The Takeda Science Foundation was established on September 30, 1963 with an endowment from Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. in order to promote and contribute to the advancement of science and culture around the world.
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The Foundation provides financial support for scientific projects at universities and institutes throughout Japan.
University presidents and directors of institutes recommend novel and innovative research projects to the screening committee of the Foundation, and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation votes on the projects that the committee has selected. Since 1963, a total of 1,400 grants (1,100 million yen) have been awarded for research in the fields of medicinal, pharmaceutical, engineering and agricultural sciences.  |
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The Foundation has a scholarship program which provides medical doctors from Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, S. Korea, China and Indonesia with the opportunity for advanced medical and clinical training at selected medical institutions in Japan. Each year, outstanding young doctors are recommended to the Foundation's Board of Trustees by a panel of senior medical professionals in each of these countries. Since 1963, a total of 730 doctors have benefited from the 600 million yen in scholarships that have been provided by this program.
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The Foundation honors medical doctors and researchers who have made outstanding accomplishments in the field of medical science by presenting them with the Takeda Prize for Medical Science.
Over forty years have passed since this prize was first awarded in 1954 by Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. in commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the founding of the company. The Takeda Science Foundation began awarding this prize after it was founded in 1963. The Foundation's Board of Trustees approves the selection made by the screening committee from among a number of outstanding medical scientists. Two prizes are awarded each year, and the winners receive a certificate of commendation, a gold medal and a monetary award of 5,000,000 yen at a ceremony held in November. As of 1996, this award has been given to 81 medical scientists. |
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The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 which reduced a number of important libraries and several invaluable collections to ashes made Chobei Takeda V decide to collect and preserve ancient Chinese and Japanese books on Materia Medica and related subjects for the benefit of future generations.
He collected almost all the ancient medical writings that he could find, and his personal collection came to be known as Kyo-U Sho-Oku*. After his death, his son, Chobei Takeda VI, followed in his footsteps and continued to enlarge the collection. * The name "Kyo-U" comes from an ancient Chinese story and means something which promotes the growth of the field of medicine. The majority of this collection was contributed to the Foundation in 1977, and on April 28, 1978, the Kyo-U Library was established with the aim of preserving valuable resources in Asian medicine and related disciplines. The library is open to the general public, and special exhibitions are held every year in the spring and fall. |
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Since 1982, the Foundation has sponsored the Takeda Science Foundation Symposium on Bioscience every one or two years in Kyoto. The aim of the Symposium is to shed some light on challenging and yet unanswered questions in the Life Sciences, and renowned scientists from around the world are invited to give presentations and engage in discussions. To date the Symposium has dealt with the following themes:
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The Foundation publishes scientific books of a special category which commercial presses find difficult to accept for publication and also reprints of important works from its collections. The books so far are as follows:
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