The 2006 Life Achievement Award was conferred in absentia on Dame Julia M. Polak of London, who is distinguished by her formidable merits in NET research, as well as in research on tissue engineering.

Martyn Caplin of London presented the award to Dame Julia at her office in London in February 2006, and she then gave a short presentation of her research and demonstrated her clear enthusiasm for the field. This presentation was filmed and shown to the delegates at the 3rd Annual ENETS Conference in Prague in March 2006.