Doctors, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takao Yanagawa; hereinafter “Doctors”), a leading provider of comprehensive digital health solutions ranging from service development to platform deployment, and Nankodo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Kenta Kodachi; hereinafter “Nankodo”), Japan’s foremost academic publisher specializing in medicine and healthcare, announced on September 30, 2025, the conclusion of a capital and business alliance agreement. Through this partnership, the two companies have commenced the joint development of a next-generation AI Medical Knowledge Platform, integrating Doctors’ digital health ecosystem—including the Doctors Station online medical support platform—with Nankodo’s extensive repository of medical publications and scholarly resources.
Addressing the Growing Burden on Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals worldwide, particularly physicians, are facing unprecedented workloads. To sustain and improve public health, it is imperative to fundamentally transform the diagnostic and therapeutic workflows within healthcare institutions. By combining the cutting-edge digital health capabilities of Doctors with the trusted medical expertise of Nankodo—publisher of “Today’s Therapeutics” and other seminal works that have supported Japan’s medical community for over a century—the two companies will leverage generative AI to create a platform that seamlessly fuses clinical-grade digital infrastructure with validated medical knowledge.
The AI Medical Knowledge Platform
The new platform will be built on the foundations of Doctors Station OEM and Doctors Station DX, combining them with Nankodo’s vast library of medical knowledge and enhanced through AI-driven customisation. The platform will deliver medical AI applications that allow healthcare professionals to access evidence-based, clinically relevant insights in a simple, fast, and reliable manner. This innovation aims to:
- Streamline diagnostic and therapeutic processes
- Enhance the quality of medical care
- Improve the operational productivity of healthcare institutions
Future Expansion
Looking ahead, the companies plan to extend this AI-powered infrastructure beyond healthcare professionals to patients and general users, democratizing access to trusted medical knowledge. Doctors and Nankodo remain committed to jointly building a robust AI foundation that will support the future of medicine and healthcare on a global scale.
