Now in its ninth year, the Pharma Industry Awards recognised an impressive collection of projects and initiatives, all in competition for one of 29 prestigious trophies to be won.
The winners were announced at a live awards ceremony on November 10th at the Dublin Convention Centre, hosted by Jarlath Regan
The Irish Times was Communications Partner to the Awards, which were supported by Shannon ABC, The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, The Pharmaceutical Managers’ Institute of Ireland, and Amárach Research.
Notable winners on the night included Brian Glennon and Mark Barrett, co-recipients of the Pharma Leader 2022 Award, and APC, which took the Grand Prix, Pharma Industry Company of the Year Award.
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Mark Barrett, group chief executive and co-founder of APC & VLE Therapeutics, said, “With a team of almost 300 pharma professionals, we have worked on over 400 medicines in the last 10 years. We’ve found that the winning formula is great science, even greater people and a culture that would enable us to shine.”
Seamus Keane, industry champion (healthcare) at Kuehne+Nagel, said: “The Pharma Industry Awards is an incredibly important night in the calendar, celebrating the best in class industry in Ireland and the inspirational stories and achievements of all. At Kuehne+Nagel, we understand the importance of seamless healthcare logistics management and ensure full compliance with industry regulations throughout the entire supply chain. Our continuous association with the event demonstrates our commitment to the industry and our customers.”
Another award winner was Hanley Calibration. According to managing director Aidan O’Mahony, “Hanley have been supplying Calibration, Validation and Resource Hire Services to the Pharma Industries for over 30 years. It was a great honour to receive the award for the overall Pharma Supplier of the year for 2022, which recognises the great work being done by all of our employees. We have always kept a family feel to the company while providing outstanding quality service to our customers and we are proud to receive this recognition for a job well done.”
Joining as a sponsor was Actylis, whose global communications manager, Paul Staunton said: “As a long-time supporter of the Pharma Industry Awards, and former winners, we understand the importance of awards – they’re recognition of high-quality work by our industry and reward our employees for their hard work and dedication. They drive competition, which is important in maintaining the high standards of the industry in Ireland.”
They were joined on the podium by United Drug. Managing director Paul Reilly said, “For us, this award acknowledges but most importantly gives recognition to our team’s personal commitment, tireless efforts and attention to detail over the past 24 months. Through this, we helped to save lives, and there is no better achievement!”
Another of this year’s sponsors was Micro-Bio, whose managing director, Peter McNamara, said: “Micro-Bio is so proud to sponsor these awards as it is an opportunity to showcase and acknowledge the excellent work people are undertaking in the industry. All the categories support the important work the industry does to improve people’s lives. Micro-Bio supports the industry by manufacturing Mission Critical, High Purity products.”
Kevin O’Driscoll, director Partnership Programmes, BusinessRiver said, “Events like this are made possible through the support of sponsors. We are thankful to our 2022 sponsors, which included Kuehne+Nagel, Ecolab, Cognizant, Micro-Bio, Asgard Cleanroom Solutions and G-CON, Actylis, Unispace Life Sciences, Eurofins Biopharmaceutical product testing, The Innopharma Group, Indaver, CBRE, BioPharmaChem Skillnet, BOC Gases Ireland Ltd, H2 Compliance, QuickSTAT Global Life Science Logistics, SkyCell, Ardmac, Lotus Works, Camida, CPL, KPC International, WD Excellence - Business Consulting, Sirus, AirconMech, Lennox, and BioPharmaChem Ireland. Their investment in the awards underlines their commitment and support of this key business area.”
The awards were judged by a distinguished panel of procurement experts drawn from all areas of the sector.
The 2022 judges
Matt Moran (judging co-ordinator), Director, BioPharmaChem Ireland
Patricia Ennis, Health & Safety Consultant and Trainer, TU Dublin
Dr Eoin Fleming, School of Pharmacy and School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork
Dr Adrienne Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Science, Technological University Dublin
Prof Anne Greene, Head of Part-Time Education, School of Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Science, TU Dublin
Joe Harford, Managing Director, Joe Harford & Associates
Dr Sandra Lenihan, Lecturer, Dept of Process, Energy and Transport Engineering, Munster Technological University
Prof Mike Lyons, Head of School of Chemistry, TCD
Dr Bernard Naughton, Assistant Professor & Academic Director of the MSc in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Kieran Nolan, Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University
Killian O’Driscoll, Chief Commercial Officer, National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Fiona O’Hara, Commercial Director, IQVIA
Dr Joey O’Shea, Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork
Lorcan O’Toole, Sr Director, NPI & Alliance Management, Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Padraig Somers, BE Chem, MBA, Dip IOD, Board member, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Dr Bernadette Whelan, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science, South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford
Dr Tim Yeomans, Centre Manager, Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre
The 2022 winners
Responsible Care Award 2022 (Sponsored by BioPharmaChem Ireland)
Winner: Pfizer Grangecastle
COVID-19 Crisis Response Award (Sponsored by AirconMech)
Winner: United Drug
Pharma Education & Training Award (Sponsored by Sirus)
Winner: EPSRC-SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies – SSPC
Pharma Supplier of the Year (Sponsored by H2 Compliance)
Winner: Hanley Calibration
Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year (Sponsored by WD Excellence)
Winner: Eurofins BPT Ireland
Graduate Training Programme of the Year (Sponsored by BiopharmaChem Skillnet)
Winner: Bristol Myers Squibb Cruiserath
Pharma Research Centre of the Year (Sponsored by QuickSTAT Global Life Science Logistics)
Winner: PMTC
Best Use of Technology Award (Sponsored by Lennox)
Winner: Soft Sensor Lightspeed Program - Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Ringaskiddy
HR Achievement Award (Sponsored by CPL Resources)
Winner: NIBRT Hybrid Working Strategy
Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year (Sponsored by Camida)
Winner: Week of Possibilities – AbbVie
Communications Award
Winner: PsO Let’s Talk Psoriasis- Janssen Sciences Ireland
Engineering Project of the Year (Sponsored by BOC Gases Ireland Ltd)
Winner: New Product Launch Capability Project - Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Ringaskiddy
Operational Excellence Award (Sponsored by KPC International)
Winner: Viatris
Supply Chain Achievement Award (Sponsored by SkyCell)
Winner: Horizon Therapeutics
Pharma Project of the Year – Small (Sponsored by Eurofins Biopharmaceutical product testing)
Winner: ATEX rated Clean-in-Place Facility – PMTC
Pharma Project of the Year – Large (Sponsored by Unispace Life Sciences)
Winner: Pfizer Ireland
Research & Development Achievement Award (Sponsored by Ecolab)
Winner: SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Disease
Partnership Alliance of the Year (Sponsored by The Innopharma Group)
Winner: Roche Diagnostics & Centric Health
Biotech Company of the Year (Sponsored by Micro-Bio)
Winner: APC
Biopharma Company of the Year (Sponsored by Kuehne+Nagel)
Winner: Pfizer Ireland
Pharma Facility of the Year (Sponsored by Lotus Works)
Winner: MSD Carlow Facility - MSD Ireland
Sustainability Initiative of the Year (Sponsored by Indaver)
Winner: Astellas Ireland (Kerry Plant)
Health & Safety Award (Sponsored by Ardmac)
Winner: Proactive Safety Quality Excellence - Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Ringaskiddy
Innovation of the Year (Sponsored by Cognizant)
Winner: ArrayPatch - University College Cork
Pharma GBS Function of the Year (Sponsored by CBRE)
Winner: Pfizer GBS
Pharma Company of the Year – SME (Sponsored by Kuehne+Nagel)
Winner: APC
Pharma Company of the Year – Large (Sponsored by Actylis)
Winner: MSD Ireland
Pharma Leader 2022 (Sponsored by Asgard Cleanroom Solutions and G-CON)
Winners: Brian Glennon & Mark Barrett, APC
Pharma Industry Company of the Year (Sponsored by Kuehne+Nagel)
Winner: APC
