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European Lifestars Awards
6.30pm - Midnight | 17 November 2025
City Central @ Honourable Artillery CompanyLondon, UK

2024 European Lifestars Awards Winners

We're excited to announce the winners for the European Lifestars Awards Winners!

View the full list of 2023 winners below.

Seed Raise of the Year

Winner: DISCO Pharmaceuticals

2nd: Commit Biologics
3rd: Orbis Medicines

Series A Raise of the Year

Winner: Myricx

2nd: VectorY Therapeutics
3rd: SchiRhom

Series B Raise of the Year

Winner: Tubulis

2nd: Pheon Therapeutics
3rd: iOnctura

Late Venture Round / Series C+ Raise of the Year

Winner: CatalYm

2nd: Asceneuron
3rd: Agomab Therapeutics

IPO / Listing of the Year

Winner: Abivax

2nd: Cinclus Pharma

Post-IPO Raise of the Year

Winner: Bicycle Therapeutics

2nd: Zealand Pharma
3rd: New Amsterdam Pharma

Venture Capital Firm of the Year

Winner: Novo Holdings

2nd: Forbion
3rd: Sofinnova Partners

Pharma BD Team of the Year

Winner: GSK

2nd: Sanofi
3rd: Novo Nordisk AND Novartis

Biotech of the Year

Winner: Tubulis

2nd: Bicycle Therapeutics
3rd: Autolus Therapeutics

Medtech of the Year

Winner: Moon Surgical

2nd: Onward Medical
3rd: Cyted Health

Healthtech of the Year

Winner: Brainomix

2nd: Huma
3rd: Acorai

Deal of the Year (<€500m)

Winner: Autolus and BioNTech

2nd: MAnnoca and Shinobi Therapeutics
3rd: EraCal Therapeutics and Novo Nordisk

Deal of the Year (>€500m)

Winner: AC Immune and Takeda

2nd: Ochre Bio and Boehringer Ingelheim
3rd: Medincell and Abbvie

M&A of the Year

Joint Winners: EyeBio and MSD

2nd: Amolyt Pharma and AstraZeneca
3rd: Calliditas Therapeutics and Asahi Kasei

Women-Led Business of the Year

Winner: Ros Deegan, CEO, OMass Therapeutics

2nd: Agnes Arbat, CEO, OXOLife
3rd: Eliane Schutte, CEO, Xeltis

Private CEO of the Year

Winner: Barbara Angehrn Pavik

2nd: David Guyer, CEO, EyeBio
3rd: Tim Knoterus, CEO, AgoMab

Public CEO of the Year

Winner: Renee Lucander, CEO, Calliditas Therapeutics

2nd: Kevin Lee, CEO, Bicycle Therapeutics
3rd: Marc de Garidel, CEO, Abivax