Shortlist for Bionow Awards announced, highlighting growth in North of England
The shortlist for this year’s Bionow Awards has been announced, demonstrating the growth and development happening in the North of England in the life sciences sector.
Bionow — a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the life sciences sector across the North — will announce the winners at the end of the month (30 November) at the Mere Resort in Cheshire.
“This year’s awards demonstrate once again how the Northern life sciences are continuing to flourish,” said Geoff Davison, chief executive of Bionow. “We have a breadth of business, academic excellence, depth of expertise and investment in specialist infrastructure to rival anything that any other UK region can offer. The Bionow Awards recognise its successes and achievements and we look forward to celebrating on the night.”
Tom Renn, managing director of Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP), which sponsors the awards added: “R&D is always a tough place to be — it’s never easy to be first, and we welcome the opportunity to acknowledge the innovators who are making sure our region continues to be competitive and attractive. The health of the life science sector in the North is of vital importance to our region, but also the wider UK. MSP is immensely proud to support these awards, and the job they do in showcasing the world class science happening here.”
The full shortlist is as follows:
Bionow Start Up of the Year Award (Sponsored by RSM)
- ApconiX
- LIG Biowise
- Seda Pharmaceutical Development Services
Bionow Healthcare Project of the Year Award (Sponsored by TRUSTECH)
- University of ManchesterHealth North: Connected Health Cities
- Northwest EHealthConneXon
- Sky Medical Technology / James Cook University Hospital South Tees NHS TrustReducing the time to surgery for ankle fracture patients
Bionow Project of the Year Award (Sponsored by Waters Corporation)
- Hart BiologicalsDOAC-TEM
- Sky Medical Technology / James Cook University Hospital South Tees NHS TrustReducing the time to surgery for ankle fracture patients
- University of ManchesterTest for the management and assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Bionow Product of the Year Award (Sponsored by Innovation Agency)
- Arcis BiotechnologyArcis DNA Pathogen Kit
- Crawford HealthcareKerraContact Ag
- ProvecaSialanart
- U-drainU-drain
Bionow Technical Service Award (Sponsored by Gateley plc)
- Aptus ClinicalAPTrans Consortium
- Cobra BiologicsDelivery of Technical Services related to the process development and manufacture of Plasmid DNA for Gene Therapy Products in clinical trials
- University of LiverpoolLiverpool Bio-Innovation Hub (LBIH) Biobank
Bionow Business Services Award (Sponsored by World Courier)
- Business Growth HubSTEP INto Healthcare
- Complete ResourcingSupporting biomedical businesses from start-up to exit
- Innovation AgencyHealthcare Business Connect
Bionow Promising Technologist of the Year Award (Sponsored by Seqirus)
- Peter Chater, Postdoctoral Research AssociateNewcastle University
- Sarah Davies, GMP Production ManagerCobra Biologics
- Simon Clark, MRC Career Development FellowUniversity of Manchester
Bionow Investment Deal of the Year Award (Sponsored by QIAGEN)
- ADC Biotechnology Limited and Acceleris CapitalADC Biotechnology Limited
- Microbiosensor LimitedSeries A investment in Microbiosensor by Catapult Ventures and Maven Capital Partners
- Skin Biotherapeutics plcSkinBioTherapeutics IPO
- Sky Medical Technology£22.7m investment providing partial exit for shareholders and growth capital
Bionow Outstanding Contribution Award (Sponsored by Sci-Tech Daresbury)
Announced on the evening
Bionow Company of the Year Award (Sponsored by AstraZeneca)
- Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc
- Cobra Biologics
- Crawford Healthcare