Nominations close at midnight on Friday 7 August 2026.
The winning individual will have distinguished themselves from their peers with strong overall performance in the life sciences sector within Queensland. They will have demonstrated leadership in their field and achieved significant achievements during the past 12 months. They will have reached milestones in terms of project implementation that have allowed them to be recognised as a leader in their field. The individual will have established a solid foundation for working beyond boundaries and working in a collaborative ecosystem.
This will help us promote your achievements if you are shortlisted.
Leave blank if you are nominating yourself. Otherwise, please complete all fields.
Award nominees must:
• be in the mid to late stages of their career (>10 years experience post penultimate degree).
• work for an LSQ member industry organisation in any area of the life sciences industry or be willing to join prior to application submission.
• not have won this award in the past five years.
• not have served on the LSQ Board of Directors in the past three years.
Your submission should provide evidence to show you (or your nominee) has in the last 12 months:
• made contributions that enhance the Queensland life sciences industry beyond your/their current role (eg. Industry liaison, government collaboration and/or influence, cross academic institution teamwork).
• demonstrated servant leadership by inspiring and empowering others beyond their team/industry/institution.
• implemented a significant project which benefits the life sciences industry in Queensland.
• demonstrated partnerships which have helped raise Queensland's profile and capabilities
Provide a maximum of 1500 characters (250 words), ensuring you address the Award Judging Criteria above.
Please provide a 2pp (max) CV as a PDF to support your application.
Please provide a high-quality portrait as a jpg or png. Note this will be used in all award publicity and media communications.
Applicants are encouraged to provide letters of support from external parties to strengthen their entry. Please attach these as PDFs.
