Andrew Hopkins, professor and spin-out founder from Dundee University, picks up entrepreneurial business leadership prize.

Andrew Hopkins, founder of Dundee University spin-out Ex Scientia, has won the entrepreneurial business leadership prize at state-backed investor Scottish Enterprise’s annual event.

Through his work at Ex Scientia and fellow life sciences firm Kinetic Discovery over the past two years, Hopkins has helped raised £30m ($45m) for academic and commercial research in Scotland. His latest round for Ex Scientia raised £3m with backing from pharmaceutical firm Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

Speaking on receiving the award, Hopkins said: “I am naturally delighted…