Awards & Recognition

The Annual Report Competition Award (ARC) has honored outstanding achievements in content and original design for over 30 years - and MorphoSy's annual report 2017 (print) was awarded gold and the 2017 online report with Honors.

MorphoSys AG’s 2016 printed report has won a bronze award at the Berlin Type Awards! The renowned Berlin Type competition evaluates the current standard of performance of print publications in the German-speaking world. In 2017 – for the 48th time – a number of outstanding print publications, books and typography work were awarded prizes based on various criteria such as originality, persuasiveness, conciseness and professional realisation. 

For another year running, MorphoSys AG gained recognition for its 2016 printed report at the Galaxy Awards and received a silver award in the Annual Reports – Print: Biotechology category.

In 2017, MorphoSys AG was awarded the BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD at the European Mediscience Awards. The European Mediscience Awards nominate exceptional listed and privately owned businesses in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors. Already back in 2013, MorphoSys claimed the COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD at the European Mediscience Awards. 

MorphoSys was given two occasions to shine at the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) Vision Awards. The 2016 printed report was given a gold award; the online report received a silver. The LACP Vision Awards are a renowned event for the realisation of international financial reports. Every year, there are thousands of submissions from over 24 countries.

Silver for MorphoSys’s 2016 online report in the Reporting Crossmedia category. That year, a total of 736 corporate media, campaigns and individual entries from various media forms were submitted. The best of content marketing (BCM) is one the largest competitions within the corporate publishing sector in Europe. Content Marketing Forum e.V. has been awarding prizes for the best company publications in the German-speaking world since 2003.

MorphoSys AG’s 2015 printed report was awarded the Award of Excellence at the 7th International Corporate Media Awards (ICMA). The publication won over the jury for the Annual Reports – Health Care System/Pharmaceutical Industry category. Since 2010, the International Editorial-Design & Research Forum has been presenting awards at the ICMAs, whose purpose is to exchange creative ideas across different countries and seek out international trends. 

MorphoSys AG’s Online Annual Report 2015 was awarded bronze at the iNova Awards in 2016. The online annual report won over the jury for Online Annual Reports: Biotechnology/Research category and triumphed despite strong international competition. The iNova Awards have been honouring international outstanding Web projects since 2001.

MorphoSys AG’s corporate website was honoured with a special mention by the German Design Award. Unveiling and presenting unique design trends, the prestigious design competition, held by the German Design Council, awards prizes to innovative projects and products which are leading the way in the German and international design landscape.

MorphoSys AG’s 2015 printed report was able to shine at the 2017 Galaxy Awards and received a silver award in the Annual Reports – Print: Biotechnology category. Sponsored by MerComm, Inc. – an independent organisation that sponsors various established communications and design competitions – the Galaxy Awards acknowledge exceptional marketing communications projects. 

Both the 2015 online and printed reports won over the jury in the Biotechnology category as MorphoSys AG asserted itself in the face of very strong international competitors. Both reports received a bronze award. 

At the Annual Report Competition (ARC) Awards, MorphoSys AG’s Online Annual Report 2015 was honoured with one of the most prestigious international prizes for interactive online annual reports. Presented by the International Academy of Arts & Sciences and by MerComm, Inc. in New York, the ARC is one of the largest international design competitions worldwide.