Award year	Winner	Affiliation	Title
2022	Tadafumi Adschiri	Professor, Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University	Invention of supercritical hydrothermal synthesis method and creation of Novel Nano materials
2020	Tsutomu Miyasaka	Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Medical Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama	Invention and efficiency development of solar cells based on organic inorganic perovskite semiconductors
2018	Ryoji Kanno	Unit Leader and Professor, All-Solid-State Battery Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Design and Realization of Lithium Ionic Conductors and All-Solid-State Batteries
2016	Akira Yoshikawa	Professor, Institute for Materials Research⁄New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University	Developments of a novel garnet scintillators and industrialization by the academic startups
	Kei Kamada	Associate professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University; President and Representative Director, C&A Corporation
	Yasuhiro Shoji	Manager, Monocrystal Business Department, C&A Corporation
2015	Fujimitsu Masuyama	Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology	Contribution to the development and application of creep-strength-enhanced ferritic heat resistant steels and highly efficient power plant operation
2015	Atsuro Iseda	General Manager, Specialty Tubular Products Technical Service & Solution Department, Pipe & Tube Division, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation
2014	Takatomo Sasaki	Specially Appointed Professor, Photon Pioneers Center,Professor Emeritus, Osaka University	Discovery of nonlinear optical borate crystal CsLiB6O10 and contributions to development of new deep-ultraviolet laser sources
	Yusuke Mori	Professor, Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
	Masashi Yoshimura	Associate Professor, Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
2013	Hiroshi Harada	Specially Appointed Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science	Development of High Temperature Turbine Material using Nickel-base Superalloys
	Kyoko Kawagishi	Senior Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science
	Tadaharu Yokokawa	Part-time employee (former Principal Researcher) , National Institute for Materials Science
2012	Yoshinobu Honkura	Technical Supervisor of Aichi Steel Corporation	The research and development of Dy free Nd-Fe-B anisotropic bonded magnet and its applications to motors
2011	Akira Yoshino	Fellow of　Asahi Kasei Corp.	Development and its commercialization of the lithium-ion battery
2010	Satoshi Takechi	Project Manager of Intellectual Property UNIT Standard Promotion Department, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.	Technical innovation in ArF resist material for LSI production to 90nm-era and beyond
2010	Koji Nozaki	Research Fellow of Devices and Materials Laboratories, FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD.
2009	Tsuyoshi Masumoto	President, Research Institute for Electric and Magnetic Materials Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University	Development and Industrial Contribution of Amorphous Alloys
2009	Hiroyasu Fujimori	Councilor, Research Institute for Electric and Magnetic Materials Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University	Development and Industrial Contribution of Amorphous Alloys
2008	Terunori Fujita	Executive Officer, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.　 General Manager, Catalysis Science Laboratory, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.	Development of New Olefin Polymerization Catalysts and Their Applications to Novel Polyolefinic Materials
2008	Makoto Mitani	Leader, Polymerization Catalysis Unit, Catalysis Science Laboratory Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
2007	Masashi Kawasaki	Professor, WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University	Exploration of ZnO Based Semiconductor Technology
2006	Kazuhito Hashimoto	Director, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology The Univ. of Tokyo	Environmental Materials Using TiO2 Photocatalyst with Solar Energy
2006	Toshiya Watanabe	Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology, The Univ. of Tokyo
2005	Terunobu Miyazaki	Professor Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University	Study on the Application of Tunnel Magnetoresistance Junctions
2004	Hirohisa Tanaka	Materials Research and Development Division DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.	Research and Development of a Self-Regenerative Palladium-Perovskite Catalyst for Automotive Emissions Control
	Mari Uenishi	Materials Research and Development Division DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
	Yasuo Nishihata	Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)
2003	Toshihiro Ishikawa	Directorate of Functional Materials Institute, Ube Research Labo., Ube Industries, Ltd.	Development and Industrialization of Functional Ceramics Produced from an Organosilicon Polymer
2002	Syunichi Miyazaki	Professor University of Tsukuba	Development of Ti-Ni Shape Memory Alloys and Contribution to Their Applications
2001	Takaaki Toyooka　the other 5 members	Manager, Kawasaki steel (JFE)	Next Generation, Electrical Resistance Welded Steel Tube with High Strength and Excellent Formability Contributing to Energy Conservation

Award year	Winner	Affiliation	Title
2022	Masato Motomura	Professor, AI Computing Research Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Research and Business Development of Dynamically Reconfigurable Processors and Their Expansion into the Domain of AI
	Takao Toi	Senior Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Business Division, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation
	Taro Fujii	Principal Application Specialist, Enterprise Infrastructure Business Division, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation
2020	Tsunenobu Kimoto	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University	Contributions to the Establishment and Practical Application of Basic Technology for SiC Power Semiconductors
2020	Takashi Nakamura	Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
2018	Ichiro Shibasaki	Former Group Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corporation Scientific Advisor, The Noguchi Institute	Development of high sensitivity InSb・InAs thin fi lm Hall sensors and their applications
2016	Mitsuru Sugawara	President and Representative Director, QD Laser, Inc.	Realization of superior characteristic quantum dot lasers with optical communication wavelength and its commercialization with mass-production
	Keizo Takemasa	Operating Officer⁄Manger, Laser Device Business Department, QD Laser, Inc.
	Kenichi Nishi	General Manager, Laser Device Business Department, QD Laser, Inc.
2015	Hidefumi Ibe	Senior Staff, Electronic Systems Research Department, Center for Technology Innovation- ProductionEngineering, Research and Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.	Development of Impact Assessment Technologies for Terrestrial Neutron-Induced Soft-Errors in Semiconductor Devices and Prompt Protection Architecture against Resultant Failures in Electronic Systems
	Tadanobu Toba	Senior Researcher, Electronic Systems Research Department, Center for Technology Innovation- ProductionEngineering, Research and Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	Kenichi Shinbo	Researcher, Electronic Systems Research Department, Center for Technology Innovation-ProductionEngineering, Research and Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
2014	Takashi Eshita	Director, System Memory Business Division, Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd.	Development of high-reliability technologies for Ferroelectric Random Access Memory and its mass-production
	Shoichiro Kawashima	Senior Director, System Memory Business Division, Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd.
	Shigeo Kashiwagi	Member of the Board and Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd.
2013	Nobukazu Teranishi	Contract Professor, Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry, University of Hyogo Professor, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University Formerly worked for NEC Corporation; formerly worked for Panasonic Corporation	Development of Image Sensors with Pinned Photodiode
2012	Shinichi Takagi	Professor at Dept. of Electrical Engineering. Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo	Pioneering contributions to understanding of carrier transport properties in channels of Si MOSFETs and to technology of the channel mobility enhancement
2011	Digh Hisamoto	Chief Researcher of Electronics Research Center, Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.	Invention and development of "fin" structure MOSFETs
2010	Hiroo Kinoshita	Professor of Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry, University of Hyogo 　 Former Principal Researcher of Atsugi Electrical Communication Laboratory, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	Pioneering research and longtime contribution for industrial approach on extreme ultraviolet lithography
2009	Yoshinobu Nakagome	General Manager, Advanced Analog Technology Div., Renesas Technology Corp. (Former Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. )	Pioneering development of seminal low-leakage CMOS circuits
	Masashi Horiguchi	Chief Engineer, Advanced Analog Technology Div., Renesas Technology Corp. 　 (Former Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
	Takayuki Kawahara	Chief Researcher,Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
2008	Masaru Sasago	Team Leader, Process Development Center,Production Headquarters, Semiconductor Company,Panasonic Co., Ltd.	A pioneer research and industrial development of excimer laser lithography technology
2007	Hiroshi Iwai	Professor, Frontier Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Pioneering Work of Sub-50 nm MOSFET Research and Development"
	Hisayo S. Momose	Specialist , Center for Semiconductor Research & Development, Toshiba Corporation
	Tatsuya Ohguro	Senior Specialist, Center for Semiconductor Research &Development, Toshiba Corporation
2006	Takashi Ito	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Advanced Research for Highly-reliable CMOS Gate Dielectric Films by Direct Nitridation of Silicon
2005	Mitsuo Usami	Senior Chief Researcher Hitachi, Ltd., Central Research Laboratory	Development of Ultra-Small Chip for IC Tags and Related Technology
2005	Ryo Imura	Executive Managing Director Hitachi, Ltd. Mu-Solutions Division
2004	Kazutoshi Wakabayashi	System CAD, System Devices Res. Labs. NEC Corp.	High-level Synthesis and Verification on System LSI
2003	Jyunichi Murota	Professor Laboratory for Electronic Intelligent Systems.Tohoku University	Development of Group IV Hetero CVD Technology and Creation of Atomically Controlled Processing
2002	Tatau Nishinaga	President,Toyohashi University of Technology	Invention of micro-channel epitaxy for drastic reduction of dislocation in highly lattice-mismatched hetero-epitaxial systems
2001	Hiroyuki Matsunami	Professor, Kyoto University	Pioneer Work for High-Quality Epitaxial Growth of Semiconductor Silicon Carbide and Power Devices

Award year	Winner	Affiliation	Title
2021	Tetsuya Ishikawa	Director, RIKEN SPring-8 Center	Development of a compact X-ray free-electron laser SACLA and its deployment in research applications
	Hitoshi Tanaka	Deputy Director, RIKEN SPring-8 Center
	Makina Yabashi	Group Director, RIKEN SPring-8 Center
2019	Atsushi Maki	Chief Researcher, Center for Exploratory Research, Hitachi, Ltd. Research & Development Group	Development of wearable optical topography systems for the imaging of brain functions and its social implementation
	Masashi Kiguchi	Center for Exploratory Research, Hitachi, Ltd. Research & Development Group
	Hiroki Sato	Professor, Ph. D., Department of Bioscience and Engineering, College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology
2017	Kiyoshi Toko	Director, Research and Development Center for Taste and Odor Sensing, Kyushu University	Research and development of the taste sensor
2017	Hidekazu Ikezaki	President, Intelligent Sensor Technology, Inc.	Research and development of the taste sensor
2015	Hideyuki Takahashi	Full-time Director, SA Business Unit, JEOL Ltd.	Development of Soft X-Ray Spectrometer Dedicated to Electron Microbeam Analysis for Versatile Practical Application
	Masami Terauchi	Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
	Masato Koike	Associate and Senior principal scientist (re-employed after retirement, previously Unit Manager), Quantum Beam SCIENCE Center, Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (previously worked for Shimadzu Corporation)
2014	Tsutomu Masujima	Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN, Japan Team Leader, Laboratory for Single Cell Mass Spectrometry	Development of Nano-Mass Spectrometry for a Live Single Cell and Organelle and its Application to Drug Discovery and BioMedical Sciences
2013	Hiroyuki Fujita	Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo	Development of Micromachine Technology for Bio-Nano Characterization
	Hiroyuki Noji	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
	Gen Hashiguchi	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Shizuoka University
2012	Michio Tajima	Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science⁄Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Professor at Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties, Meiji University	Development and standardization of semiconductor characterization technique using photoluminescence
2011	Tutomu Nakanishi	Professor Emeritus at Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science,Nagoya University	Development and application of spin-polarized low energy electron microscope for dynamic observation of magnetic domains
	Yoshikazu Takeda	Professor at Department of Crystalline Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
	Takanori Koshikawa	Director and Professor at Fundamental Electronics Research Institute,Osaka Electro-Communication University
2010	Toshio Ando	Professor of School of Mathematics and Physics,College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University	Development of high-speed atomic force microscope and its application to dynamic observation of biomoleculesy
2009	Yasuaki Takada	Senior Researcher,Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Hitach , Ltd	Real Time Mass Spectrometry for Secure Society
	Masuyoshi Yamada	Senior Researcher,Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Hitach , Ltd
	Yuichiro Hashimoto	Unit leader, Senior Researcher,Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Hitach , Ltd
2008	Kazushi Yamanaka	Professor,New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University	Development of ball surface acoustic wave sensor(ball SAW sensor)
2007	Takeshi Hasegawa	Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of Multiple-angle Incidence Resolution Spectrometry and Application to Analysis of Molecular Structure in Ultrathin Films
2006	Yuji Miyahara	Director, Bioelectronics Group, Biomaterials Center, National Institute for Materials Science Also undertook position of Professor at Dept. of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, Graduate School of The University of Tokyo	Electrical Detection of Biomolecular Recognition Using Genetic Field Effect Transistor and its Application to Genetic Analyses
2006	Toshiya Sakata	Dept. of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School & Center for NanoBio Integration
2005	Kazuyuki Koike	Professor Division of Physics,Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University	Development and Application of Spin-Polarized Scanning Electron Microscope
2004	Reiko Kuroda	Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Development and application of Universal Chiroptical Spectrophotometer (UCS)
2003	Masashi Iwatsuki	Director and General Manager of Semiconductor Equipment DivisionJEOL	Development of Variable Temperature SPM (Scanning Probe Microscope)
2002	Kaneo Mouri	Professor,school of engineering Nagoya University	Development of Highly Sensitive Micro Magnetic Sensor Using Amorphous Wire:Magneto-Impedance Sensor
2001	Mitsuhiro Katayama	Assistant Professor, Osaka University	Development of coaxial impact-collision ion scattering spectroscopy and its application to in situ topmost surface analysis

Award year	Winner	Affiliation	Title
2021	Takeharu Nagai	Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University	Development and application of high-performance chemiluminescent proteins
2019	Hiroyuki Mano	Director of Research Institute, Director of Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics, National Cancer Center	Revolution in Molecular Targeted Therapies for Cancer and Realization of Genomic Medicine
2017	Yasuteru Urano	Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo	Rational and precise development of novel fluorescence probes and their practical usage in biology and medicine
2015	Hiroki R. Ueda	Professor, Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo Group Director, Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN	The realization of whole-body analysis with single-cell resolution by whole-body clearing technology
2014	Hiroshi Nagase	Professor, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI), University of Tsukuba	Design and Synthesis of Opioid Receptor Type Selective Ligands and their Application to Drugs
2013	Tadashi Miyasaka	Professor emeritus, Showa University; Auditor, School Corporation Showa University	Irinotecan Hydrochloride : the First Established Anticancer Agent as Camptothecin Derivatives
	Seigo Sawada	Special Researcher, Central Research Institute, Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
	Teruo Yokokura	Former Managing Director & Director of Central Research Institute, Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
2012	Yoshiki Sasai	Group Director, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology	Three-dimensional formation of brain and sensory tissues from pluripotent stem cells by self-organization
2011	Chikashi Toyoshima	Professor of Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, the University of Tokyo	Development of a crystallization method utilizing phospholipids and elucidation of the mechanism of calcium pump
2010	Teruhiko Wakayama	Team Leader of Laboratory for Genomic Reprogramming ,Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN	Development of novel animal reproduction technology
2009	Teruo Okano	Director, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University	Creation of Cell Sheet Engineering Based on Intelligent Surfaces
	Akihiko Kikuchi	Professor,Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
	Masayuki Yamato	Professor, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science,Tokyo Women's Medical University
2008	Shinya Yamanaka	Director, Center for iPS cell Research and Application(CiRA) Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University Professor, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University	Identification of factors that induced and maintain pluripotency
2007	Carninci, Piero	Concurrently acted as Senior Researcher at RIKEN's Discovery Research Institute and Genomic Sciences Center	Development of the Cap-trapper, a Fundamental Technology to Isolate Full-length cDNAs and Annotate the Genome Functio
2006	Keiko Shimamoto	SUNBOR,Senior Researcher	Study of Excitatory Neurotransmission System Based on Novel Molecular Probes
2005	Yoshinori Fujiyoshi	Professor Laboratory of Structural Physiology Department of Biophysics,Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University	Structural and Functional Study of Membrane Proteins
2004	Atushi Miyawaki	Laboratory for Cell Function DynamicsAdvanced Technology Development GroupBrain Science Institute, RIKEN	The multidisciplinary innovations in bioimaging technologies using fluorescent proteins
2003	Yaeta Endo	Professor in Biotechnology, Department of Applied Chemistry,EhimeUniversity Professor and Director,　 Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center,Ehime University	Establishment of Cell-Free Protein Synthesis System for Practical Usage
2002	Tetsuo Nagano	Professor,The University of Tokyo	Development of Novel and Practical Bioimaging Probes
2001	Kazuhiko Kinoshita	Professor, Okazaki National Research Institute	Development of the technology for the direct observation of dynamic motion of a single living molucule

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Semiconductor and its applications to System, Information Technology, Electronics

Measurement Science and Technology

Biotechnology and Medical Science

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