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In the news release, An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge", issued Oct. 7, 2025 by World Meditation League (WML) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the photos have been updated. The complete, corrected release follows:
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Meditation entered a new era as the World Meditation League (WML), and All Here introduced Japan's first Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge in the gardens of Happo-en.
This unprecedented event took meditation beyond personal introspection — transforming it into a measurable, observable, and competitive discipline through neuroscience.
For the first time, audiences witnessed meditation in real time, as brain activity, attention, self-awareness and inner silence were displayed as quantifiable data on screen.
Technology × Architecture × Nature — Kengo Kuma and All Here's Meditation Capsule Unveiled
The afternoon began with a presentation by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma, who unveiled Zenbu Koko — an immersive meditation XR platform developed by All Here.
"I have long wanted to seamlessly connect architecture, emptiness, and nature," Kengo Kuma shared. "When I learned Erkin Bek shared this vision through meditation and science, I was deeply inspired by his ideas, and it became the starting point for my involvement in designing the Meditation Capsule — my first work with XR technology"
Built from wood particles, Zenbu Koko embodies this vision — a journey from uniting self-consciousness with natural surroundings of Earth in Part I, transitioning to the celestial experiences in the sky in Part II, further elevating to the outer space and onward towards galactic centres and the cosmic voids in the final Part III. The particles at first provide a sense of space, and gradually dissolve along with the bodily elements, eventually leading to the union of self-consciousness with the emptiness of the universe.
Novel experiences are embedded along the way such as the Self-Attention Perspective (SAP), haptic devices and use of sophisticated methods of modern XR technology. Extensive educational content is incorporated from Eastern meditation traditions and fundamental neuroscience.
Kengo Kuma also revealed a parallel collaboration with All Here — his first architectural project in India: an advanced meditation sanctuary and research center designed to blend naturally into the Himalayan environment, using locally sourced materials.
Quantifying the Invisible - The Tokyo QM3™ Challenge
The highlight of the event was the Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge — a live, science-based performance that transformed inner silence into measurable achievement.
Using advanced brain imaging and Dynamic Neuro-Imaging technology integrated into All Here's Quantified Meditation System Dashboard, each participant's practice was visualized and quantified through the following metrics:
- Concentration & Mindfulness Index (CMI) – measures level of attention and self-awareness, while reducing the past & future mind-wander.
- Silent Mind Index (SMI) – represents the ascent towards the Silence of Mind, a state of sustained inner silence and clarity
- QM3™ – The Peak of Meditation — captures the deepest three minutes of inner stability and silence, marking the summit of the meditation session and ability to remain there beyond a single moment.
Commentary was led by renowned British and Japanese sports commentators Rob Walker, Alex Hatton, Founder Erkin Bek, and Prof. Christoph Michel, Chief Neuroscientific Director at All Here — leading neuroscience, technology and meditation into an atmosphere as engaging as a sporting event.
As Erkin Bek, explained "For the first time in history, silence itself becomes a measurable achievement. And with that, meditation, as a discipline of inner dynamics of thought and emptiness, becomes more than a practice - it becomes a quantifiable achievement. We can measure it, train it, and elevate it into a global challenge".
Among the challengers — Oana Budicastancu, Hisami Tsurumori, and Yu Mizuno — Ms. Tsurumori achieved the highest QM3™ score. "I began meditation due to illness nearly two decades ago and have practiced every day since," she shared. "If you're feeling stressed & anxious in your life, I hope meditation brings you inner peace as it did for me."
Ikigai and the Science of Inner Being
Following the challenge, neuroscientist Prof. Ken Mogi, author of The Little Book of Ikigai, delivered a keynote titled "Find your Ikigai with Quantified Meditation."
"By combining traditional meditation with the latest technology, we open new possibilities. In an age of information overload — especially when AI generates endless data — it's vital to return to our inner universe. Technology-assisted meditation helps us rediscover our ikigai."
Meditation Cities — A Vision for the Future
The program concluded on "Mindful Cities", keynote by Mikio Shishido, from Zen 2.0 and Kamakura Mindfulness Lab.
"As AI advances, human sensitivity and inner awareness become more important," he said. "Meditation will continue to hold profound significance for developing our inner world."
He highlighted Kamakura — birthplace of Japanese Zen — as an ideal setting for cultivating mindful cities and collaborating with communities: "It embodies the Zen culture deeply intertwined with a meditating society."
A Turning Point for the Science of Meditation
By the end of the evening, the message was clear: meditation has entered the modern age — tangible, quantifiable and inspirational as a pursuit of human excellence. This event marked the first step toward establishing meditation as a socially recognized competitive discipline.
All Here & World Meditation League along with its remarkable global partners, scientists, collaborators, meditation leaders and practitioners around the world have begun a new movement - "Inspire to Meditate with Science & Technology".
Event Overview
Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge, October 2, 2025
Venue: Happo-en, Tokyo
Organizers: The World Meditation League and All Here
Official Website: www.wml.org
In the news release, An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge", issued Oct. 7, 2025 by World Meditation League (WML) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the photos have been updated. The complete, corrected release follows:
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An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Meditation entered a new era as the World Meditation League (WML), and All Here introduced Japan's first Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge in the gardens of Happo-en.
This unprecedented event took meditation beyond personal introspection — transforming it into a measurable, observable, and competitive discipline through neuroscience.
For the first time, audiences witnessed meditation in real time, as brain activity, attention, self-awareness and inner silence were displayed as quantifiable data on screen.
Technology × Architecture × Nature — Kengo Kuma and All Here's Meditation Capsule Unveiled
The afternoon began with a presentation by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma, who unveiled Zenbu Koko — an immersive meditation XR platform developed by All Here.
"I have long wanted to seamlessly connect architecture, emptiness, and nature," Kengo Kuma shared. "When I learned Erkin Bek shared this vision through meditation and science, I was deeply inspired by his ideas, and it became the starting point for my involvement in designing the Meditation Capsule — my first work with XR technology"
Built from wood particles, Zenbu Koko embodies this vision — a journey from uniting self-consciousness with natural surroundings of Earth in Part I, transitioning to the celestial experiences in the sky in Part II, further elevating to the outer space and onward towards galactic centres and the cosmic voids in the final Part III. The particles at first provide a sense of space, and gradually dissolve along with the bodily elements, eventually leading to the union of self-consciousness with the emptiness of the universe.
Novel experiences are embedded along the way such as the Self-Attention Perspective (SAP), haptic devices and use of sophisticated methods of modern XR technology. Extensive educational content is incorporated from Eastern meditation traditions and fundamental neuroscience.
Kengo Kuma also revealed a parallel collaboration with All Here — his first architectural project in India: an advanced meditation sanctuary and research center designed to blend naturally into the Himalayan environment, using locally sourced materials.
Quantifying the Invisible - The Tokyo QM3™ Challenge
The highlight of the event was the Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge — a live, science-based performance that transformed inner silence into measurable achievement.
Using advanced brain imaging and Dynamic Neuro-Imaging technology integrated into All Here's Quantified Meditation System Dashboard, each participant's practice was visualized and quantified through the following metrics:
- Concentration & Mindfulness Index (CMI) – measures level of attention and self-awareness, while reducing the past & future mind-wander.
- Silent Mind Index (SMI) – represents the ascent towards the Silence of Mind, a state of sustained inner silence and clarity
- QM3™ – The Peak of Meditation — captures the deepest three minutes of inner stability and silence, marking the summit of the meditation session and ability to remain there beyond a single moment.
Commentary was led by renowned British and Japanese sports commentators Rob Walker, Alex Hatton, Founder Erkin Bek, and Prof. Christoph Michel, Chief Neuroscientific Director at All Here — leading neuroscience, technology and meditation into an atmosphere as engaging as a sporting event.
As Erkin Bek, explained "For the first time in history, silence itself becomes a measurable achievement. And with that, meditation, as a discipline of inner dynamics of thought and emptiness, becomes more than a practice - it becomes a quantifiable achievement. We can measure it, train it, and elevate it into a global challenge".
Among the challengers — Oana Budicastancu, Hisami Tsurumori, and Yu Mizuno — Ms. Tsurumori achieved the highest QM3™ score. "I began meditation due to illness nearly two decades ago and have practiced every day since," she shared. "If you're feeling stressed & anxious in your life, I hope meditation brings you inner peace as it did for me."
Ikigai and the Science of Inner Being
Following the challenge, neuroscientist Prof. Ken Mogi, author of The Little Book of Ikigai, delivered a keynote titled "Find your Ikigai with Quantified Meditation."
"By combining traditional meditation with the latest technology, we open new possibilities. In an age of information overload — especially when AI generates endless data — it's vital to return to our inner universe. Technology-assisted meditation helps us rediscover our ikigai."
Meditation Cities — A Vision for the Future
The program concluded on "Mindful Cities", keynote by Mikio Shishido, from Zen 2.0 and Kamakura Mindfulness Lab.
"As AI advances, human sensitivity and inner awareness become more important," he said. "Meditation will continue to hold profound significance for developing our inner world."
He highlighted Kamakura — birthplace of Japanese Zen — as an ideal setting for cultivating mindful cities and collaborating with communities: "It embodies the Zen culture deeply intertwined with a meditating society."
A Turning Point for the Science of Meditation
By the end of the evening, the message was clear: meditation has entered the modern age — tangible, quantifiable and inspirational as a pursuit of human excellence. This event marked the first step toward establishing meditation as a socially recognized competitive discipline.
All Here & World Meditation League along with its remarkable global partners, scientists, collaborators, meditation leaders and practitioners around the world have begun a new movement - "Inspire to Meditate with Science & Technology".
Event Overview
Tokyo Quantified Meditation Challenge, October 2, 2025
Venue: Happo-en, Tokyo
Organizers: The World Meditation League and All Here
Official Website: www.wml.org
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An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
An Era Where Meditation Becomes a Quantifiable Achievement -- Japan's First "Quantified Meditation Challenge"
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. and Braidwell LP participate as new investors
Stephen Williams, MD, Ph.D. joins as Chief Scientific Officer
Rebecca Chambers and Frank Witney, Ph.D. appointed to Board of Directors
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alamar Biosciences, Inc. ("Alamar"), a leader in precision proteomics dedicated to advancing the early detection of disease, announced the close of an oversubscribed convertible notes financing, bringing in more than $50 million of new capital. Accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. and Braidwell LP joined the financing as new investors. Existing investors, including Illumina Ventures and Sands Capital, also participated. The financing will support the continued commercial advancement of Alamar's precision proteomics platform.
"We deeply appreciate the continued support from our existing investors and are excited to welcome our new partners," said Dr. Yuling Luo, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Alamar. "Their confidence in our vision and strategy underscores the transformative potential of our work. This investment will enable us to accelerate innovation and continue to expand the reach of our platform, unlocking the full value of precision medicine and early disease detection."
Leadership and Board Expansion
Alamar also announced key additions to its executive leadership team and board of directors to support the company's continued growth and commitment to operational excellence.
To further strengthen its scientific leadership, Alamar welcomes Dr. Stephen Williams as Chief Scientific Officer. Steve brings more than three decades of experience in precision medicine and biomarker innovation. He most recently served as Chief Medical Officer at Standard BioTools and SomaLogic, and previously spent 18 years at Pfizer in senior leadership roles. A recognized leader in the scientific community, he has served on the NIH National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, helped launch the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, and co-founded the FDA-FNIH-PhRMA Biomarker Consortium.
Alamar has also appointed Rebecca Chambers and Dr. Frank Witney as directors to its board. Rebecca, Chief Financial Officer at Veracyte, brings deep financial and healthcare leadership experience from her current role as well as previous positions at Outset Medical, Illumina, Myriad Genetics and Life Technologies. Frank, an operating partner at Ampersand Capital Partners, adds over three decades of life sciences leadership experience, including serving as President and CEO of Affymetrix and Dionex Corporation, and currently sits on the boards of Revvity, Cerus Corporation, Standard BioTools, and several private companies.
"I am thrilled to welcome Steve to our leadership team, and Rebecca and Frank to our board of directors," said Dr. Yuling Luo. "Their deep expertise and diverse perspectives will be invaluable as we accelerate our mission to unleash the power of our Precision Proteomics platform, to enable broad impacts across health and disease. This is an exciting moment for Alamar, and we look forward to the impact their leadership will have on driving innovation and growth."
About Alamar Biosciences, Inc.
Alamar Biosciences is a privately held life sciences company dedicated to powering precision proteomics to enable the earliest detection of disease. Leveraging its proprietary NULISA™ technology and the ARGO™ HT System, Alamar's platform is designed to deliver ultra-high sensitivity and addresses key limitations of existing technologies to deliver precision proteomics. For more information, please visit alamarbio.com.
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Alamar Biosciences Announces Close of Oversubscribed Convertible Notes Financing and Expansion of Leadership Team
Alamar Biosciences Announces Close of Oversubscribed Convertible Notes Financing and Expansion of Leadership Team
Alamar Biosciences Announces Close of Oversubscribed Convertible Notes Financing and Expansion of Leadership Team
Alamar Biosciences Announces Close of Oversubscribed Convertible Notes Financing and Expansion of Leadership Team
