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We look forward to welcoming this year's UK Awards Ceremony keynote speaker, John-Arne Røttingen, MD, PhD, CEO, Wellcome Trust; Committee Member, Prix Galien Bridges, to the stage next month, on June 11 at the Natural History Museum, London.

The prestigious Prix Galien UK Awards Ceremony will recognize outstanding “Made in the UK” life science innovations across categories including Best Biotechnology Product, Best Digital Health Solution, Best Medical Technology, Best Pharmaceutical Product, Best Public Sector Innovation, and Best Health Equity Innovation.

Precision medicine is transforming the future of healthcare, but how do we translate genomic innovation into real patient impact?

Join us at the UK Forum 2026 on June 11 at the Science Museum, London, for “Precision medicine realised: From genomic promise to patient impact,” chaired by Sir Harpal Kumar FRCR FMedSci, Chief Scientific Officer & President International, GRAIL. He will be joined by leading experts across medicine, genomics, and translational science, including:

• Anna Dominiczak DBE, Chief Scientist for The Scottish Government, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow

• David Hulcoop, Executive Director, Open Targets & Head of Industry Relations, European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI

• Tom Lines, CEO, Quercis

• Julie Makani, Professor of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences; Science Advisor, Tanzania High Commission in the UK

How can regulation evolve to accelerate innovation while strengthening patient safety?

That question takes center stage at the 2026 UK Forum in London on June 11, bringing together leading voices from across healthcare, policy, and life sciences.

Among the featured discussions is “Regulation reinvented: Accelerating approvals and enhancing patient safety,” chaired by Lawrence Tallon, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, with insights from an expert panel, including:

• Alastair Denniston, MBBChir, MRCP, FRCOphth, PhD, Chair of Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham; Non-Executive Director, Health Research Authority; AI Strategic Advisor, Health Data Research UK; Director, Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science in AI & Digital HealthTech (CERSI-AI)

• Petra Doerr, PhD, Director, EDQM - Council of Europe

• Johanna Furuhjelm, PhD, Director, Centre for AI Innovation, Karolinska Institutet

• Hilary M Malone PhD, CEO, CorriXR Therapeutics

The 2026 UK Awards Ceremony returns to the famed halls of the Natural History Museum in London on June 11 to celebrate the latest cohort of innovators across the life sciences industry. Learn more about this year's nominees across six prestigious categories, including: Best Pharmaceutical Product, Best Biotechnology Product, Best Medical Technology, Best Digital Health Solution, Best Public Sector Innovation and Best Health Equity Innovation.

There's still time to register and join us on June 11 for the UK Forum and Awards Ceremony, the life sciences industry’s premier events honouring scientific achievements and advancements for the improved health of people and the planet.

The next era of medicine won’t be defined by breakthroughs alone, but by the systems that accelerate them. Since 2007, USA has become one of the clearest signals of where healthcare is heading.

The USA will marks its 20th anniversary on October 29, 2026, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read more: https://prn.to/4wDFzwt

We're looking forward to hearing from the industry's leading minds in the life sciences at the 2026 UK Forum, including an inspiring keynote speech from Prof. Dame Sally Davies, UK AMR Envoy & Master of Trinity College Cambridge, who will discuss "Lessons from AMR: Leveraging policy and frugal innovation to deliver global health impact." Join us on 11 June.

This year's UK Awards Ceremony on June 11 at the Natural History Museum will set the stage for the next cohort of winners to be announced from six prestigious categories, including: Best Pharmaceutical Product, Best Biotechnology Product, Best Medical Technology, Best Digital Health Solution, Best Public Sector Innovation and Best Health Equity Innovation.

In just a few weeks, the 2026 UK Forum returns to the Science Museum in London on Thursday, June 11, bringing together the life sciences industry's leading innovators for a day of dynamic discussions, networking, and collaboration.

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