2025.10.15
Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa Receives the ”WIRED INNOVATION AWARD 2025”
Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, Director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, has received the “WIRED INNOVATION AWARD 2025“, presented by WIRED Japan.
The award honors individuals and projects that are driving innovation and shaping the future across science, technology, and society.
Dr. Yanagisawa has made major contributions to uncovering the mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness, including the discovery of orexin. He was also recognized for establishing a new interdisciplinary field, “sleep science,” by integrating neuroscience, experimental medicine, and pharmaceutical science. In addition, he also contributes to raising awareness and understanding in society of the fundamental question, ‘What is sleep?’
His appearance on WIRED Japan’s series “Tech Support” (August, 2023) remains one of the channel’s most viewed programs, with over 2.5 million views.
The full interview can be viewed at the following LINK.
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