Shortlist 2025

A huge congratulations to all of the successful entrants that were announced live via our X feed on Thursday 3 April

We can’t wait to come together to celebrate the shortlisted entrants, and showcase their incredible achievements and success stories, over a delicious three-course lunch. Book your place now at the IBMS Awards 2025 ceremony, taking place at The Brewery, London on Friday 4 July

Organisation Awards

• NHS Blood and Transplant - Blood Group Genotyping Programme

• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - Michelle Frost - Drink Spiking (Reduction and Toxicology)

• Wye Valley NHS Trust - Pathology, Microbiology Department

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• Aston University

• Liverpool John Moores University

• Nottingham Trent University

• University of Bradford

• University of Portsmouth

• Bangor University - Higher Education, with a Focus on Biomedical Sciences and Healthcare Education, Including Fostering Inclusivity and Accessibility Within the Student Body and Workforce

• Keele University

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Division of Laboratory Medicine

• SynLab/Kings College Hospital

• Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - Blood Science

• The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Department of Blood Science

• University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - Southampton General Hospital

• Wye Valley NHS Trust - Blood Sciences

•York and Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust Teaching Hospital - Scarborough, Hull and York Pathology Service

• Bangor University and Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board - Education and Healthcare

• MGI Tech, South African Medical Research Council, University of KwaZulu-Natal - Gene Sequencing

• NHS Lothian, The Hep C Trust and The Scottish Prison Service - Blood Borne Virus Elimination

• Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Blood Sciences Specimen Reception - Kaizen Efficiency Review

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• Bangor University - Higher Education with a Focus on Sustainability, Research Excellence, and Community Impact

• Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - Clinical Biochemistry

• HCA Healthcare UK Laboratories

• North East and North Cumbria ICS Pathology Alliance - Sustainability Specialist Reference Group

• North West London Pathology - Sustainability

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• North East and North Cumbria Pathology Alliance Training Academy (PATA)

• North West London Pathology - Training Academy

• Stakeholder Group for NHS Scotland Academy Accelerated Programme for Biomedical Science - Accelerated Training for Students Graduating from an IBMS Accredited BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science

Individual Awards

• Bethan Davies-Jones - Bangor University

• Angela Jean-Francois - North West London Pathology

• Andrea Johnson - Wye Valley NHS Trust

• Janki Kavi - North West London Pathology

• Dr Ahmad A. Khundakar - Teesside University

• Gavin Knight - University of Portsmouth

• Dr Guy Orchard - St John's Dermatopathology Laboratory, Synnovis Analytics

• Isha Rizal - West of England Pathology Network

• Matthew Sibthorpe - North Bristol NHS Trust

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• Muneebah Jasat - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

• Noor-E-Huddah Malik - Queen Elizabeth Hospital

• Basil Chukwuebuka Ndikom - NHS Lothian

• Isabel Pallera - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ORGANISATION AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD

• Greater Manchester Pathology Network - Greater Manchester Diagnostic Network

• Michelle Frost - Drink Spiking (Reduction and Toxicology), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

• Laboratory Training Team - NHS Lothian

• Schools Science Conference Organising Group - Inspiring School Students to Study Biomedical Orientated Sciences and Highlighting the Many Careers in Healthcare Open to Those who Study Science

• Southwest Pathology Services

• ‘Superbugs' Public Engagement Initiative (Dr Jon Tyrrell, Swansea University; Professor Matthias Eberl, Cardiff University) - Microbiology, Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial Resistance

• England Pathology Networks, National Group - National Pathology Networks Workforce and Education Collaboration

• IBMS Manchester Branch

• North West London Pathology - Point of Care Testing Team

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Cellular Pathology Services

• The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Northern England Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service (NEHODS)

• West of England Pathology Network - Education Trainers

• Wye Valley NHS Trust - Blood Sciences

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The following award will be presented at the ceremony

Biomedical Science Champion – The Overall Winner