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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology winners by year

Inamori Foundation · Science prize · usually Jun · next expected Jun 2027

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Winners

20261 winner

Tsutomu MiyasakaProject Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama; Specially Appointed Professor, Waseda University · ElectronicsSource ↗

20251 winner

Shun-ichi AmariSpecially Appointed Professor, Teikyo University; Honorary Science Advisor, RIKEN · Information ScienceSource ↗

20241 winner

John PendryProfessor of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London · Materials Science and EngineeringSource ↗

20231 winner

Ryuzo YanagimachiProfessor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Manoa · Biotechnology and Medical TechnologySource ↗

20221 winner

Carver MeadCarver MeadGordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology · ElectronicsSource ↗

20211 winner

Andrew Chi-Chih YaoAndrew Chi-Chih YaoDean, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University · Information ScienceSource ↗
About this award

Japan's international award for lifetime achievement, whose Advanced Technology category rotates through electronics, biotechnology, materials science and information science.

EditionAnnouncedWinnersSource
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20231
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20211

The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (Jun); it changes when Inamori Foundation announces one.

New winnersSep 25, 2026Editions 2021 to 2026 loaded with 6 winners; the 2026 edition named Tsutomu Miyasaka.
Award addedSep 25, 2026Now tracked: Japan's international award for lifetime achievement, whose Advanced Technology category rotates through electronics, biotechnology, materials science and information science.