Scotland's life sciences sector champions revealed  

The Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Awards 2013 recognise the success and achievements of Scotland’s internationally renowned life sciences sector in areas including innovation, investment, community engagement and collaboration.

The Awards Ceremony held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in February was attended by over 700 people from the global life sciences community.

The awards also focus on the ongoing work of Scottish Enterprise and its partners to grow and develop a sustainable, globally competitive life sciences sector in Scotland.

Scotland's life sciences industry already contributes more than £3 billion a year to the Scottish economy with over 650 organisations employing in excess of 32,000 people. It is globally recognised for its high levels of innovation - translating ideas and research into novel treatments and world-leading therapies.

Congratulating the winners, Rhona Allison, Senior Director of Life Sciences at Scottish Enterprise said: "The quality of candidates for these awards continues to go from strength to strength with each successive year and is testament to Scotland’s reputation as an international hub of life sciences expertise.

“Our three new award categories in investment, collaboration and community engagement reflect the importance of these themes in Scotland’s industry-led life sciences strategy. Furthermore they highlight the increasing contribution that the life sciences sector makes to the Scottish economy.”

The award winners for 2012 were:

i2Eye Diagnostics Ltd, based at Nine, Edinburgh BioQuarter: Best New Life Sciences Company in Scotland

DySIS Medical Ltd, based at the Alba Innovation Centre, Livingston: Innovation Award

Brian Bathgate, Charles River Laboratories, based in Tranent: Life Sciences Scotland Business Leader Award

Joint winners NuCana BioMed Limited, based in Edinburgh and GlaxoSmithKline, based in Irvine and Montrose: Investment of the Year (2012) Award

Advanced Pest Solutions Ltd/ Branston Abernethy - APS based in Dundee, Branston based in Perth: Commercial Collaboration Award

LifeScan Scotland Ltd, based in Inverness: Community Engagement Award

Aurum and its Gold Technology – Celestine Santosh and Dave Brennan, Greater Glasgow Health Board: Scottish Health Innovation Ltd (SHIL) Award