Commercial Laboratory of the Year

You cannot enter this category as the recipient will be chosen from the highest scoring Commercial Laboratory winners.

Academic or Research Laboratory of the Year

You cannot enter this category as the recipient will be chosen from the highest scoring Academic or Research Laboratory winners.

Laboratory Scientist of the Year

This award will be given to an individual whose contribution to science has been outstanding in the last 24 months and is representative of their sustained contribution to science. It is open to any individual working in a science based laboratory from research assistants through to principal investigators and senior scientists.

Laboratory Team of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group working in a commercial lab, at third level or research institutions.

Laboratory Staff Member of the Year

Is there somebody in your lab who makes a difference every day? The recipient can include scientists, facility manager, laboratory analyst lab technician, research assistants, post-doctoral scientist or graduate student.

Young Leader of the Year

This award recognises a young lab leader that has demonstrated potential to make a significant contribution to science in Ireland and is no older than 35 years old as of January 31st 2017.

Pharmaceutical Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in both basic and applied Pharmaceutical research in a commercial lab, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service and healthcare facilities such as hospitals.

Healthcare Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in both basic and applied Healthcare research in a commercial lab, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service and heath care facilities such as hospitals.

Chemical Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in both basic and applied Chemical research in a commercial lab, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Bio Science Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in both basic and applied Biosciences in a commercial lab, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Medical Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any health care facility, medical device company or clinical research facility working in the development of medical knowledge or technology.

Food Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group working in the Food industry, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Agricultural Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group working in the Agriculture industry, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Engineering Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to a laboratory or research group working in any discipline of the Engineering industry, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Veterinary Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group working in the Veterinary sector, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Calibration or Testing Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in the testing or calibration industry. This includes industrial or commercial labs or those at third level institutes or research institutions. It also includes laboratories working in the public service and health care facilities.

Research Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group engaging in both basic and applied research at a third level (university, technological institute or college of education) or research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service and health care facilities.

Education Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any individual, team or educational facility (both second level and third level) who has taught, developed and sustained an excellent science laboratory based course. Students must experience a broad range of experiments in various areas of interest. Special consideration will be given to experiments that reflect current research.

Start-up Laboratory of the Year

This award is open to any laboratory or research group established within the last 3 years working in industry, at third level institutes or at research institutions. This includes laboratories working in the public service.

Laboratory Supplier of the Year

This award recognises the supplier or service provider that has provided a ‘best in class’ service, solution, product or goods to Ireland’s laboratories.

Innovation of the Year Award

Does your lab think outside of the box? Do you ensure that not only is research, service or product delivered to the highest standard, but through distinctly innovative processes that help you stand out from your competitors? This award is open to any commercial or academic lab from any discipline who has conceived a new product, process, or research breakthrough within the last 3 years.

Collaboration Achievement

This award is open to collaboration partners either between labs working in academia or industry or cross collaborations between commercial and academic labs. This includes labs working in all disciplines across the sciences.