The 33^rd Polymer Materials Forum, Excellent Presentation Award

May 23, 2025

Toshiki Nakano of the Materials & Advanced Research Laboratory, Advanced Technology Research & Development Division, received the Excellent Presentation Award at the 33rd Polymer Materials Forum organized by The Society of Polymer Science, Japan.
This award is given to presentations that are highly rated overall, based on the research content, clarity of the poster display, quality of the presentation, and responses during the Q&A session.
The award-winning presentation, titled “Evaluation of long-wavelength transmissive polymer with low dielectric constant,” describes the development of an optical resin that combines infrared transmittance with thermoplasticity and high productivity. This resin is expected to be utilized in various infrared applications currently advancing, such as thermal vision systems.

FY2024 Ibaraki Prefecture Skilled Worker Award (Governor of Ibaraki Award)

Nov. 28, 2024

Sakiko Sasaki of the Production Department, Customized Products Business Unit, was honored as a Skilled Worker of Ibaraki Prefecture.
Every year, Ibaraki Prefecture recognizes outstanding skilled workers for fostering a culture of respect for craftsmanship throughout society, and promoting both the status and skill level of skilled workers.
Sasaki was awarded for her advanced skills as an electronic equipment assembler, including precise hand-soldering techniques that ensure high quality and minimize defects in assembling and adjusting the electronic components of optical products used in various environments, such as outer space and at sea. She is also highly regarded for her ongoing efforts in the training and mentoring of junior workers.

FY2024 Kanagawa Prefecture Outstanding Skilled Worker Award

Nov. 13, 2024

Yuta Minagawa of the Quality Assurance Department, Healthcare Business Unit, was honored as an Outstanding Skilled Worker of Kanagawa Prefecture in the category of Microscope Assembler. Kanagawa Prefecture awards outstanding skilled workers every year to improve their status and to encourage their desire to learn new skills. Mr. Minagawa was highly praised for his significant achievements, including the mentoring and training of the next generation and contributing to improved productivity.

Ceramic Society of Japan Ceramics Award

Oct. 12, 2023

Kietsu Saito of the Production division of Hikari Glass Co., Ltd. has been awarded the 2023 Ceramics Award (Skills Category) from the Ceramic Society of Japan, a public interest incorporated association. The Ceramics Award is given to individuals who have worked in a field related to ceramics and have made outstanding contributions to the progress and development of that field. At the awards ceremony, the president of the association presented the award certificates and medals to the recipients.

The venture which is in a business partnership withNikon CeLL innovation Co., Ltd., receive the “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award” at the 2023 Awards for Academic Startups

Aug. 24, 2023

Cellusion Inc. which is in a business partnership with Nikon CeLL innovation Co., Ltd., received the “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award” at the 2023 Awards for Academic Startups.
This year marks the 9th year for the Awards for Academic Startups. Among venture companies that have started businesses that utilize the results obtained at universities, this honors outstanding companies that are expected to be active in the future, as well as recognizing universities and companies that have particularly contributed to their growth. In the review, points that were highly praised include a development promotion system having been built to establish a new treatment method for bullous keratopathy using corneal endothelial substitute cells derived from iPS cells, steady progress in clinical research for products and technologies that have the potential to overcome the challenges of conventional methods, and for the fact there are expectations to provide hope for patients waiting for corneal transplants around the world.

Received the Excellent Paper Presentation Award at the 43th Annual Meeting of the Laser Society of Japan

May 31, 2023

Yuki Terui of the Fundamental Technology Development Department, Optical Engineering Division received the Excellent Paper Presentation Award at The 43th Annual Meeting of the Laser Society of Japan on May 31, 2023.
The Excellent Paper Presentation Award is given to an outstanding paper on laser technology presented at the annual meeting. Titled “Proposal and verification of simultaneous multi-color ISM using image rotator.” a technology that uses image processing to separate information from two wavelengths obtained by a single sensor in a microscopic method called “Image Scanning Microscopy (ISM)” was praised in this award.

Best Presentation Award at Rational Derivational Development Conference 2023

May 26, 2023

At the “Rational Derivational Development ^*1 Conference” hosted by the Association for Facilitation Of Rational Derivational Development, held on May 26, 2023, Takumi Ishikawa from the Software Development Department, Imaging Business Unit gave a presentation and won the “Best Presentation Award” given to the most outstanding presentation.
Titled “An Attempt to Improve Development Efficiency by Combining Feature Models and XDDP^*2 in Rational Derivational Development of Embedded Devices,” he presented the results of changing the style of development by combining various tools and paradigms, aiming to improve the efficiency of firmware development for digital single-lens cameras.

1. *1Rational Derivational Development: Developing a new product by modifying or improving a part of an existing product
2. *2XDDP (eXtreme Rational Derivational Development Process): A development method that focuses only on the “differences” based on the predecessor model, eliminating waste and pursuing rationality, rather than the traditional new development process