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This section introduces R&D activities, which are highly evaluated from outside the company, by award category.

Year Awarded	Name of Award	Objective of Award	Administering Organization
2023	12th Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2023	Recognized as 100 leading companies in global innovation ecosystems for 2nd year in a row （appreciated for our high-level R&D and global and strong patent portfolios）	Clarivate Plc
2022	GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2022	Co-Creation Space / SYNERGYCA Creation Lounge	Japan Institute of Design Promotion
2022	11th Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2022	Recognized as 100 leading companies in global innovation ecosystems （appreciated for our global and strong patent portfolios）	Clarivate Plc
2021	Book of the Year, 77th IEEJ Academic Promotion Award	Data-oriented PID control	The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
2021	Society Award 2021 for High Prospectiveness/Prominent Achievement in Research from Pesticide Science Society of Japan	Researches on the evaluation of pesticide safety in humans using a pharmacokinetic approach	Pesticide Science Society of Japan
2020	Society Award 2020 for Prominent Achievement in Research from Pesticide Science Society of Japan	Theoretical and organic chemical approaches to environmental behavior and metabolism of pesticides	Pesticide Science Society of Japan
2020	Society Award 2020 on High Prospectiveness in Research from Pesticide Science Society of Japan	Study of uptake, translocation, and metabolic behavior of pesticides in water milfoil	Pesticide Science Society of Japan
2019	2019 Technology Awards from Combustion Society of Japan	Cross ministerial innovation promotion project (SIP) “Energy carriers”	Combustion Society of Japan
2018	IEC 1906 Award for 2018	Significant contribution to advancement in the electrical and electronics standardization activities of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)	IEC（International　Electrotechnical　Commission）
2018	TPM Awards for 2018, Award for Distinguished TPM Paper	Using inspection data to estimate the causes of corrosion on the outer surface of pipes	Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance
2018	Pfizer Highly Cited Paper Award 2018 by The Japanese Society of Toxicology	Hand1-Luc Embryonic Stem Cell Test (Hand1-Luc EST): A novel rapid and highly reproducible in vitro test for embryotoxicity by measuring cytotoxicity and differentiation toxicity using engineered mouse ES cells	The Japanese Society of Toxicology
2018	IEC Activities Promotion Committee of Japan President Award	Significant contribution of Japanese proposals in the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) field	IEC Activities Promotion Committee of Japan

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