Shining a light on women in health technologies
The BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards were launched in 2015 to recognise and champion women, at different stages of their careers, who have made outstanding contributions in the health technologies sector, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, academia and research, hospitals and healthcare, R&D services and industry support services; and to inspire more women to pursue leadership roles.
The Awards recognise women who work in or support the health technologies industry, including but not limited to: non-executive directors, executive directors, CXOs, managers, project leads, entrepreneurs, R&D scientists, clinicians, consultants and industry service providers.
Find out more about past years’ Award winners on our Women in Leadership Awards Honour Roll.
Purpose of the Awards
The BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards are designed to celebrate, honour and profile successful women in the health technologies industry who are leaders in their fields of expertise and have made outstanding contributions to advancing the sector; serve as role models and mentors to others; and take strategic risks, tenaciously pursue goals and are outstanding innovators.
Supporting diversity to empower leaders
We support diversity and encourage nominations for individuals of all backgrounds.
We use an inclusive definition of ‘women’, including transgender, gender diverse and non-binary individuals.
2026 Award Categories
There are three Award categories, recognising women in different leadership roles and at different stages of their careers. The Award categories are:
Emerging Leadership Award – Mover and Shaker
Inspiring Leadership Award – Catalysing collaboration and powering progress
Distinguished Leadership Award – Impact for Industry
Nominations for the 2026 Women in Leadership Awards have now closed.
