Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Awards

Winners of the prestigious Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Awards 2015 were revealed during a ceremony held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on February 5, which was attended by over 800 guests from the global life sciences community.

The awards recognised success and achievements in innovation, investment, community engagement and collaboration, as well as the ongoing work of Scottish Enterprise and its partners to grow and develop a sustainable, globally competitive life sciences sector in Scotland.

Scotland's life sciences industry already contributes more than £3 billion a year to the Scottish economy with some 650 organisations employing around 35,000 people. It is globally recognised for its high levels of innovation – translating ideas and research into novel treatments and world-leading therapies.

Julia Brown, senior director of life and chemical sciences at Scottish Enterprise said: "Congratulations to this year’s winners. Once again the quality of the candidates was outstanding and reinforced the strength of the skills pool that makes up the Scottish life sciences industry. 

“The theme for this year’s awards was connectivity: from connecting with new markets and other sectors, to exploring potential collaborations. As an industry, it is vital that we work together to realise new opportunities in order to drive home long term, sustainable growth for the Scottish economy.” 

The winners of this year’s awards are:

Life Sciences Business Leadership (2014): Eleanor Mc Fadden, Frontier Science (Scotland) Ltd

Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Business Leadership (2014): Professor Andrew Hopkins, ex scientia Ltd

Investment of the Year (2014): NuCana BioMed Ltd

Innovation Award: Tactical Wireless Ltd

Innovative Collaboration: University of Glasgow with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Aridhia and Thermo Fisher Scientific Ltd, Glasgow

Community Engagement: BASF Pharma (Callanish) Ltd

Export & International Trade: ProStrakan Group plc