SCI announces finalists for its 2026 Sustainability & Innovation Awards Dinner

Finalists in categories of Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability recognised for impact and leadership in these areas

London, 16th April 2026 – SCI has announced the finalists for its 2026 Sustainability & Innovation Awards Dinner, celebrating outstanding achievements in science-led industry.

The Awards span the topics of Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability – which symbolise the mission of SCI to bring together science and business to accelerate new scientific innovation to address societal challenges in areas like climate and health.

From a broad range of applications, the nominees were selected based on demonstrable innovation, measurable impact, and meaningful, real-world outcomes.

Winners of the SCI Awards will be announced at the SCI Awards Dinner on 10 June 2026 at the House of Lords.

Sharon Todd, CEO at SCI, said “Across the science-led industry sectors, there is a wealth of projects that are breaking new ground and changing the way that we work for the better. Our Awards recognise the outstanding projects here from a huge range of sectors and verticals and aim to shed light on this fantastic work”.

Innovation Enabled by Partnership

SCI's Innovation Award recognises and celebrates scientific innovation in industry that has been enabled as a direct result of collaborative partnerships. Innovations from the finalists include rare-earth recycling, recyclable packaging, and greener drug discovery.

UCB BioPharma partnered with the University of Strathclyde
Bayer AG partnered with Bayer CropScience K.K. Japan, the University of Bristol, ESPCI Paris and Bayer CropScience Limited India
Ionic Technologies partnered with Less Common Metals, GKN and Ford
GSK partnered with the Francis Crick Institute
Synthomer partnered with Inteplast Group and NOVA Chemicals
Syngenta partnered with Imperial College, London
Evotec partnered with the Rosalind Franklin Institute

Leadership in Inclusion in Science-Led Industry

The Leadership in Inclusion in Science-Led Industry Award recognises an initiative, led by an individual or a team, which has resulted in a significant impact to encourage a more equal, diverse and inclusive workforce in science-led industry. 

Syngenta Huddersfield
Unilever
Synthomer
Scientific Update Ltd
Syngenta Jealott’s Hill
Prosemino Venture Studio

Sustainability

The Sustainability Award is presented to an individual or team in recognition of science innovation in industry which has led to significant, measurable improvements in environmental sustainability in product/process development or of business/operational processes. The award is open to an individual or team working in a company of any size or country. 

Celtic Renewables
Synthomer
AstraZeneca
Chemetall BASF
Reckitt
Johnson Matthey
Eutechtics
Unilever

About SCI

SCI is an independent, charitable learned society that helps bring science from the lab into industry quicker for the benefit of society. 

SCI is a global network of innovators using science to tackle some of the big societal challenges of the day, across climate & planet and health & wellness. SCI brings together companies with $500bn in global sales and $30bn in scientific R&D; publishes nine peer reviewed journals, including the recently launched Sustainability journal; and convenes a broad range of technical and regional interest groups. 

Through its mentoring and training programmes, SCI empowers future leaders in science and business. 

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