2025 European Lifestars Awards Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Jan van de Winkel
Seed Raise of the Year
Winner: TRIMTECH Therapeutics
2nd: Avidcure
3rd: Booster Therapeutics
Series A Raise of the Year
Winner: Draig Therapeutics
2nd: Ottimo Pharma
3rd: Antag Therapeutics
Series B Raise of the Year
Winner: SpliceBio
2nd: Adcendo
3rd: GlycoEra
Late Venture Round / Series C+ Raise of the Year
Winner: F2G
2nd: Agomab Therapeutics
3rd: Oura
Post-IPO Raise of the Year
Winner: Abivax
2nd: Pharvaris
3rd: Immatics
Venture Capital Firm of the Year
Winner: Forbion
2nd: Sofinnova Partners
3rd: Novo Holdings
Pharma BD Team of the Year
Winner: Novo Nordisk
2nd: AstraZeneca
3rd: Merck
Biotech of the Year
Winner: Abivax
2nd: Vicebio
3rd: Bicycle Therapeutics
Medtech of the Year
Winner: Xeltis
2nd: Resitu
3rd: Coldplasmatech
Healthtech of the Year
Winner: Huma
2nd: Oura
3rd: Pacmed
Deal of the Year (<€500m)
Winner: Tubulis and Gilead
2nd: Epitopea and MSD
3rd: Ascendis Pharma and Novo Nordisk
Deal of the Year (>€500m)
Winner: Tessellate Bio and Boehringer Ingelheim
2nd: Oxford BioTherapeutics and F. Hoffmann-La Roche
3rd: Camurus and Eli Lilly
M&A of the Year
Winner: AstraZeneca and Esobiotec
2nd: Novartis and Anthos Therapeutics
3rd: Sanofi and Vicebio
Women-Led Business of the Year
Winner: Lisa Deschamps, AviadoBio
2nd: Ilise Lombardo, Noema Pharma
3rd: Rita Balice-Gordon, Muna Therapeutics
CEO of the Year
Winner: Marc de Garidel, Abivax
2nd: Lisa Deschamps, AviadoBio
3rd: Berndt Modig, Pharvaris