Women in Leadership Awards

Shining a light on women in healthtech

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 healthtech sector, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, academia and research, hospitals and healthcare, R&D services and industry support services; and inspire more women to pursue leadership roles.

The Awards recognise women who work in or support the healthtech 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.

For additional information, please see our FAQs.

See our Women in Leadership Awards Honour Roll for more information about past recipients.

Find out more about past years’ Awards: 2023 Awards | 2022 Awards | 2021 Awards | 2020 Awards | 2019 Awards | 2018 Awards | 2017 Awards | 2016 Awards.

2024 Women in Leadership Awards nomination page

Purpose of the Awards

The BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards are designed to celebrate, honour and profile successful women in the healthtech industry who: exhibit leadership 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 strongly 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.

Award categories

There are three Award categories, recognising women in different types of leadership roles and at different stages of their careers.

The Award categories are:

  1. Emerging Leadership Award – Mover and Shaker 
    This Award recognises an inspiring leader who has taken on a career challenge, career move or career change within the last 2-4 years that has high potential for industry impact. 
  2. Inspiring Leadership Award – Making it Happen 
    This Award recognises an inspiring leader who has played a pivotal leadership role in delivering a project, partnership, or collaborative initiative approximately within the last 5 to 10 years. 
  3. Distinguished Leadership Award – Impact for Industry
    This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who has held a senior position of leadership in the healthtech sector and a career history of contributions over approximately 10-15+ years.

Nominations and eligibility

Nominees must be currently employed in the Australian healthtech sector. We welcome nominations from those based in Melbourne, Victoria and interstate.

We welcome nominations from employees of organisations associated with pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, academia and research, hospitals and healthcare, R&D services and industry support services.

We welcome nominations from a broad range of leaders at different stages of their careers, including but not limited to: non-executive directors, executive directors, CXOs, managers, project leads, entrepreneurs, R&D scientists, clinicians, consultants, industry service providers and other roles actively engaged in the healthtech sector.

Nominations are open to individuals from both Member and Non Member organisations.

We strongly 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.

2024 Women in Leadership Awards nominations pageFor additional information, please see our FAQs

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