Introduction

In November 2001 the London Stock Exchange launched techMARK mediscience – the first international market specifically for healthcare companies.

Since then, the London Stock Exchange mediscience awards dinner has become "the" annual event for all quoted mediscience companies. This very popular get-together, held annually in June, recognises and rewards excellence within the quoted life-sciences sector, while also providing a forum for the mediscience industry and the City to meet in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere.

The event has grown and grown, in line with the rapid development of the quoted company sector, and this year will again be open to AIM companies, as well as those on the Main Market. This reflects the growing importance of AIM to both the quoted company and the life-sciences sector as a whole.

We are well aware that many AIM biotech companies and their advisers attended previous dinners and we hope that they will now have an added incentive to join us in what has proved to be one of the best networking events for the life-sciences community in the UK.

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