2024 Bionow Annual Awards Dinner

The 2024 Bionow Awards Categories and Shortlisted Nominees

Bionow Start-Up Award sponsored by 

An outstanding organisation that initiated activity no earlier than January 2022 and which can demonstrate sustainability plus growth potential. The award will be judged on the quality of the company product, service or R&D initiative and acknowledges the potential for growth with the company, commercial aspects and route to market.

Shortlist:

• ClotProtect Therapeutics

• Invenirex

• ReNewVax

Bionow Project of the Year Award sponsored by   

Projects that have demonstrated a major step forward in research and generated intellectual property or demonstrated an innovative and novel approach to a problem.

Shortlist:

• Health Innovation North West Coast, Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board: Targeted Fuel Poverty Interventions in Cheshire and Merseyside

• iiCON – Infection Innovation Consortium: Manufacturing PnuBioVax for a phase 2 clinical trial

• The University of Manchester: Saraco Industries and The University of Manchester KTP

Bionow Product of the Year Award sponsored by          

High-quality innovative products which have impacted significantly upon a problem or problems, identified within the life science or healthcare sectors.

Shortlist:

• Decently: Melo

• KOKU Health: KOKU (Keep On, Keep Up) digital platform

• CSL Seqirus: Zoonotic vaccine for highly pathogenic avian influenza

Bionow Technical Service Award sponsored by   

The provision of specialist technical services which impact upon identified problems or where there is a gap in the market. These services demonstrate innovation in the service provided or within the business model utilised.

Shortlist:

• Concept Life Sciences: BioPALS – Biophysical and Active Learning Screen

• Crystec Pharma: Modified supercritical anti-solvent (mSAS®) particle engineering for stabilisation of biomolecules

• Pd-m International: Achieving sustainability in Life Science though sustainable technical innovation services

• Scientist.com: COMPLi - An Enhanced Due Diligence Platform for Sourcing Regulated Services

Bionow Business Support Award sponsored by   

The provision of innovative business support products and services,this award will be judged on the commitment, professionalism, creativity, and success of specialist support to businesses in the life sciences sector.

Shortlist:

• Arrow: A multi-university initiative fostering industry-academia collaboration

• LYVA Labs: Innovation consultancy, pre-seed investment and accelerator programmes for H&LS SMEs

• Medicines Discovery Catapult

• Pharmora: Assured Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance and Regulator Support Services

Bionow Rising Star Award sponsored by   

An exceptional individual within the first five years of their life science career or shortly following a career break or change. The individual will have demonstrated significant contribution to their current role, with the judges considering the quality and novelty of the individual’s approach, commercial potential, leadership and business development skills.

Shortlist:

• Angus Bancroft, RoslinCT

• Christina Dumitriu Jackson, AstraZeneca

• Daniel Todd, Invenirex

• Sarah Lockhart, CSL Seqirus

Bionow Social Impact Award sponsored by   

Activities aimed at creating significant, positive societal changes by addressing a pressing and defined challenge. These can be developed by a life science focused organisation and/or have an impact on the life sciences sector.

Shortlist:

• GenerationResearch (University of York)

• Health Equity North

• Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC)

Bionow Partnership & Collaboration Award sponsored by   

An organisation or business in the life sciences sector that has achieved a significant commercial outcome through collaboration or partnership involving at least one life sciences industry partner plus at least one other partner from academia, NHS, charity, third sector or industry.

Shortlist:

• CPI: Phage Therapy for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria - Overcoming the UK’s Manufacturing Barriers

• iiCON - Infection Innovation Consortium: The Infection Innovation Consortium

• Medicines Discovery Catapult: PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy)

Bionow Internationalisation Award sponsored by   

An organisation trading their products, services and expertise overseas that can demonstrate internationalisation successes such as increased export sales, new locations, markets or products and services (including clinical trials).

Shortlist:

• Biofortuna

• FibroFind

• Gentronix, part of Scantox Group

Bionow Business Growth Award sponsored by   

A life sciences company either involved in the manufacture, research and development or the provision of goods or services to the life-science sector who have demonstrated significant exceptional growth over the last two financial years.

Shortlist:

• Gentronix, Part of Scantox Group

• Sygnature Discovery Group

• Reacta Healthcare

Bionow Investment Deal of the Year Award sponsored by   

In recognition of an important financial deal, which demonstrates a significant capital raise, complexity or impact in terms of advancing the technology or service towards commercialisation. The significance of the deal to the global industry is also a factor that will be considered by the judges.

Shortlist:

• PulmoBioMed: Seed Round Investment

• Seda Pharma Development Services: Seda-Santander Partnership - Transforming Pharma Innovation through GMP Investment

• University of Manchester Innovation Factory: Apini Therapeutics

Bionow Outstanding Contribution Award sponsored by   

An exceptional individual who has made a significant contribution to the life sciences sector through a sustained career within the industry.

Winner to be announced at the awards dinner

Bionow Company of the Year Award sponsored by   

A leading, globally formidable company which has evidenced significant progress year-on-year whilst also demonstrating a particular uplift, step-change or other notable progress during the last 12-month period.

Shortlist:

• Pharmaron

• RoslinCT

• Seda Pharma Development Services