Nissa Medical, Vanderbilt‑developed Indothea open Nashville co‑working lab to commercialize endoscopy device

Nissa Medical, a Japanese medical‑device company, and Indothea, a technology and intellectual property developed at Vanderbilt Medical Center, have opened a co‑working lab space in Nashville to commercialize an endoscopy device, a presenter identified in the transcript as S1 said at a ribbon‑cutting.

The presenter said the facility is intended to bring industry and faculty together to build companies, create jobs and attract investment in Nashville and across Tennessee. "We're really excited about this because it's a new space, new lab space. It's co‑working space," the presenter said, adding that "it's really about collaboration with industry and research with faculty to develop companies, create new jobs, create investment right here in Nashville, right here in Tennessee." The transcript does not specify any numbers for jobs or investment or detail formal funding commitments.

According to the presenter, Indothea is technology and intellectual property developed at Vanderbilt Medical Center "in the operating room" and is tied to an endoscopy device that the partners hope to commercialize. The presenter described other users sharing the space and framed the lab as part of broader efforts to connect university research and industry partners.

No formal agreements, specific hiring targets or funding amounts were listed in the remarks. The presenter said officials are spending "a lot of time and energy" building more collaborative opportunities with universities and research and development assets in the state and said they would share further details in the future.

The ribbon‑cutting announcement and remarks in the transcript did not identify the speaker by name or official title; the transcript labels the voice as S1.