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European Lifestars Awards
Life Science Executive Awards
Monday 16 November 2026City Central at the HAC, London, UK

Healthtech of the Year

This award recognises a European Healthtech (digital health, digital therapeutics, databases, applications, and wearables) company that has demonstrated superior excellence in strategy, process, focus, and execution to create significant value for consumers, patients, investors, employees, and the broader life science community.

Criteria & Judging

Qualifying criteria:

  • Open to all Healthtech companies with European Headquarters
  • Open to all Healthtech companies with a market capitalisation that is €10bn or less.
  • Submission relates to activities achieved in the period between 1 September 2024 and 1 August 2025

Judges will be paying particular attention to:

  • Targeting of unmet medical need / use of innovative approaches to product development
  • Pipeline progress through in-development / clinical stages / market approval
  • Closure of fundraises and strategic financing rounds
  • Key stages of strategic development / partnerships
  • Implementation of new technologies, processes for strategic advantage