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CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

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CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

2026-04-02 08:00 Last Updated At:08:15

SHANGHAI, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 12th Annual China Healthcare Investment Conference (CHIC 2026) capped the first day of its two-day program with a celebratory Awards Gala Dinner held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Pudong, Shanghai. The evening, co-hosted by Founding Platinum Sponsor Wilson Sonsini and the BayHelix Group, recognized outstanding achievements in healthcare investment, financing, and deal-making over the past year.

This year's awards honored the companies and individuals at the forefront of China's dynamic healthcare sector — from landmark licensing and partnership agreements to capital markets milestones and private financings that are reshaping the industry. Award recipients were selected through a formal vote conducted by CHIC's Founders and 2026 Organizing Committee & Working Group, whose collective expertise spans venture capital, private equity, and global healthcare leadership.

Award Winners

IPO of the Year

Winner: Insilico Medicine
Accepted by: Leah Liu, VP and Global Head of IR & Capital Markets, Insilico Medicine
Presenter: Richard Wang, China Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Private Financing of the Year — Tied

Co-Winner: Kailera Therapeutics
Accepted by: Shelley Liu, Head of China Business Development & Strategy, Hengrui (Kailera Therapeutics was built on Hengrui assets)
Presenter: Kan Chen, Co-Head of Healthcare, Qiming Venture Partners

Co-Winner: Vor Bio
Accepted by: Jianmin Fang, CEO, RemeGen (Vor Bio's leading project is from RemeGen)
Presenter: Cyber Cao, Managing Director, HSG

Deal of the Year — Tied

Co-Winner: Hengrui Pharma – GSK
Accepted by: Shelley Liu, Head of China Business Development & Strategy, Hengrui; and Ming Fang, PhD, Senior Director, Search & Evaluation, Business Development, GSK
Presenter: Steve Yang, Co-Founder, the BayHelix Group; Co-CEO, WuXi Apptec

Co-Winner: Innovent – Takeda
Accepted by: Sophy Wang, Board Secretary & Global BD, Innovent; and Eric Yeung, Head of Oncology and Global Business Development, Takeda
Presenter: Kevin Yuan, CEO, Hankang Capital

About CHIC 2026

The China Healthcare Investment Conference (CHIC) is a premier platform connecting innovation and investment in China's healthcare sector. Now in its 12th year, CHIC brings together senior decision-makers including venture capital and private equity investors, pharmaceutical executives, and biotech and medtech CEOs. The 2026 conference was held on March 23–24 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Pudong, Shanghai, under the theme "Innovation in Healthcare – The Answer to Uncertainty."

About the Gala Dinner Co-Hosts

Wilson Sonsini is a leading legal advisor to life sciences, and biotechnology industries, offering integrated counsel across the full spectrum of a company's life cycle —  from early-stage intellectual property strategy and patent prosecution to complex technology transactions, licensing, collaborations, as well as M&As, IPOs and capital market offerings. As Founding Platinum Sponsor of CHIC, Wilson Sonsini has been a steadfast partner in the conference's mission to connect healthcare innovation with global capital.

The BayHelix Group is a non-profit professional organization of business leaders with a mission to shape the growth of the life sciences and healthcare industry. Founded in 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area, BayHelix has grown to over 800 members globally with a strong presence in China and the US. BayHelix serves as a co-host of the CHIC Gala Dinner and is a longstanding partner in advancing the global development of China's healthcare sector.

CHIC 2026 Founding Individuals & Organizing Committee / Working Group

The following individuals served as the voting body for the CHIC 2026 Awards, representing the CHIC Founding Individuals and the Organizing Committee & Working Group.

Founders

Marietta Wu, Managing Director, Quan Capital
Frank Kung, Managing Partner, Vivo Capital
Hongbo Lu, Managing Member, NEXTBio Capital
James Li, Venture Partner, Frazier Lifesciences
Norman Chen, CEO, The Asian American Foundation

2026 Organizing Committee & Working Group

Cyber Cao, Managing Director, HSG
Jialing Dai, President & Publisher, PharmaDJ
Tess Cameron, Managing Director, RA Capital Management
Kan Chen, Co-Head of Healthcare, Qiming Venture Partners
Sean Zhang, Executive Director, Vivo Capital
Dandan Dong, Venture Partner, TCGX
Anna Chen, Partner, Frazier Life Sciences
Yuan Yuan, Head of Platform Development, China, NEXTBio Capita
Zhanghang Yan, Vice President, Quan Capital
Yun Gao, Principal, Lilly Asia Ventures

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CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

CHIC 2026 Honors Landmark Deals and Financings at Annual Awards Gala

TOKYO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President, CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Stock Code: 3491; hereinafter referred to as the "Company") announces that its AI real estate investment service, "RENOSY," has launched an initiative to rebrand "Renters Warehouse" (operated by RW OpCo, LLC [Headquarters: United States], a Group company), as "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse."

URL: https://www.renterswarehouse.com/

  • Background and Outlook of the Brand Integration and Renewal

Since its founding in 2013, the Company has operated under its corporate philosophy:

"Spark excitement and inspiration by fusing technology with innovation to propel the world forward." The Company's core business is the AI real estate investment service "RENOSY," which leverages technology to provide unique one-stop services for property purchase, management, and sale.

RW OpCo, LLC, founded in 2007, operates the real estate investment marketplace "Renters Warehouse." Primarily serving individuals and institutional investors in the United States, the platform functions as an online marketplace and currently operates in 18 states and 31 locations across the country.

The Company completed the consolidation of RW OpCo, LLC as a subsidiary in March 2024 and began providing real estate services in the U.S. market.[1] Since the fiscal year ending October 2025, the business has maintained strong performance, achieving quarterly profitability and growing rapidly to become the Company's third pillar of profit.[2]

The Company has now moved to rebrand its U.S. business from "Renters Warehouse" to "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse," aiming to drive further growth in the U.S. market and maximize group synergies. Through the full-scale expansion of "RENOSY" in the U.S. market, the Company looks to promote the adoption of services that enable reliable, seamless, and optimal asset formation through real estate in the country.

The impact of this matter on the Company's business results is insignificant.

  • AI Real Estate Investment RENOSY

RENOSY is an AI real estate investment service that utilizes technology. Reliable, seamless, and optimal asset-building through real estate is realized by providing one-stop support for the purchase, management, and sale of property, maximizing operational effectiveness. An extensive product lineup is offered that includes condominiums, apartments, and detached houses, etc. Surveys conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research have ranked RENOSY No. 1 in Japan in real estate investment sales and purchases.[3]

1. Press release released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "Notice Regarding Completion of Ownership Acquisition of RW OpCo, LLC, a U.S. Company" (releasing date: March 1, 2024) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2405406/00.pdf

2. Presentation material released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "FY2025. 10 Full-year Financial Results" (releasing date: December 15, 2025) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2731394/00.pdf, and "FY2026. 10 1Q Financial Results" (releasing date: March 17, 2026) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2777310/00.pdf

3. Press release released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "AI Real Estate Investment Service RENOSY is Ranked No. 1 in Japan in Sales of Investment Condominiums and Apartments for the Second Consecutive Year" (releasing date: March 31, 2026) https://www.ga-tech.co.jp/news/wherjxrzxv88n_r/

  • Profile of GA technologies

Company name: GA technologies Co., Ltd.
Representative: Ryo Higuchi, Representative Director, President and CEO
URL: https://www.ga-tech.co.jp
Headquarters: Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower 40F, 3-2-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: March 2013

Businesses:

  • Development and operation of AI real estate investment service "RENOSY"
  • Development and operation of real estate B-to-B platform "ITANDI"
  • Development of platform businesses in the PropTech domain

Major Group Companies: A total of 30 companies, including ITANDI Inc., RW OpCo, LLC, etc. Additionally, there are 28 subsidiaries under RW OpCo, LLC.

Please contact us if you have any questions about the release GA technologies Co., Ltd. PR contact point: pr@ga-tech.co.jp 



TOKYO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President, CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Stock Code: 3491; hereinafter referred to as the "Company") announces that its AI real estate investment service, "RENOSY," has launched an initiative to rebrand "Renters Warehouse" (operated by RW OpCo, LLC [Headquarters: United States], a Group company), as "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse."

URL: https://www.renterswarehouse.com/

  • Background and Outlook of the Brand Integration and Renewal

Since its founding in 2013, the Company has operated under its corporate philosophy:

"Spark excitement and inspiration by fusing technology with innovation to propel the world forward." The Company's core business is the AI real estate investment service "RENOSY," which leverages technology to provide unique one-stop services for property purchase, management, and sale.

RW OpCo, LLC, founded in 2007, operates the real estate investment marketplace "Renters Warehouse." Primarily serving individuals and institutional investors in the United States, the platform functions as an online marketplace and currently operates in 18 states and 31 locations across the country.

The Company completed the consolidation of RW OpCo, LLC as a subsidiary in March 2024 and began providing real estate services in the U.S. market.[1] Since the fiscal year ending October 2025, the business has maintained strong performance, achieving quarterly profitability and growing rapidly to become the Company's third pillar of profit.[2]

The Company has now moved to rebrand its U.S. business from "Renters Warehouse" to "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse," aiming to drive further growth in the U.S. market and maximize group synergies. Through the full-scale expansion of "RENOSY" in the U.S. market, the Company looks to promote the adoption of services that enable reliable, seamless, and optimal asset formation through real estate in the country.

The impact of this matter on the Company's business results is insignificant.

  • AI Real Estate Investment RENOSY

RENOSY is an AI real estate investment service that utilizes technology. Reliable, seamless, and optimal asset-building through real estate is realized by providing one-stop support for the purchase, management, and sale of property, maximizing operational effectiveness. An extensive product lineup is offered that includes condominiums, apartments, and detached houses, etc. Surveys conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research have ranked RENOSY No. 1 in Japan in real estate investment sales and purchases.[3]

1. Press release released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "Notice Regarding Completion of Ownership Acquisition of RW OpCo, LLC, a U.S. Company" (releasing date: March 1, 2024) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2405406/00.pdf

2. Presentation material released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "FY2025. 10 Full-year Financial Results" (releasing date: December 15, 2025) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2731394/00.pdf, and "FY2026. 10 1Q Financial Results" (releasing date: March 17, 2026) https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3491/tdnet/2777310/00.pdf

3. Press release released by GA technologies Co., Ltd. "AI Real Estate Investment Service RENOSY is Ranked No. 1 in Japan in Sales of Investment Condominiums and Apartments for the Second Consecutive Year" (releasing date: March 31, 2026) https://www.ga-tech.co.jp/news/wherjxrzxv88n_r/

  • Profile of GA technologies

Company name: GA technologies Co., Ltd.
Representative: Ryo Higuchi, Representative Director, President and CEO
URL: https://www.ga-tech.co.jp
Headquarters: Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower 40F, 3-2-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: March 2013

Businesses:

  • Development and operation of AI real estate investment service "RENOSY"
  • Development and operation of real estate B-to-B platform "ITANDI"
  • Development of platform businesses in the PropTech domain

Major Group Companies: A total of 30 companies, including ITANDI Inc., RW OpCo, LLC, etc. Additionally, there are 28 subsidiaries under RW OpCo, LLC.

Please contact us if you have any questions about the release GA technologies Co., Ltd. PR contact point: pr@ga-tech.co.jp 

** This press release is distributed by PR Newswire through automated distribution system, for which the client assumes full responsibility. **

GA technologies Rebrands "Renters Warehouse" as "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse" to Accelerate U.S. Growth

GA technologies Rebrands "Renters Warehouse" as "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse" to Accelerate U.S. Growth

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