Notice: Concerning the 2003 Takeda Awards and the Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship
Awards
Release Date: July 7, 2003
The Takeda Foundation was established in 2001 and has been presenting awards
to people who have made scientific and technological achievements that
have enhanced or will enhance the value of human life and lead to an increase
in the wealth, richness and happiness of people. At present the Foundation
is small but working very hard to be a unique entity recognized by many
people.
However, the ongoing economic recession has badly affected the financial
situation of the Foundation, and we have been reviewing our 2003 activities
to restructure the financial situation. We have decided to stop conducting
two awarding programs, the Takeda Awards and the Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship
Awards, and to concentrate on the research and publicity programs until
the Foundation is restored to a healthy financial situation. We are very
sorry to announce this news but hope all people will understand our situation
and support our decision. We apologize to those people who nominated candidates
for the 2003 Takeda Awards, those who responded to the recruitment of session
titles for the 2003 Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Awards, and those who
have been supporting the Foundation's activities for our failure to meet
your expectations.
For the moment, we will concentrate on research and publicity programs
to deepen the concepts of the Foundation and try to restore a healthy financial
situation so that we can restart the awarding programs. We sincerely hope
all people including nominators, past awardees, friends, and supporters
of the Foundation will understand situation and support our decision. We
also hope all these people continue to support the Foundation and its activities.
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