SEHTA‘s annual awards are a spectacular showcase of the very best collaborations between industry, academia, and the NHS across the South East of England (inc Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire & Isle of Wight), London, Oxford, East of England and Essex. 

Applications are now open until 28th February 2026

Judging will take place in March and the awards evening will take place on Thursday 23rd April 2026 at The Stadium, Scale Space White City, London from 16:00 – 19:00

The awards are a fantastic opportunity for our sector to come together to celebrate the achievements of the life science companies in our region.

So don’t delay in applying and get your organisation recognised!

Winners are automatically entered in to the Medilink UK National  Healthcare Business Awards, which will take place on 9th July 2026 in London

?For 2026 we are delighted to announce 2 new categories:  Sustainability and Primary/Social Care Partnership
Categories include:

• Partnership between Academia and Business – Sponsored by Scale Space & Imperial Enterprise Lab
• Primary/Social Care Partnership (New Award)  – Sponsored by Institute of Health & Social Care Management (IHSCM)
• Partnership with the NHS – Sponsored by City St Georges University of London
• Sustainability (New Award) – Sponsored by University of Southampton School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation
• Export Achievement – Sponsored by Accio/Catalonia Trade & Investment
• Innovation Achievement-  Sponsored by Reddie & Grose
• Start-Up – Sponsored by Maidstone Innovation Centre
• Advances in Digital Healthcare – Sponsored by MedTecRec

• Outstanding Achievement Award* – Sponsored by Hill Dickinson

The Outstanding Achievement Award will be decided by the judging panel and announced at the end of the awards ceremony.