The winners of the 1st Japan Medical Research and Development Awards have been decided to honor the research and development cases that have made a great contribution to the development of medical care in the world.Keiji Tanaka, President of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, was awarded the Best Health and Medical Strategy Promotion Headquarters (Prime Minister) Award, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical was awarded the Health and Medical Strategy Promotion Deputy General Manager (Health and Medical Strategy Minister) Award. Was chosen.
According to the Health and Medical Strategy Office of the Cabinet Secretariat, the award was created by Yoshitake Yokokura, chairman of the Japan Medical Association, who also serves as chairman of the World Medical Association, after consulting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.The winners will be decided based on the deliberation of the selection committee made up of experts by the Health and Medical Strategy Office established in the Cabinet Secretariat, and will be commended by Prime Minister Abe, who is the general manager of the Health and Medical Strategy Promotion Headquarters.
President Tanaka discovered the proteasome, which is a proteolytic function, elucidated its structure and function, and pioneered the development of anticancer drugs.Otsuka Pharmaceutical has developed delamanid, a treatment for multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis, and has contributed to tuberculosis prevention and infectious disease control in developing countries.
Other winners are the following groups and individuals.
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award = Yoshizumi Ishino Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award = Toshiba Medical Systems, Kazuhiro Katada Professor Emeritus, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Masahiro Endo Managing Director, Association for Nuclear Technology in Medicine
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award = Tokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Waseda University Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences
Japan Medical Research and Development Organization Chairman's Award = Hiroshi Nishimasu Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Kenjiro Kimura Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Takanori Takebe, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Takao Hashiguchi Graduate School of Medicine, Kyushu University Associate Professor, Graduate School
