21 July

Nominations dinner, at ESOF2008 in Barcelona, Europe’s largest multi-disciplinary science conference, as part of a communications campaign through the second half of 2008.

10 October (revised date)

Nominations close. Launch of the Investment Connection, linking nominees with investors.

5 November

Jury meeting, at University College London, with representatives of the Science|Business Network members. Announcement of finalists.

2 December

Selection of top prize winners, followed by Academic Enterprise conference at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. Winners announced at gala dinner that evening.

March 2009

Launch of Awards Yearbook and guide to European tech transfer.