Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon in Autumn 2026

We are pleased to announce that NAKATANI Kazuhiko, Professor Emeritus of SANKEN, NAKANO Takayoshi, Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, and TAKEDA Kiyoshi, Professor of the Graduate School of Medicine and Director of Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), have been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon for Autumn 2026.
The Medal with Purple Ribbon is awarded to individuals who have made notable inventions or discoveries in the fields of science and technology, or who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in academia, sports, the arts, and culture.　

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SANKEN
https://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
Graduate School of Engineering
https://www.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
Graduate School of Medicine
https://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/
Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)
https://www.ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/