Highlights from the 2025 Prix Galien UK Forum & Awards

Sir Pirmohamed-1

Prof. Sir Munir PIRMOHAMED
Prix Galien UK Committee Chair

2025 Prix Galien UK Award Winners

dropdown-iconBest Pharmaceutical Product

LYNPARZA® by AstraZeneca and Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)

dropdown-iconBest Pharmaceutical Product (Orphan/Rare Disease Indication)

Rezurock (Belumosudil) by Sanofi

dropdown-iconBest Biotechnology Product

KIMMTRAK® by Immunocore

dropdown-iconBest Medical Technology

Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System by Insulet Corporation

dropdown-iconBest Digital Health Solution

KIDNEY BEAM by Kidney Beam Ltd.

dropdown-iconBest Public Sector Innovation

Oxford R21/Matrix-M™ Malaria Vaccine by University of Oxford

dropdown-iconBest Health Equity Initiative

Solar Surgery by Kids Operating Room

dropdown-iconPrix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award

Dame June Raine, Former Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

BEST PHARMA 2025

Committee Member Prof. Duncan Richards (r) with 2025 Best Pharmaceutical Product Winner

BEST PHARMA RARE 2025
Committee Member Prof. Lauren Walker (l) with 2025 Best Pharmaceutical Product with Rare Orphan Indication Winner
BEST BIOTECH 2025
Committee Member Prof. Jesse Dawson Richards (r) with 2025 Best Biotech Product Winner
BEST MEDTECH 2025
Committee Member Prof. Bruce Campbell (l) with 2025 Best Medical Technology Winner
BEST DH 2025
Committee Member Dr. Stephanie Kuku (r) with 2025 Best Digital Health Solution Winner
BEST PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION 2025
Committee Member Prof. Jane Adam (l) with 2025 Best Public Sector Innovation Winner
BEST HEALTH EQUITY 2025
Committee Member Prof. Sharon Peacock (l) with 2025 Best Digital Health Equity Winner
Roland Sinker
Roland Sinker, 2025 Prix Galien UK Keynote; Former Chief Executive, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“This year's submissions were of exceptional caliber, making the task of selecting winners both challenging and inspiring. The awardees have demonstrated groundbreaking progress in their fields, and their work holds great promise for patients worldwide," said Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, David Weatherall Chair of Medicine at the University of Liverpool, NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics, and Chair of the Prix Galien UK Committee.

2025 Prix Galien UK Forum

Preceding the Awards Ceremony, the Prix Galien UK Forum brought forth a day-long exchange on the most significant challenges facing humanity in the realm of disease while highlighting the latest research and clinical pathways toward diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Among the topics discussed in the 2025 edition of the forum:

  • How will joint clinical assessments impact patient access to medicines in Europe?
  • Are breakthrough therapies for ultra rare diseases within reach?
  • Global Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention and Population Health
  • How can healthcare systems deliver solutions at scale to address the global mental health crisis?
Panel 1

2025 Prix Galien UK Forum - Panel 1

Panel 2
2025 Prix Galien UK Forum - Panel 2
Tony Wood-2
Keynote Dr. Tony Wood, CEO of GSK
Panel 3
 2025 Prix Galien UK Forum - Panel 3
Panel 4
2025 Prix Galien UK Forum - Panel 4
Lawrence Tallon
Keynote Lawrence Tallon, CEO of the Medicines and Healthcare products, Regulatory Agency
UK Forum
2025 Prix Galien UK Forum
Prix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award

This prestigious distinction recognizes exceptional individuals whose dedication and achievements have made a lasting contribution to the UK health sector. It celebrates remarkable careers shaped by visionary leadership, recognized expertise, and a sustained commitment to advancing medical innovation and public health.

DAME JUNE AWARD

2025 Prix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Dame June Raine, Former Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Prof. Sir John Bell

2024 Prix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Professor Sir John Bell, President/CEO of the Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford; Emeritus Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford

Sir Michael Rollins

2022 Prix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: The late Sir Michael Rawlins, Former Prix Galien UK Committe Chair; Former Chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 

Prix Galien UK 2025 Awards Committee

The Prix Galien UK judging panel comprises numerous of the UK’s leading luminaries in healthcare. The distinguished panel is guided by the conviction that acknowledging research-driven innovation is key to the improvement of healthcare in the UK and human health globally.

A DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF PEERS

Sir Munir PIRMOHAMED
David Weatherall Chair of Medicine, University of Liverpool
Prof. Sir Munir PIRMOHAMED (Committee Chair)
Dr Jane ADAM-1
Honorary Professor, University of Exeter, Consultant Radiologist, St George’s Hospital London and former Chair Technology appraisal committee, NICE
Prof. Jane ADAM
Professor Bruce CAMPBELL
Past Chair NICE Interventional Procedures and Medical Technologies Advisory Committees; Honorary Vascular Consultant and Professor, University of Exeter
Prof. Bruce CAMPBELL
Alison Cave
Chief Safety Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Alison CAVE, PhD
Pr Jesse DAWSON_BW
Professor of Stroke Medicine at School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow; Consultant Physician in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
Prof. Jesse DAWSON
Dr Stephanie KUKU
Chief Knowledge Officer - Conceivable Life Sciences, Senior Consultant – Hadrian Health, Board Member – Equinox and Board Trustee – The Kings Fund
Dr. Stephanie KUKU
Professor Sudhesh KUMAR
Vice President (Health), University of Warwick and President of Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations, UK (AIRTO)
Prof. Sudhesh KUMAR
Pr Andrew MORRIS_BW
Director, Health Data Research UK & Professor of Medicine and Vice Principal Data Science, University of Edinburgh
Prof. Andrew MORRIS
Pr Sharon PEACOCK_BW
FMedSci CBE – Master of Churchill College Cambridge
Prof. Sharon PEACOCK
Professor Duncan RICHARDS
Professor of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Oxford
Prof. Duncan RICHARDS
Dr Lauren Walker
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Internal Medicine, University of Liverpool
Prof. Lauren WALKER
Professor Moira WHYTE
Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Dame Moira WHYTE

A WORD FROM THE JUDGING COMMITTEE

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