Business ExpandingDoctornow, a company that develops and operates a platform for online doctor consultations, establishes an office in Tokyo
May 01, 2025
Doctornow is a South Korean startup that develops a platform to supporting telemedicine, medical advice, and hospital reservations.

- Establishment
- 2024/02
- Destination
- Tokyo
- Biotechnology & Life Science
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Korea
Doctornow Inc., established in South Korea in 2019, develops and operates a platform to supporting telemedicine, medical advice, and hospital reservations. The cumulative number of uses within South Korea has exceeded 1.5 million, and the company is a CES 2023 Innovation Award winner in the Digital Health category and is recognized its technology. To expand its business in Japan, the company opened its Japanese subsidiary, Doctornow Co., Ltd., in Tokyo in February 2024.
To assist with the company's establishing its Japanese base, JETRO's Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) provided access to IBSC facilities.

Online medical care with medical institutions, online medication guidance by dispensing pharmacies,
and medication delivery within as little as 30 minutes can be completed with the DotctorNow app.
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