An awards show has recognised the contribution of pharmaceutical professionals and gave out accolades to celebrate their achievements over the last year.
The European Mediscience Awards Dinner 2009 took place in London over the weekend and was hosted by the BBC Breakfast presenter Kate Silverton.A top accolade of Company of the Year was awarded to the Austrian vaccine company Intercell, which received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Japanese encephalitis vaccine in record time.
David Wilson, chief executive of Piper Jaffray, which is an investment bank and sponsored the Company of the Year award, said: "There are now 836 Mediscience companies listed throughout Europe. This is a massive increase from the equivalent figure of 503 seen last year, despite the impact that the global recession in other market areas."
He added that the vast array of pharmaceutical companies gave judges a rich and diverse range of nominees to choose from.In other pharmaceutical award news, drugmaker Amgen has recently given more than $10,000 (£6,084) to science teachers which the company believes have helped to develop the next generation of pharmaceutical professionals.
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