2021 Shortlist and winners
The shortlist is shown below. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 16 November at the European Mediscience Awards 2021, subject to government guidelines.
Best Communication Award
Sponsored by | Optimum Strategic Communications
Shortlist
- Calliditas Therapeutics AB
- Ergomed plc
- Spire Healthcare Group plc
- UDG Healthcare plc
- Valneva SE
- Vectura Group plc
Breakthrough of the Year Award
Sponsored by | FTI Consulting
Shortlist
- Amryt Pharma plc
- argenX SE
- BioNTech SE
- Calliditas Therapeutics AB
- Diurnal Group plc
- Synairgen plc
Best Technology Award
Sponsored by | MC Services AG
Shortlist
- Avacta Group plc
- BioNTech SE
- CureVac BV
- MaxCyte Inc.
- Oxford BioMedica plc
- PureTech Health plc
The Emerging Star Award
Sponsored by | Design Portfolio
Shortlist
- Arecor Ltd
- Artios Pharma Ltd
- Callaly
- eTheRNA
- Evox Therapeutics
- IO biotech
- Nanoform Finland plc
- Prilenia Therapeutics B.V.
- Sanifit Therapeutics S.A.
- Verici Dx plc
Mediscience Commentator of the Year Award
Sponsored by | Instinctif Partners
Shortlist
- John Carroll/Endpoints News
- Fierce Biotech
- FT Health Team
- Natasha Loder/The Economist
- Derek Lowe
- Sabah Meddings/The Sunday Times
Capital Market Transaction of the Year Award
Sponsored by | SP Angel
Shortlist
- argenX SE
- Kiadis Pharma NV
- MaxCyte Inc.
- Redx Pharma plc
- Synairgen plc
- Verona Pharma plc
Most Significant Contribution to the Mediscience Sector Award
Sponsored by | Covington
Shortlist
- AstraZeneca plc/Jenner Institute/Oxford BioMedica plc/Vaccitech plc
- Kate Bingham and Clive Dix/UK Vaccine Taskforce
- Dr Ingmar Hoerr
- Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci/BioNTech SE
- Andreas and Thomas Struengmann
Best Newcomer Award
Shortlist
- Hyloris Pharmaceuticals NV
- Implantica SDB
- Kooth plc
- Nanoform Finland plc
- Vaccibody AS
- Verici Dx plc
Chief Executive of the Year Award
Sponsored by | Panmure Gordon
Shortlist
- Renée Aguiar-Lucander/Calliditas Therapeutics AB
- Lisa Anson/Redx Pharma plc
- Doug Doerfler/MaxCyte Inc.
- Thomas Lingelbach/Valneva SE
- Richard Marsden/Synairgen plc
- Jan van de Winkel/Genmab A/S
- Joe Wiley/Amryt Pharma plc
Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by | WG Partners
Shortlist
- AstraZeneca plc
- BioNTech SE
- Ergomed plc
- Genmab A/S
- MaxCyte Inc.
- Oxford BioMedica plc
2021 Key dates
The period under review for these Awards is 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
w/c Monday 15 March 2021 – nominations open
Friday 16 April 2021 – nominations close
Thursday 6 and Monday 10 May 2021 – Voting Panel meeting
Tuesday 11 May 2021 – shortlist announcement
Tuesday 16 November 2021, subject to government guidelines – winners’ announcement at the European Mediscience Awards 2021
2021 Nominations
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Eligibility
To be eligible, the majority of the business of the company, and its subsidiaries, must be in the healthcare (animal and human), medical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences sectors. In addition, a significant part of the company’s, and its subsidiaries’, activities should involve scientific research and development which may or may not be product specific. These awards are open to quoted mediscience companies on recognised exchanges throughout Europe. For the Emerging Star category, this award was designed for private mediscience companies, although recently quoted public companies could also be considered, at the discretion of the Voting Panel.