iiCON Wins Partnership & Collaboration Award at BioNow 2025

iiCON has won the Partnership and Collaboration Award at the BioNow 2025 Awards!

What is the BioNow Award?

The BioNow Awards celebrate the best in life sciences, recognising individuals and organisations for their innovation and impact. The Partnership & Collaboration Award specifically honors achievements in commercial outcomes through collaboration across the life sciences sector.

Our Achievement

iiCON was shortlisted alongside:

• CPI: Phage Therapy for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
• Medicines Discovery Catapult: PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy)

Our collaboration, spanning industry, academia, and the NHS, stood out for its significant impact in advancing infection control.

iiCON’s Impact

Since iiCON’s launch in 2020, Professor Janet Hemingway and her team have been at the forefront of infection research. With a portfolio of 350 projects and a value of £260M, iiCON has helped bring 36 new products to market, with 5 billion units reaching patients globally.

Celebrating Innovation in the North

This award is not just a recognition of iiCON, but also the entire life sciences community in the North of England. The iiCON team is proud of its achievements and looks forward to continuing the work of tackling global health challenges through partnership and collaboration.

Thank you to our team, partners, and supporters for making this possible.