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Regeneron ISEF 2026 Winners Announced

Analysis based on 10 articles · First reported May 15, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026

Sentiment
20
Attention
2
Articles
10
Market Impact
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Market Impact

The event positively impacts Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' brand image and commitment to STEM, potentially fostering future innovation. The recognition of young scientists like Hikaru Kuribayashi, Lakshmi Agarwal, and Nikola Veselinov highlights advancements in various scientific fields, which could lead to future technological and medical breakthroughs, benefiting related industries.

Biotechnology Education Technology
Event Summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Society for Science announced the winners of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2026 (Regeneron ISEF), the world's largest pre-college STEM competition. Over $7 million in awards were distributed to more than 1,700 young scientists from over 67 countries. Hikaru Kuribayashi won the top $100,000 George Yancopoulos Innovator Award for his simulation program on complex folding. Lakshmi Agarwal and Nikola Veselinov each received $75,000 Regeneron Young Scientist Awards for their respective projects on water purification and a new mathematics theorem. Other notable awards went to Evan Budz for an AI-powered microplastic detection robot, Anusha Arora for a music therapy device, Kevin Sun for plastic recycling innovation, Ilaria Liedtke for brain cell research using magnets, Aakash Manaswi for a CO2-based honey bee pest control system, and Evan Morris for a low-cost seizure detection system. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' significant investment in these programs underscores its commitment to fostering the next generation of STEM leaders.

Key Actions
100 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced winners Society for Science
100 Society for Science announced winners Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
90 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals invests in programs Society for Science
80 Hikaru Kuribayashi won award
60 Lakshmi Agarwal received award
60 Nikola Veselinov received award
Entities Involved
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is the title sponsor of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) and invests significantly in STEM programs, enhancing its public image and potentially attracting future talent.
Importance 100 Sentiment 20
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Society for Science
Society for Science co-organizes Regeneron ISEF, promoting science education and its mission through this global competition.
Importance 90 Sentiment 10
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Hikaru Kuribayashi
Hikaru Kuribayashi won the $100,000 George Yancopoulos Innovator Award at Regeneron ISEF for his simulation program on complex folding.
Importance 80 Sentiment 10
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George Yancopoulos
George Yancopoulos is the co-Founder, Board co-Chair, President, and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and the Innovator Award is named in his honor, reflecting his commitment to STEM.
Importance 70 Sentiment 10
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Lakshmi Agarwal
Lakshmi Agarwal received a Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $75,000 for her invention of a sponge that removes salmon-killing pollutants from water.
Importance 60 Sentiment 10
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Nikola Veselinov
Nikola Veselinov received a Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $75,000 for describing a new theorem in mathematics.
Importance 60 Sentiment 10
per
Evan Budz
Evan Budz received the Gordon E. Moore Award for his AI-powered imaging robot to detect microplastics in water.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
per
Anusha Arora
Anusha Arora received the F. Thomson Leighton and Bonnie Berger Family Prize for her music therapy device.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
per
Kevin Sun
Kevin Sun received the Craig R. Barrett Award for his new method to sort plastic recyclables using a dissolvable tag.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
per
Ilaria Liedtke
Ilaria Liedtke received the H. Robert Horvitz Prize for her research on studying brain cells using magnets.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
per
Aakash Manaswi
Aakash Manaswi received the Peggy Scripps Award for his CO2-based system to kill honey bee pests.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
per
Evan Morris
Evan Morris received the Mary Sue Coleman Award for his low-cost system to detect and interrupt seizure-like behavior in a worm model.
Importance 40 Sentiment 5
priv
Jane Street Group
Jane Street Group sponsored several category awards at Regeneron ISEF, supporting STEM education.
Importance 10 Sentiment 5
ngo
Scripps Research
Scripps Research sponsored the Chemistry category at Regeneron ISEF.
Importance 10 Sentiment 5
ngo
Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council sponsored the Earth and Environmental Sciences category at Regeneron ISEF.
Importance 10 Sentiment 5
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