April 2, 2026 -- LOTTE HOLDINGS, CO., LTD. (Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Genichi Tamatsuka, hereinafter “LOTTE HOLDINGS”) announces a strategic investment into Rakuten Medical, Inc. (hereinafter “Rakuten Medical”), a global biotechnology company developing and commercializing photoimmunotherapy-based anticancer therapies through its proprietary Alluminox ® platform.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, Rakuten Medical is currently advancing ASP-1929, its first photoimmunotherapy drug, thro