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Dr. Ian Frazer
(Australia)
Director, Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine The University of Queensland Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia |
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Awarded for his achievement in developing world's first cervical cancer vaccines, which contributed to the preservation of the seed of the human race. |
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Dr. Maximilian Haider
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Awarded for their achievement in the world-first Atomic Electron Microscope, a type of transmission electron microscope capable of atomic-level imaging using aberration correction technology. |
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Dr. Harald Rose
(Germany) |
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Dr. Knut Urban
(Germany) |
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Dr. Philippe Mouret
(France)
M.D., General Surgery |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the performance of the world-first practical laparoscopic cholecystectomy. He marked the beginning of rapid spread of endoscopic surgery and its related technologic innovations in modern medicine. |
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Dr. Richard R. Nelson
(U.S.A.)
George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs, Business, and Law, Emeritus, Columbia University |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change which views innovation as a key factor to substantially impact subsequent growth or deterioration of a given industry and economy as a whole. |
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Dr. Raj Reddy
(U.S.A.)
Professor of Computer Science and Robotics Carnegie Mellon University |
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Awarded for his pioneering role in robotics and computer science which are expected to be used in the future society for a broad range of applications including education, medicine, healthcare, and disaster relief. |
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Dr. Walter C. Willett
(U.S.A.)
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition,
Harvard School of Public Health |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the widely-accepted finding as a result of his lifelong efforts in large-scale cohort study that diet has the key role in prevention of chronic diseases. |
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Dr. Ken-ichi Mori
(Japan)
Adviser to the Board of Toshiba Tec Corporation |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the development of the first Japanese word processing engine. This processor was applied, and adopted as a basis, later for a number of multibyte languages. |
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Dr. Barry John Cooper
(U.K.)
Vice-President of Johnson Matthey Inc. Catalytic Systems Div. |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the development of the three-way catalyst, an environment-friendly device for exhaust gas treatment which substantially cleans emissions from automobiles. |
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Dr. Donald Mackay
(Canada)
Professor, Trent University |
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Awarded for his achievements associated with the development of the Mackay Model, a method to measure environment pollution by predicting behaviors of chemical substances in the natural environment. |
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Dr. Shuji Nakamura
(Japan)
Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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Awarded for his invention and development of the Blue LED, a power-saving diode with semipermanent life. An environmentally-benign diode, the Blue LED is substantially expanding LED applications in the real world. |
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