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Suematsu Award “Fundamentals and Developments of Innovative Value Creation”
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- Suematsu Award “Fundamentals and Developments of Innovative Value Creation”
Overview
The Suematsu Award “Fundamentals and Developments of Innovative Value Creation” provides a broad range of support for researchers who are engaged in research that leads to “Innovative Value Creation” in the fields of science and technology. A broad range of support is provided for various fundamental research, including humanities and social sciences, especially, for research relating to the fundamentals of innovative value creation.
Former Tokyo Tech President and Honorary Professor Yasuharu Suematsu was awarded the Japan Prize in 2014 for his contributions to the development of high-capacity, long-distance optical fiber communications through his research at the Institute, particularly his groundbreaking research related to dynamic single-mode lasers. He donated a portion of the prize money to Tokyo Tech in hopes of encouraging young scientists and engineers to pursue research in diverse fields, develop new technology systems, and delve into the unexplored domains of science. Suematsu hopes to create a rising tide of activities that will progressively reveal the shape of the future. Tokyo Tech Fund created the Suematsu Fund to promote research in line with Suematsu’s vision. President and Representative Director Hisao Taki of Gurunavi Inc., a Tokyo Tech alumnus and supporter of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Fund since its inception, donated a significant additional sum, making the creation of this award possible. This award changed its name from its predecessor and has been providing broader support since fiscal year 2023. Starting in fiscal year 2025, support will be expanded to include researchers in the medical and dental fields.
List of the Past Award Winners
FY2025 Application guideline【Internal】
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FY2025 Award Winners
Three researchers were selected through the screening by internal and external judges.
| Affilitaion | Title | Name | Research topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Major in Mechanical Engineering,School of Engineering | Assistant Professor | Yuki Hashimoto | Fundamental Study on Active Sweat Control Technology for Expanding Human Thermoregulation Capacity |
| Dept. of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences | Assistant Professor | Mizuki Nagata | Identification of the mechanism in periodontal regeneration using an integrative singlecell analysis |
| Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science,Institute of Integrated Research | Assistant Professor | Bo Zhu | Development of stable trillion-level biomolecular display system for in vivo ultra-high-throughput screening applications |
Award Ceremony
On September 4, a ceremony was jointly held to honor three Science Tokyo researchers awarded the 2025 Suematsu Award with the Science Tokyo Challenging Research Award.
Attending the ceremony were: the Three award winners, President and Chief Executive Officer Naoto Ohtake, Executive Vice President for Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Mutsuko Hatano, Honorary Professor Yasuharu Suematsu, Chairman and Director of Gurunavi Inc. Hisao Taki, President of National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) Kazuo Kyuma,, NEC Corp. Executive Advisor Nobuhiro Endo, In addition, Members of the Science Tokyo were in attendance.
A presidential address was given by Ohtake, followed by congratulatory speeches by Suematsu. Then the three award winners gave presentations on their research. Following their presentations, they received questions and many words of encouragement.