2017 AWards 

• Business model / strategy
• Value creation / Value realisation
• Advancements in taking portfolio to market or through clinical stages
• Ability to move the business through key stages of development
• Securing of significant new funds for growth / strategic development
• Recent transactions and deals / post-deal performance
• Strength of industry partnerships
• Creation of new partnerships / leveraging existing Partnerships
• Strength of market reputation, corporate governance, investor relations and public relations
• Potential game / industry changing implications within next 12-months 
• Shareholder ROI (listed companies only)

START-UP LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY OF 2017

Open to privately owned Life Science companies that are less than 3 years on from incorporation.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Mereo Biopharma 

 PRIVATE LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY OF 2017

Open to privately owned Life Science companies that are greater than 3 years on from incorporation.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Immunocore - sponsored by Hume Brophy

 UK PRIVATE FINANCE RAISE OF 2017

Open to privately owned Life Science companies and their Advisors.

UK LIFE SCIENCE IPO OF 2017

Open to newly publicly listed Life Science companies and their Advisors.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Shield Therapeutics

UK PUBLIC FINANCE RAISE OF 2017

Open to publicly listed Life Science companies and their Advisors. Raise must be non-IPO ie. placements only.

UK PUBLIC LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY OF 2017

Open to pubicly owned Life Science companies only. Must be UK incorporated but can be listed on non-UK exchanges.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Clinigen - sponsored by EY

UK PUBLIC FINANCE RAISE OF 2017

Open to publicly listed Life Science companies and their Advisors. Raise must be non-IPO ie. placements only.

'ONE TO WATCH' PRIVATE UK LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY IN 2018

Open to privately owned Life Science companies.
PREVIOUS WINNER - MISSION Therapeutics - sponsored by RSA

'ONE TO WATCH' PUBLIC UK LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY IN 2018

Open to publicly owned Life Science companies.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Horizon Discovery

LIFE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY OF THE YEAR

Open to PR and Strategic Communications Firms and their Client.

UK LIFE SCIENCE CEO OF 2017

Open to CEOs from both privately and publicly owned Life Science companies.
PREVIOUS WINNER - Eliot Forster, Immunocore - sponsored by Clinigen Group plc