Scotland Prepares To Celebrate Life Sciences Achievements At Upcoming Award Ceremony

Later this month, big players in the life sciences sector in Scotland will come together to celebrate their breakthroughs this year in an award ceremony.

On February 28^th, Scotland’s Life Sciences Dinner & Annual Awards will take place at the Glasgow Hilton hotel.

More than 700 people are expected to attend the prestigious event to celebrate successes in the industry in Scotland over the last 12 months.

According to the Scotsman, £152 million was ploughed into the sector last year, making the 2018 award show one research organisations, individuals and companies in life sciences have been particularly looking forward to.

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Regius Professor of Medicine, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at Glasgow University, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

Everyone in the life science sales and marketing industry will be keen to find out who will be announced as winners. Among those nominated are Orbital Diagnostics Ltd, Omega Diagnostics Group plc and TC BioPharm for the innovation award; Exscientia Ltd, NuCana plc and Quotient for the investment of the year accolade; and Dr Helen Erwood, Campbell Grant and Hugh Griffith for the business leadership prize.

There will also be an outstanding contribution award presented on the night, which will be given to “an exceptional life sciences leader in recognition of their contribution to Scotland’s life sciences industry”.

It is positive to hear the industry is still thriving, and some experts in the field assert that investment will continue to grow despite Brexit concerns.

Chairman of MedCity Dr Eliot Forster spoke at the Future of Healthcare Investor Forum earlier this month, and was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying investments made over the last few years will begin to generate research results.

“Once that data is out, very big deals can get done and further momentum can be gained,” he stated.