Many of my classmates became pharmacists, but I didn't want to follow the same path as everyone else. So, even though it was a tough job market at the time, I decided to take a job as a medical representative (MR) at a pharmaceutical company. Even now, my medical expertise forms the foundation of my career, and there are many times when I feel glad that I obtained the national qualification to call myself a pharmacist. Last year, I visited Silicon Valley and Stanford University. I learned firsthand about the latest examples of startups and innovation, and listened to people who are running businesses there. Gaining these kinds of experiences at a young age will surely be valuable for the future. I hope you will put yourself in different environments and spend time on challenges that you can only take on during your student years.

After working in primary care as a medical representative (MR), I supported an organ transplant project. There, I witnessed firsthand the dedication of healthcare professionals who dedicate their lives to saving patients. At the same time, I became concerned that the realities of the medical field were not adequately communicated to the public. Against this backdrop, I conducted research in Graduate School on the theme of "Why are Japanese doctors so busy?" A major factor was the time spent interacting with patients. I realized that one of the contributing factors was the limited opportunities for patients to access information about their medical care, and I strongly felt the need for a new communication system. That's why I worked tirelessly to launch a telemedicine service.

In a contrarian spirit, we founded our company not in Tokyo, where startups are concentrated, but in Osaka, a city known for its many pharmaceutical companies. Initially, we envisioned a subscription service for private medical care aimed at elderly patients. However, as we began to think about solving health issues for the working generation, and looking at the healthcare system as a whole, we realized that "women's health" was a topic where there was no bridge between healthcare professionals and consumers. Women's unique concerns and problems are areas where misunderstandings easily arise due to differences in assumptions and the amount of information available between healthcare professionals and consumers. Please pay attention to our efforts to solve these communication problems with technology. We will continue to provide products and services that do not yet exist in the world in order to solve the challenges of various healthcare settings. We want to grow into a company that will be remembered by future generations as having dramatically changed Japanese healthcare.