ANT5
ANT5 is a Yamaguchi University-based startup dedicated to developing medical devices for severe brain diseases. Their mission is to save lives and alleviate suffering using advanced technology, with a vision to become the global standard in sensor and cooling technology for brain disease patients within 10 years. They focus on innovative diagnostic and therapeutic methods, including multimodal sensors and localized brain cooling, to improve prognosis and treatment of severe brain conditions.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Patents
Products
Intracranial multimodal sensor (implantable)
An implantable sensor array on a flexible substrate combining measurements of brain temperature, cortical electrical activity, intracranial pressure, and NIRS-derived hemoglobin/oxygenation for continuous bedside monitoring.
Focal/local brain cooling device
Device designed to selectively lower local brain temperature by applying cooled material directly to exposed brain or dura during invasive procedures to achieve neuroprotective effects.
Intracranial multimodal sensor (implantable)
An implantable sensor array on a flexible substrate combining measurements of brain temperature, cortical electrical activity, intracranial pressure, and NIRS-derived hemoglobin/oxygenation for continuous bedside monitoring.
Focal/local brain cooling device
Device designed to selectively lower local brain temperature by applying cooled material directly to exposed brain or dura during invasive procedures to achieve neuroprotective effects.
Services
R&D and commercialization activities to develop diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices targeted to patients with severe brain diseases, leveraging university research.
R&D and commercialization activities to develop diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices targeted to patients with severe brain diseases, leveraging university research.
Expertise Areas
- Multimodal neurophysiological monitoring
- Focal brain cooling and neuroprotection
- Implantable sensor design using flexible substrates
- Machine learning for neurological signal analysis
Key Technologies
- Electrocorticography (ECoG)/EEG
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for hemoglobin metrics
- Intracranial pressure (ICP) sensing
- Brain temperature sensing (thermistor)
News & Updates
Selected as a participant in the Hong Kong inspection mission organized by Invest HK and the Tokyo Economic and Trade Representative Office, involving visits and meetings in Hong Kong in May 2025.
ANT5 was selected for the Kyoto University Life Science Showcase@San Diego 2025, an event to promote the commercialization of cutting-edge research and technologies, with a presentation scheduled for January 2025 in San Diego.
ANT5 received an award for excellence at the NEDO Entrepreneurs Program (NEP)成果発表会 in October 2022.
Selected as a participant in the Hong Kong inspection mission organized by Invest HK and the Tokyo Economic and Trade Representative Office, involving visits and meetings in Hong Kong in May 2025.
ANT5 was selected for the Kyoto University Life Science Showcase@San Diego 2025, an event to promote the commercialization of cutting-edge research and technologies, with a presentation scheduled for January 2025 in San Diego.
ANT5 received an award for excellence at the NEDO Entrepreneurs Program (NEP)成果発表会 in October 2022.