On November 16th 2019, Dr. Hiroshi Abe, Senior Research Scientist of the Experimental Plant Division, and his collaborators have won the Technology Award in the 54th Annual the Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants. They have been recognized for their R&D activities to produce insecticide by the application of prohydro jasmone which regulates the function of jasmonic acid. The Award is given to researchers who have made outstanding or promising achievements in the practical application that uses chemical regulation of plants.

(From right to left) Prof. Tadao Asami (University of Tokyo) (right), President of the Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants, honored Dr. Hiroshi Abe (RIKEN BRC), Dr. Masaaki Mitomi (Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd), Dr. Masami Koshiyama (Zeon Corporation), Dr. Tamito Sakurai (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization), and Dr. Takeshi Ohya (Kanagawa Agricultural Technology Center) with the Technology Award.

Award Lecture