Sweden's day at Osaka expo

Sweden's day at Osaka expo

Kyoto University's Shinya Yamanaka, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2012 for developing iPS cells, makes a speech at a ceremony in Osaka on May 14, 2025, marking the event's Sweden day.

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel laureate researcher Shinya Yamanaka

Nobel laureate researcher Shinya Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Nobel laureate researcher Shinya Yamanaka, who heads Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2018.

World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 12, 2014, after a Japanese research team transplanted retinal cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to a woman in her 70s earlier in the day, marking the first time iPS-derived cells have been introduced into a human body by surgery. Yamanaka developed iPS cells, a type of stem cells that can grow into various human body tissue.

Indian leader Modi meets Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Kyoto

Indian leader Modi meets Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Nobel Prize laureate Shinya Yamanaka, professor and head of Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, at the center in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 31, 2014. Modi is said to be keen in promoting stem cell research in India as it may lead to finding an effective treatment for people suffering from blood diseases.

Nobel laureate Yamanaka speaks at LDP headquarters

Nobel laureate Yamanaka speaks at LDP headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (C), co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent," delivers a speech at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on June 4, 204.

Professor Yamanaka

Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

Professor Yamanaka

Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

Professor Yamanaka

Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Shinya Yamanaka (R), who heads Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, apologizes during a press conference at the university in Kyoto on March 1, 2014, following revelations that the university's laboratory conducting experiments on induced pluripotent stem cells has been warned by the science ministry about its careless control of genetically engineered mice.

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Shinya Yamanaka, who heads Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto on March 1, 2014, following revelations that the university's laboratory conducting experiments on induced pluripotent stem cells has been warned by the science ministry about its careless control of genetically engineered mice.

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

Kyoto Univ.'s Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Shinya Yamanaka, who heads Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, holds a press conference at the university in Kyoto on March 1, 2014, following revelations that the university's laboratory conducting experiments on induced pluripotent stem cells has been warned by the science ministry about its careless control of genetically engineered mice.

Yamanaka on STAP cells

Yamanaka on STAP cells

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2014. Yamanaka spoke about the recent announcement by a group of scientists regarding stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency, or STAP, cells.

Yamanaka on STAP cells

Yamanaka on STAP cells

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2014. Yamanaka spoke about the recent announcement by a group of scientists regarding stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency, or STAP, cells.

Yamanaka on STAP cells

Yamanaka on STAP cells

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka speaks during a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2014. Yamanaka spoke about the recent announcement by a group of scientists regarding stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency, or STAP, cells.

Project on iPS cell stock

Project on iPS cell stock

KYOTO, Japan - A Japanese Red Cross Society employee displays a poster at a blood donation center in Kyoto on June 17, 2013, as the group launches a campaign in Kyoto and Osaka urging blood donors to cooperate in an induced pluripotent stem cell stock project spearheaded by iPS cell developer and Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka.

Imperial garden party

Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L in front) and Empress Michiko (L in front) exchange words with Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his advanced research on iPS cells, during a spring garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on April 18, 2013.

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds the medal for the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine won by Shinya Yamanaka (L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013.

Abe meets Nobel laureates

Abe meets Nobel laureates

KOBE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) visits a laboratory belonging to Riken, a company that deals with the research of induced pluripotent stem cells in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2013. At left is Shinya Yamanaka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for the research of iPS cells. At center is Ryoji Noyori, Riken president and Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate. (Pool photo)

Nobel laureate visits minister

Nobel laureate visits minister

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (L), a 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine laureate, visits education minister Hakubun Shimomura (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2013. The minister pledged government support of 110 billion yen over 10 years for research on induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.

Marathons growing as means of collecting donations in Japan

Marathons growing as means of collecting donations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a page of the online fundraising site "Just Giving Japan," which Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka used to call for donations to the iPS Cell Research Fund established by the university. Yamanaka, co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, heads the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at the university.

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, and his wife Chika head to the royal palace for a banquet hosted by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2012. Yamanaka received his prize from the king in the Nobel Prize award ceremony the previous day. (Pool photo)

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

Nobel laureate Yamanaka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, and his wife Chika head to the royal palace for a banquet hosted by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2012. Yamanaka received his prize from the king in the Nobel Prize award ceremony the previous day. (Pool photo)

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows the medal, exhibited at the city hall of Stockholm, which Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, received at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in the city the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows the medal and diploma, exhibited at the city hall of Stockholm, which Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, received at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in the city the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, is applauded after receiving his prize during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yamanaka in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka (L), a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine, receives his prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)