The 2025 Bionow Awards Shortlist is now confirmed!

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Bionow News
27 Jan 2026

Bionow is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2025 Bionow Awards, celebrating excellence, innovation and impact across the life sciences sector.

This year saw an exceptionally strong response, with a diverse range of high-quality nominations submitted across all categories and in record-breaking numbers. A total of 149 applications were received, representing a 50% increase on last year and reflecting growing engagement from across the life sciences community.

Entries were submitted by 86 organisations from across the UK and Europe, highlighting the breadth of companies, teams and individuals keen to showcase their work through the Bionow Awards. The judging panel faced a particularly challenging task, with outstanding entries spanning early-stage innovation, technical excellence, collaboration and commercial success.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to enter. The strength and quality of the applications is a powerful reflection of the talent, ambition and momentum within the life sciences community across the North, the UK and beyond.

 

About the Awards

The Bionow Awards are a flagship event in the life sciences calendar, shining a spotlight on the companies, teams and individuals driving progress across the sector. On 5th March 2026, the Awards dinner returns to the iconic Concorde Conference Centre, providing a fitting backdrop to celebrate achievement, open the champagne and recognise those pushing boundaries in science, healthcare and innovation.

 

The 2025 Nominees Shortlist

Bionow Start-Up Award sponsored by RSM

  • ClotProtect Therapeutics
  • Revela Health
  • Serenatis Bio

 

Bionow Project of the Year Award sponsored by Waters

  • Nevrargenics - Ellorarxine™: A Novel Drug for Neuroregeneration
  • UNIK Biotherapeutics - UBCanBio (University of Bradford Cancer Biotherapeutics)
  • University of Liverpool - Microbiome: Accelerating Innovation and Development (MAID) Hub

 

Bionow Product of the Year Award sponsored by Health Innovation Manchester | Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber | Health Innovation North West Coast

  • ApconiX - The iLA range of CNS liability assays
  • Atelerix - BloodReady™
  • KOKU Health - KOKU Health
  • Molnlycke Healthcare - Steriwave

 

Bionow Technical Service Award sponsored by QIAGEN

  • Bouygues Energies & Services - High-Containment Vaccine Facility Design & Delivery - Valneva Oakbank Site
  • Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) - MDC Radiopharmaceutical Services: Supporting the UK’s radiopharmaceutical revolution
  • Scientist.com - R&D Orchestration Platform
  • Spotlight Pathology - Spotlight Lymphoma, AI Diagnostic Support Device

 

Bionow Business Support Award sponsored by ITS

  • LYVA Labs - Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerators
  • Pioneer Group - Pioneer Accelerator and Venture Building Support
  • Tiro Training - ICR Scientific Officer Talent Development Apprenticeship Programme

 

Bionow Rising Star Award sponsored by CSL Seqirus

  • Charlotte Haskayne - Biofortuna
  • Maria Giovanna Lizio - University of Manchester Innovation Factory
  • Stuart Hannah - Microplate DX
  • Toby Burgess - Mitotype Precision Labs

 

Bionow One to Watch Award sponsored by ApconiX

  • Pia Boeber – AstraZeneca
  • Alison Fielder – AstraZeneca
  • Tayla MacDonald – Pharmaron Biologics (UK)
  • Robert Naughton – Sino Biological
  • Holly Rimmer - AstraZeneca
  • Amelia Watson – AstraZeneca
  • Louisa Zolkiewski – ApconiX

 

Bionow Social Impact Award sponsored by Dawsongroup

  • Mast Group - FIT Aid
  • Northwest Women in STEM - A non-profit community interest group
  • University of Sheffield - UK-SEA Vax Hub

 

Bionow Partnership & Collaboration Award sponsored by Mills & Reeve

  • Kidney Research UK - NURTuRE
  • The University of Liverpool - Transforming Health Together: University of Liverpool and Roche Diagnostics Limited
  • The University of Manchester - Centre for Advanced Diagnostics Development and Application (CADDA)

 

Bionow Sustainability Award sponsored by Merck Group

  • AstraZeneca Liverpool
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Pd-m International Ltd
  • RSSL

 

Bionow Business Growth Award sponsored by SRG

  • FibroFind Ltd
  • Inventus Group
  • Roslin CT

 

Bionow Investment Deal of the Year Award sponsored by Bouygues Energies & Services, Industry

  • InvenireX Seed Raise - DSW Ventures
  • XtalPi Group acquisition of LCC to form LCC Technologies Ltd - LCC Technologies
  • OCUWELL Investment - LYVA Labs

 

Bionow Outstanding Contribution Award (invitation only) sponsored by Sci-Tech Daresbury | STFC

  • Winner to be announced on the evening – watch this space!

 

Bionow Company of the Year Award (invitation only) sponsored by Squire Patton Boggs

  • AstraZeneca
  • Concept Life Sciences
  • Roslin CT

 

Commenting on the shortlist, Geoff Davison, CEO of Bionow, said: “The quality of applications this year has been exceptional, and the judges had a very tough job narrowing them down. This is one of the strongest and most competitive fields we’ve ever seen, with record numbers of entries, and I’m really looking forward to celebrating with everyone at the Awards Dinner on 5th March.”

 

Reserve your tickets and tables for this year’s event here.

 

Event sponsors: Appleyard Lees | Bruntwood SciTech