EnsiliTech® Recognised as a 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards Winner
Bristol, UK, 18 November 2025 – EnsiliTech, a South-West based biotech, is thrilled to announce that they have been named a winner of the prestigious Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Technology Entrepreneur of the Year category. This accolade recognises their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements, resilience, and the impact they have made in their industry and community. This award was kindly sponsored by de Novo Solutions.
Now celebrating its 13th year, the Awards, often described as “The Grammys for Entrepreneurship” shine a spotlight on the individuals and businesses driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the UK economy. The awards, sponsored by Allica Bank, honour remarkable stories of entrepreneurial success, perseverance, and vision.
"We’re deeply honoured to receive the Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award. EnsiliTech was founded on the conviction that groundbreaking science can translate into real-world solutions, and our work to stabilise biopharmaceuticals without refrigeration is doing exactly that. This recognition reflects the passion and perseverance of our team, and it inspires us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in global health technology.” said Asel Sartbaeva, CEO and co-founder of EnsiliTech.
Francesca James, founder of the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, commented: Our winners embody the very best of British enterprise, ambitious, resilient and relentlessly innovative. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, often described as the ‘Grammys of entrepreneurship’, exists to champion founders who create jobs, scale ideas and strengthen communities.
Conrad Ford, Chief Product Officer at Allica Bank, commented: “What stands out this year is the optimism and ambition that continue to define the UK’s established business community. Having run my own business, I know the resilience, creativity and sheer determination it takes to build something that lasts, especially in challenging times. Established businesses are the real economy, making up a third of the UK’s GDP and employment, and represented in every town across the country. At Allica, we’re proud to support and celebrate their contribution through the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and I wish to congratulate the winners and all the great businesses recognised on the night.”
The awards ceremony, held on 17th November 2025 at London’s iconic Grosvenor House, brought together industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to celebrate the exceptional achievements of this year’s winners. EnsiliTech has been recognised for their entrepreneurship and drive, applying scientific research to increase global access to biological medicines and vaccines through their proprietary Ensilication® technology.
This recognition from the Great British Entrepreneur Awards fuels their ambition to continue making a positive impact and inspires them to achieve even greater milestones. It is with thanks to national and regional sponsors Allica Bank, UBS Wealth Management, ADHD 360, Airwallex, Caudwell Children, Client Funnels, Curve Club, de Novo Solutions, EliteBusinessLive, FundOnion, Go Live Data, Great Influence, Ideas Fest, Join Talent, Mettryx, Quidos, Randal Charitable Foundation, Sam Teale Productions, ScoreApp, Sherbet The Electric Taxi Co and Taxi Media and Vestd that the Great British Entrepreneur Awards has been able to celebrate the very best of Great British entrepreneurs for 13 years.
To learn more about EnsiliTech, please visit www.ensilitech.com.
For more information about the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, please visit www.greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com.
About EnsiliTech
Ensilicated Technologies Ltd is a pioneering biotechnology company dedicated to enhancing the stability and accessibility of biopharmaceuticals through its proprietary Ensilication technology. EnsiliTech is a Bristol-based startup, which spun out from the University of Bath in 2022. Our mission is to democratise access to therapeutics and biologicals by making them room-temperature stable; improving logistics whilst reducing overall environmental impact. In August 2025, EnsiliTech raised a second oversubscribed funding round, achieving £4.5M in seed funding. This consisted of investment from Eos Advisory, Calculus Capital, Empirical Ventures, Fink Family Office, QantX, Angel Investors Bristol (AIB), HERmesa, Penn Park Capital, chANGELS, and other individual angel investors.
For more information about EnsiliTech please visit www.ensilitech.com, connect on LinkedIn or contact us on hello@ensilitech.com.
About the Great British Entrepreneur Awards
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, now in their 13th year, celebrate the achievements of the UK’s most inspiring and innovative entrepreneurs. These awards recognise the vital contributions entrepreneurs make to the economy and society, celebrating the resilience, creativity, and impact of individuals across the nation. For more information, please visit www.greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com.
About Allica Bank
Allica is a no-nonsense business bank, built especially for established businesses with between 5 and 250 employees. Allica was recently named as Britain's fastest-growing private company in 2024’s The Sunday Times 100, and is also the fastest-growing fintech company in the 26-year history of Deloitte’s UK Technology Fast 50 awards. It also revealed in 2023 that it achieved its first full year of profitability and had lent over £2 billion to established UK businesses.
Allica is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Financial Services Register Number: 821851.
Read more at: www.allica.bank/