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AWARD CATEGORIES


18 Life Science Award Categories

There will be 1st (Gold), 2nd (Silver) and 3rd (Bronze) placed announcements in each category, with 1st place exclusively awarded the commissioned crystal trophy.

Points will also be awarded to all finalists based on their finishing positions, and will be counted towards a Region Winner award, with all finalists representing the winning region also receiving a commemorative commissioned Bronze Medallion. 


Seed-Stage
Finance Raise of the Year

  • Must be a fundraise by a private company
  • Must be a company with European headquarters
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Series A
Finance Raise of the Year

  • Must be a fundraise by a private company
  • Must be a company with European headquarters
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Series B
Finance Raise of the Year

  • Must be a fundraise by a private company
  • Must be a company with European headquarters
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Series C (& beyond)
Finance Raise of the Year

  • Must be a fundraise by a private company
  • Must be a company with European headquarters
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IPO
of the Year

  • Must be a public company
  • Must be a company with a European headquarters
  • Must be an IPO (primary, up-listing or dual-listing) NOT a secondary placement or follow-on
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Post-IPO Equity
Raise of the Year

  • Must be a public company
  • Must be a company with a European headquarters
  • Raise must be a secondary placement, follow-on or PIPE, NOT an IPO, up-listing or dual-listing
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Venture Capital
Firm of the Year

  • Open to venture capital firms only
  • Firm must have more than 20% portfolio holdings in healthcare and/or life sciences companies
  • Firms must have headquarters in Europe
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Deal of the Year
(<€500m)

  • Deal size must be less than €500m
  • The lead company must be a European Life Science company
  • Open to private or public companies WITH peers, pharma, commercial leaders or big tech
  • Deal can be either a licensing deal, single asset acquisition or collaborative agreement involving a particular drug, project or group of drugs/projects
  • A license, partnership or alliance between companies NOT M&A
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Deal of the Year
(>€500m)

  • Deal size must be equal to or greater than €500m
  • The lead company must be a European Life Science company
  • Open to private or public companies WITH pharma, commercial leaders or big tech
  • Deal can be either a licensing deal, single asset acquisition or collaborative agreement involving a particular drug, project or group of drugs/projects
  • A license, partnership or alliance between companies NOT M&A
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M&A
Deal of the Year

  • The lead company must be a European Life Science company
  • Open to private, public companies, pharma, commercial leaders or big tech
  • Deal must be an M&A deal NOT a license, partnership or alliance
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Pharma BD
Team of the Year

  • Open to all pharma companies and large cap large cap biotech companies with a market capitalisation that is €1bn or above.
  • Open to all business development teams or cross-company teams on a specific deal/project
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Biotech
Company of the Year

  • Open to all Biotech therapeutic companies with European Headquarters
  • Open to all biotech companies companies with a market capitalisation that is €10bn or less
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Medtech
Company of the Year

  • Open to all Medtech/Medical Device/Diagnostics companies with European Headquarters
  • Open to all Medtech/Medical Device/Diagnostics companies companies with a market capitalisation that is €10bn or less
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Healthtech
Company of the Year

  • Open to all Healthtech companies with European Headquarters
  • Open to all Healthtech companies with a market capitalisation that is €10bn or less
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Private Company
CEO of the Year

  • Open to CEOs of privately owned life science companies
  • Must be a company registered with European headquarters

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Public Company
CEO of the Year

  • Open to CEOs of publicly-listed life science companies
  • Must be a company registered with European headquarters
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Black-Led Business
Leader of the Year

  • Must be a Founder or C-suite level member of a private company
  • Must be a company registered with European headquarters
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Women-Led Business
Leader of the Year

  • Must be a Founder or C-suite level member of a private company
  • Must be a company registered with European headquarters
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