The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Annual Awards 2025
2024/12/02
1. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award 2025
Exploratory study on functional expansion of brain circuits
Yuji Ikegaya, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Yuji Ikegaya, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Natural Product-prompted Chemical Biology Research toward Drug Discovery
Hideaki Kakeya, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Hideaki Kakeya, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Development of targeted protein degradation and SNIPER compounds
Mikihiko Naito, Ph.D., Project Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Mikihiko Naito, Ph.D., Project Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Biosynthetic study on natural products for innovative drug discovery
Kenji Watanabe, Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
Kenji Watanabe, Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
2. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Contribution 2025
Lipid metabolism related to atherosclerosis: characterization of oxidized LDL in vivo and regulation of intracellular lipid droplets.
Hiroyuki Itabe, Ph.D., Professor,
Showa University, Graduate School of Pharmacy
Hiroyuki Itabe, Ph.D., Professor,
Showa University, Graduate School of Pharmacy
3. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Promotion 2025
Development of frontier artificial nucleoside derivatives utilizing fine molecular recognition of nucleic acids and deployment of drug discovery
Yosuke Taniguchi, Ph.D., Professor,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
Yosuke Taniguchi, Ph.D., Professor,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
Development of cell-penetrating peptides and their application to DDS
Makoto Oba, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Makoto Oba, Ph.D., Professor,
Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Development of targeted drug delivery system to bone or kidney using amino acid modification
Hidemasa Katsumi, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,
Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University
Hidemasa Katsumi, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,
Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University
Elucidation of pathogenesis and development of fundamental therapeutics of intractable diseases based on stem cell research
Eiichi Hinoi, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,
Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Eiichi Hinoi, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,
Gifu Pharmaceutical University
4. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists 2025
Development of biological-event manipulator triggered by molecule-light interaction
Naoya Ieda, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Naoya Ieda, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Establishment of quality assessment platform for pharmaceutical formulations based on the molecular-level characterization
Keisuke Ueda, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
Keisuke Ueda, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University
Development of Functional Artificial Nucleic Acid Materials and Ligand Conjugate Synthesis for Pharmaceutical Applications
Takashi Osawa, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
Takashi Osawa, Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
Functional analysis and inhibitor discovery of 2OGX based on their 3D-structures.
Yu Nakashima, Doctor of pharmaceutical sciences, Assistant Professor,
Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama
Yu Nakashima, Doctor of pharmaceutical sciences, Assistant Professor,
Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama
Efficient total synthesis of densely functionalized natural products by new complexity-generating strategy
Koichi Hagiwara, Ph. D., Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Koichi Hagiwara, Ph. D., Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Exploration and Biocatalytic Utilization of Enzymes in Natural Products Biosynthesis
Kenichi Matsuda, Doctor of Agriculture, Associate Professor,
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Kenichi Matsuda, Doctor of Agriculture, Associate Professor,
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
Development of catalyst systems enabling sp3 C‒H functionalization reactions
Harunobu Mitsunuma, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Harunobu Mitsunuma, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assistant professor,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Roles of Temperature and Reactive Oxygen Species in Physiology
Takahito Miyake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Department of Systems Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Takahito Miyake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Department of Systems Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
5. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Incentive Award for Women Scientists 2025
Development of a data-driven prediction model of adverse drug reactions using large-scale medical information and machine learning
Kaori Ambe, Ph.D., Lecturer,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
Kaori Ambe, Ph.D., Lecturer,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
Synthesis of multisubstituted compounds using catalyst-controlled site-selective reactions
Miyuki Yamaguchi, Ph. D., Research Assistant Professor,
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
Miyuki Yamaguchi, Ph. D., Research Assistant Professor,
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka
6. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Drug Research and Development 2025
Discovery of Ensitrelvir, a COVID-19 treatment targeting 3CL protease
Yuki Tachibana,
Vice President, Head of Business Development Department,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Vice President, Head of Business Development Department,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Yuto Unoh,
Chemistry for QOL Diseases 2, Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry Research, Drug Discovery Research Division,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Chemistry for QOL Diseases 2, Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry Research, Drug Discovery Research Division,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Shota Uehara,
Cheminformatics, Exploratory Medicinal Research, Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry Research, Drug Discovery Research Division,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Cheminformatics, Exploratory Medicinal Research, Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry Research, Drug Discovery Research Division,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Haruaki Nobori,
Sub-Group Leader, Infectious Diseases 3, Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Disease Research,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Sub-Group Leader, Infectious Diseases 3, Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Disease Research,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Teruhisa Kato,
Senior Director, Head of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Disease Research,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Senior Director, Head of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Disease Research,
SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Invention of trastuzumab deruxtecan, a novel cancer treatment drug, by innovating new-generation antibody-drug conjugate technology, DXd-ADC
Toshinori Agatsuma,
Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division & Vice President of Research Function,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division & Vice President of Research Function,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Yuki Abe,
Corporate Officer & Vice President of Research Innovation Planning Department,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Corporate Officer & Vice President of Research Innovation Planning Department,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Hiroyuki Naito,
Director, Research Innovation Planning Department,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Director, Research Innovation Planning Department,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Takashi Nakada,
Senior Director, Modality Research Laboratories I,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Senior Director, Modality Research Laboratories I,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Yusuke Ogitani,
Senior Director, Discovery Research Laboratories V,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Senior Director, Discovery Research Laboratories V,
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
7. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Educational Service 2025
Contribution to the promotion of pharmaceutical health science and producing pharmaceutical human resource development through its practice
Toshiyuki Kaji, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,
Tokyo University of Science
Toshiyuki Kaji, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,
Tokyo University of Science
Raising awareness of pharmaceutical knowledge to all levels of the public through publications and lectures
Shinji Funayama, Ph.D., Guest Professor,
Nihon Pharmaceutical University
Shinji Funayama, Ph.D., Guest Professor,
Nihon Pharmaceutical University
8. The Sato Memorial Award for Excellent Clinical Pharmacists 2025
Advancing Drug Interaction Management Based on the Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Significance Classification System (PISCS)
Yoshiyuki Ohno , Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Vice Director Department of Pharmacy,
The University of Tokyo Hospital
Yoshiyuki Ohno , Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Vice Director Department of Pharmacy,
The University of Tokyo Hospital
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