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Industry and Academic Collaboration Award

This award recognises an outstanding early to mid-career individual or team who has made an inspirational contribution to the biosciences and to industry–academia interactions.

The Industry and Academic Collaboration Award is presented annually to an outstanding individual or team who has made an inspirational contribution to the biosciences and to industry–academia interactions. This award aims to recognize the achievements of early to mid-career scientists from anywhere in the world. 

Nominations for the 2026 Awards are now open

Deadline 1 November 2024

The recipient is given:

  • A grant to attend a relevant event or training course 
  • A trophy 
  • The opportunity to present a lecture at a Society event or webinar 
  • An invitation to submit an article to one of our journals, with any fees waived

Eligibility criteria:

  • Awarded to an outstanding individual or team who has made an inspirational contribution to the biosciences and to industry–academia interactions 
  • Nominees are typically mid-career, within 10-20 years of receiving their highest qualification 
  • Nominees must demonstrate commitment to build, support, and nurture future talent 
  • Open to nominees based in the UK or internationally 
  • This award is open to individuals and teams 

Please note that career breaks are taken into consideration for the Industry and Academic Collaboration Award. A career break is considered as any period of time where the candidate is out of work, for reasons including, but not limited to, redundancy, maternity leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave or adoption leave, extended leave to perform a carer role, long-term illness, disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and/or as a consequence of relocation. If the candidate has taken a career break for maternity leave or shared parental leave, eligibility for the Industry and Academic Collaboration Award will be extended by 12 months per child.

If you have any queries regarding the eligibility criteria for an award, please contact the Awards Team.

The Awards Committee will consider the following aspects of all nominations for the Industry and Academic Collaboration Award as appropriate:

  • Scope and scale of collaboration 
  • Originality of scientific contribution   
  • Achievements and impact  
  • Quality of outputs – publications and/or patents and/or software 
  • Industry-academic interactions  
  • Commitment to build, support, and nurture future talent e.g., mentorship 
  • Other indicators of esteem demonstrated by the nominator     
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Previous Award winners

Discover more about 2019 winner, Professor Maddy Parsons and 2020 winner, Professor Matthew Dalby's current research and how their industry collaborations are leading to cutting-edge biological discoveries.

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Recipients