Biotech Joins Doctors Inc. to Promote Medical DX in Hair Growth

Biotech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Biotech") announces its participation (group-in) in Doctors Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Takao Yanagawa; hereinafter "Doctors"), a company leading medical DX.

**Background and Purpose: Evolution of "Biotech" to Realize "Next-Generation Hair Growth" Fusing Hair Science and Medicine**

Since its establishment in 1981, Biotech has led Japan's hair growth industry for over 40 years. Its achievement of acquiring Japan's first patent for a "hair growth/regrowth system" and deeply addressing the hair concerns of over 230,000 people is a source of national pride.

Through this group integration, Biotech's long-cultivated "230,000 case study data and unique hair science theory" and "hospitality-filled customer service" will be fused with Doctors' "Doctors Station®" and advanced medical knowledge from over 700 "Expert Doctors®." This aims to provide society with a unique "next-generation comprehensive hair growth Biotech platform" that combines specialized salon care with online counseling, online medical consultations, and AI analysis.

**Key Initiatives: Building the "Biotech Platform" through a Trinity Approach**

At the core is the medical DX platform provided by Doctors, fused with Biotech's "salons" and cutting-edge "OEM services." This realizes a multifaceted approach based on scientific evidence, treating hair growth as part of overall health management.

By building this platform, the user's "power to grow hair" will be maximized through the following three pillars:

1. **Provision of "Biotech Platform" Connecting Salons and Medical Care**

Based on "Doctors Station®," Biotech users will have one-stop access to authentic "AGA support services" from affiliated medical institutions and chat consultations with specialists and concierges.

2. **"Hybrid Hair Growth Care" Based on Medical Evidence**

Biotech's highly hospitable "techniques" and "counseling" at its salons will be fused with "medical approaches" supervised by Doctors' Expert Doctors. Furthermore, by developing and introducing precise AI-based scalp analysis, the aim is to provide personalized care optimized for each individual's condition.

3. **Expansion of Hair Growth Solutions through OEM Collaboration**

Through the platform, excellent external OEM services (such as cutting-edge hair growth devices and high-performance supplements) will be flexibly incorporated. This will enable salons to function as a "comprehensive hub for hair and wellness," achieving comprehensive internal and external hair growth and well-being.

**Company Overview**

**[Biotech Co., Ltd.]**

Company Name: Biotech Co., Ltd.

Representative: Ken Shimizu, Representative Director

Headquarters: Hasegawa Building 7F, 1-14-9 Kanayama, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi

Founded/Established: Founded January 1981, Established January 1985

Business Activities: Operation of Japan's leading hair growth specialty salons, having acquired Japan's first patent for a "hair growth/regrowth system" in 1987. Boasts over 230,000 cumulative counseling and treatment records. Business activities: Operation of hair growth specialty salons, provision of hair growth systems, sales of hair growth products and scalp products, etc.

Purpose: "Your life, the power to love yourself, confidence and future expanding from your hair."

Website: https://www.biotech.ne.jp/

**[Doctors Inc.]**

Company Name: Doctors Inc.

Representative: Takao Yanagawa, Representative Director, President and CEO

Headquarters: PMO Hamamatsucho II 5F, 2-3-6 Shiba-koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established: September 2016

Business Commencement: October 2019

Business Activities: Utilizing a network of active Expert Doctors®* based on unique guidelines, Doctors Inc. provides business commercialization support for digital health services ("Doctors Hub®"), comprehensive medical DX and digital health support services ("Doctors Next®"), and medical collaboration type online medical support services ("Doctors Station®"), etc.

*Expert Doctors®: A network of doctors with extensive clinical experience and achievements, who are proactive in digital health and medical DX. Over 700 doctors, mainly specialists, participate.

Website: https://doctors-inc.jp/