Advanced Technology Category
2006 Prize Field: Biotechnology and Medical Technology

Leonard Arthur Herzenberg (U.S.A., born 1931)
Immunologist and Geneticist
Professor, Stanford University

Contributing to the development of an instrument essential to the field of regenerative medicine: An immunologist/geneticist who made it possible to sort viable cells by their specific properties.

Basic Sciences Category
2006 Prize Field: Mathematical Sciences

Dr. Hirotugu Akaike (Japan, born 1927)
Statistical Mathematician
Professor Emeritus, Institute of Statistical Mathematics

A statistical mathematician who made a major contribution to statistical science and modeling by developing an information criterion known today as the "Akaike Information Criterion" (AIC).

Arts and Philosophy Category
2006 Prize Field: Art (Painting, Sculpture, Craft, Architecture, Design)

Mr. Issey Miyake (Japan, born 1938)
Designer

A designer who uses innovative technology to create clothing from the fundamental concept of "a piece of cloth," and who consistently creates garments that can be incorporated into people's lives, cutting across both time and national boundaries.