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2024 Shortlist and winners
Winners were announced at the gala dinner on Thursday 13 June 2024.
Best Communication Award
Sponsored by | ICR Consilium
Shortlist
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc
- hVIVO plc
- WINNER: MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG
- Syncona Ltd
- Tissue Regenix Group plc
- Verona Pharma plc
Breakthrough of the Year Award
Sponsored by | FTI Consulting
Shortlist
- CRISPR Therapeutics AG
- Kooth plc
- Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals
- WINNER: Valneva SE
- Zealand Pharma A/S
Best Technology Award
Sponsored by | RBC Capital Markets
Shortlist
- WINNER: 4basebio plc
- Avacta Group plc
- BiVictriX Therapeutics plc
- Creo Medical Group plc
- CRISPR Therapeutics AG
- MaxCyte, Inc.
The Emerging Star Award
Sponsored by | HSBC Innovation Banking
Shortlist
- AstronauTx Ltd
- Autifony Therapeutics Ltd
- CHARM Therapeutics Ltd
- NMD Pharma A/S
- Nuclera Ltd
- Quell Therapeutics Ltd
- Sitryx Therapeutics
- WINNER: Tubulis Gmbh
Mediscience Commentator of the Year Award
Sponsored by | MEDiSTRAVA
Shortlist
- Biotech Hangout
- Stephen Hansen/BioCentury
- Hannah Kuchler/Financial Times
- Natasha Loder/The Economist
- WINNER: Brad Loncar/BiotechTV
- Melanie Senior
Capital Market Transaction of the Year Award
Sponsored by | Edison Group
Shortlist
- argenx
- WINNER: Autolus Therapeutics plc
- Bicycle Therapeutics plc
- Galderma Group AG
- Kooth plc
- SCHOTT Pharma
Most Significant Contribution to the Mediscience Sector Award
Sponsored by | SP Angel
Shortlist
- Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier & Francisco Mojica
- EBD Group
- LifeArc
- WINNER: Ruth McKernan
- Novo Nordisk Foundation
Chief Executive of the Year Award
Sponsored by | Panmure Gordon
Shortlist
- WINNER: Karim Bitar/ Convatec plc
- Christian Itin/ Autolus Therapeutics plc
- Yamin ‘Mo’ Khan/ hVIVO plc
- Daniel Lee/ Tissue Regenix Group plc
- Flemming Ørnskov/ Galderma Group AG
- Jorge Santos da Silva/ MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG
- Adam Steensberg/ Zealand Pharma A/S
- Fredrik Tiberg/ Camurus AB
Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by | Cavendish
Shortlist
- Camurus AB
- CRISPR Therapeutics AG
- MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG
- PureTech Health plc
- Recordati SpA
- WINNER: Zealand Pharma A/S
2024 Key dates
The period under review for all Awards is 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
w/c Monday 4 March 2024 – nominations open
Thursday 4 April 2024 – nominations close
Thursday 2 May 2024 – Voting Panel meeting
Friday 3 May 2024 – shortlist announced
Thursday 13 June 2024 – winners announced at the European Mediscience Awards 2024
2025 Nominations
Nominations for the 2024 awards are now closed. Sign up above to be in time for next year.
Eligibility
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These awards are open to quoted mediscience companies on recognised exchanges throughout Europe, as well as European and UK-based companies that are quoted on NASDAQ.
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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.
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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.
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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.