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 to receive this award from such a distinguished body. It was also for my team, whose work and skills were most worthy of recognition. Praise is also due to Dundee University, who created an environment for entrepreneurship, showing it is a forward-thinking university.”