The Innovation Award

Have you launched or used an innovative research reagent or instrument in the last year?

We are looking for a product that has satisfied a gap in the market or solved a known issue within the respective field.

The life science industry constantly faces unique challenges, and we want to recognise that supplier who is contributing to the solutions and moving research forward.

This award will be judged by a panel with an eye for exciting new innovations. They will be asked to use the following criteria when considering entries:

  • How novel the solution is or if it has addressed a gap in the market
  • What is the value added to the work of researchers?
  • What is the wider industry impact?

This product can be across all reagent types, but must have been launched or improved upon significantly in the past 12 months. Remember, the quality of a single nomination is more important than the number or length of nominations, and we encourage the inclusion of facts to back up claims!

Introducing the judges:

  • Asel Sartbaeva: Chemistry researcher at Bath and CEO of EnsiliTech, a biotechnology start-up developing ensilication
  • Daren Young: CEO of Flurofinder, an experimental design platform for flow cytometry
  • Lena D'Hooghe: Principal Scientist at UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company

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