European Lifestars Awards 2024 | LSX Leaders | City Central at the HAC, Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4TW, UK

Get ready to recognise brilliance, innovation, and groundbreaking achievements at the European Lifestars Awards (ELAs).

This annual celebration brings together the finest life science executive leaders, investors, partners, and deal makers – to honour their outstanding contributions to the advancement of the industry.

Awards Categories
• Seed Raise of the Year
• Series A Raise of the Year
• Series B Raise of the Year
• Late Venture Round / Series C+ Raise of the Year
• IPO / Listing of the Year
• Post-IPO Raise of the Year
• VC Firm of the Year
• Deal of the Year (<€500m)
• Deal of the Year (>€500m)
• M&A of the Year
• Pharma BD Team of the Year
• Biotech of the Year
• Medtech of the Year
• Healthtech of the Year
• Women-Led Business of the Year
• Private CEO of the Year
• Public CEO of the Year

2023 Winners

Seed Raise of the Year
Winner: ARTBIO
2nd: Anavo Therapeutics
3rd: Nuage Therapeutics

Series A Raise of the Year
Winner: Complement Therapeutics
2nd: Tagworks Pharma
3rd: ADCendo

Series B Raise of the Year
Winner: Hemab
2nd: Greywolf Therapeutics
3rd: Noema Pharma

Late Venture Round / Series C+ Raise of the Year
Winner: Apollo Therapeutics
2nd: Amolyt Pharma
3rd: Alentis Pharma and Minervax

IPO / Listing of the Year
Winner: NewAmsterdam Pharma
2nd: Oculis Pharma
3rd: Zura Bio

Post-IPO Raise of the Year
Winner: Bicycle Therapeutics
2nd: Pharvaris
3rd: Mithra Pharmaceuticals

VC Firm of the Year
Winner: Forbion
2nd: Sofinnova Partners
3rd: BioGeneration Ventures

Deal of the Year (<€500m)
Winner: Ariceum Therapeutics and UCB
2nd: Medetia and Ipsen
3rd: ProQR and Lilly

Deal of the Year (>€500m)
Winner: Quell Therapeutics and AstraZeneca
2nd: Confo Therapeutics and Lilly
3rd: Nanobotix and Janssen

M&A of the Year
Joint Winners: GSK and Bellus Health
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Novartis and Chinook Therapeutics
2nd: Ipsen and Albireo Pharma
3rd: Novo Nordisk and Inversago Pharma

Pharma BD Team of the Year
Winner: Novo Nordisk
2nd: GSK AND Merck KgaA
3rd: UCB

Biotech of the Year
Winner: Amolyt Pharma
2nd: NewAmsterdam Pharma
3rd: Synaffix

Medtech of the Year
Winner: Corwave
2nd: Mainz Biomed
3rd: Sequana Medical

Healthtech of the Year
Winner: Seqera Labs
2nd: Gleamer
3rd: Brainomix

Women-Led Business of the Year
Winner: Renee Aguiar-Lucander, CEO, Calliditas Therapeutics
2nd: Theo Harold, CEO, Crescendo Biologics
3rd: Anne Kristin Heninger, CEO, Seamless Tx

Private CEO of the Year
Winner: Cedric Ververken, CEO, Confo Therapeutics
2nd: Robert Johnson, former CEO of Adrestia Pharma
3rd: Dominik Schumacher, CEO, Tubulis

Public CEO of the Year
Winner: Gunilla Osswald, CEO, BioArctic
2nd: Michael Davidson, CEO, NewAmsterdam Pharma
3rd: Harren Jhoti, CEO, Astex Pharmaceuticals