Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences Announces Winners of the 2025 Kao Science Award and Details for Ceremony/Lectures
The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences has selected two winners for the 2025 Kao Science Award: Professor Kosuke Suzuki (University of Tokyo) in Medicine/Biology and Professor Kosuke Fujimoto (Osaka University) in Chemistry/Physics. The award ceremony and commemorative lectures will be held on June 5.
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The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences (Chairman: Yoshihiro Hasebe) has selected two recipients for the 2025 Kao Science Award and will hold an award ceremony and commemorative lectures on June 5, 2026.
The Kao Science Award is dedicated to "Surface Science," recognizing outstanding researchers aged 45 or younger in the fields of "Chemistry/Physics" and "Medicine/Biology" who have achieved original and pioneering research results. Nominated by universities and selected by a foundation committee, the award has honored numerous researchers who have gone on to excel in their respective fields since its establishment in 1998.
From a total of 9 nominations in Chemistry/Physics and 14 in Medicine/Biology, the following two individuals were selected. The award ceremony and commemorative lecture will take place on June 5, 2026, at the seminar house within the Kao Corporation Sumida Complex.
2025 Kao Science Award Winners:
- Medicine/Biology: Kosuke Suzuki (Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Research Theme: "Development of Composite Inorganic Nanocatalysts"
- Chemistry/Physics: Kosuke Fujimoto (Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University)
Research Theme: "Development of Strategy for Microbiota Control using Phage-derived Lytic Enzymes for Next-generation Biotherapy"
Total since 1998: 54 awards, 90.5 million yen in total prize money.
Winners receive a certificate, a cash prize of 3 million yen, and a commemorative gift (wristwatch).
Ceremony/Lecture Date: Friday, June 5, 2026, 10:00 - 12:10
Location: Seminar House, Kao Corporation Sumida Complex (2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo).
The Kao Science Award is dedicated to "Surface Science," recognizing outstanding researchers aged 45 or younger in the fields of "Chemistry/Physics" and "Medicine/Biology" who have achieved original and pioneering research results. Nominated by universities and selected by a foundation committee, the award has honored numerous researchers who have gone on to excel in their respective fields since its establishment in 1998.
From a total of 9 nominations in Chemistry/Physics and 14 in Medicine/Biology, the following two individuals were selected. The award ceremony and commemorative lecture will take place on June 5, 2026, at the seminar house within the Kao Corporation Sumida Complex.
2025 Kao Science Award Winners:
- Medicine/Biology: Kosuke Suzuki (Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Research Theme: "Development of Composite Inorganic Nanocatalysts"
- Chemistry/Physics: Kosuke Fujimoto (Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University)
Research Theme: "Development of Strategy for Microbiota Control using Phage-derived Lytic Enzymes for Next-generation Biotherapy"
Total since 1998: 54 awards, 90.5 million yen in total prize money.
Winners receive a certificate, a cash prize of 3 million yen, and a commemorative gift (wristwatch).
Ceremony/Lecture Date: Friday, June 5, 2026, 10:00 - 12:10
Location: Seminar House, Kao Corporation Sumida Complex (2-1-3 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo).
FAQ
2025年度花王科学賞の受賞者は誰ですか？
医学・生物学分野は東京大学大学院新領域創成科学研究科の鈴木康介教授、化学・物理学分野は大阪大学微生物病研究所の藤本康介教授が受賞しました。
花王科学賞の対象分野と研究テーマは何ですか？
「表面の科学」をテーマに「化学・物理学」および「医学・生物学」分野を対象としています。鈴木教授は『複合無機ナノ触媒の開発』、藤本教授は『次世代バイオ治療法を指向したファージ由来溶菌酵素による細菌叢制御戦略の開発』で受賞しました。
受賞者には何が授与されますか？
賞状と副賞300万円、記念品（腕時計）が授与されます。
贈呈式と記念講演会はいつ、どこで開催されますか？
2026年6月5日（金）10：00～12：10に、花王株式会社すみだ事業場内セミナーハウス（東京都墨田区）で開催されます。
花王芸術・科学財団の目的は何ですか？
1990年の設立以降、芸術文化支援を行うとともに、1997年からは科学技術分野の研究支援も行っています。芸術と科学技術の両面から次世代の研究者や文化活動を支援することを目的としています。