that LIFESCAPES has been featured in the digital edition of The Nikkei, Japan’s leading business newspaper.The article highlights our recent 600 million yen funding and our plan to bring our original BCI rehabilitation devices to more people with paralysis across Asia.

Read the full article here (Japanese only):
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC119LQ0R10C26A6000000/

TBS CROSS DIGの番組「1on1 Health」で、「【念じるだけで動ける話せる】イーロン・マスクも開発するブレイン・マシン・インターフェース(BMI)/脳と機械を直結:脳波×AIが切り拓く医療最前線」と題してLIFESCAPESを取り上げて頂きました。
🔗 詳細はこちら:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sgBhYvtEA8A&list=PLXqW0TzOy8AjWuwf-zuKiSN8Y3pzt0xWz&index=1


Media Coverage: LIFESCAPES’ BMI Technology Featured on TBS CROSS DIG

Our technology was recently spotlighted on the TBS CROSS DIG video show, “1on1 Health.” The episode explores the exciting future of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)—a field also being pursued by Elon Musk. It features LIFESCAPES as being at the forefront of medicine, showing how combining brainwaves with AI can help people move just by thinking.

Click here to watch the episode on YouTube (Japanese only):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sgBhYvtEA8A&list=PLXqW0TzOy8AjWuwf-zuKiSN8Y3pzt0xWz&index=1