CPHI Pharma Award finalists announced

This year’s finalists include companies that were vital to the pandemic response and improved resilience, manufacturers and innovators developing new technologies to advance drug discovery, development and manufacturing, as well as honouring tomorrow’s transformational digital solutions. Finally, the prestigious CEO of the year category will celebrate this year’s most exemplary leader.

Winners of the CPHI Pharma Awards will be announced on the opening day (1st November, 2022) of CPHI Frankfurt.

“We are so excited to be announcing such a strong line-up of shortlisted entries for this year’s edition of the CPHI Pharma Awards – I’d like to thank all those who took the time to submit entries for the Awards, and a special thanks to our panel of Jury members, who have so many great entries to assess. On behalf of CPHI, I’d like to offer huge congratulation to all of our nominees”​ said Tara Dougal, Content Director – Pharma, Informa Markets.

This year’s shortlisted entries are as follows

Excellence in Pharma: Innovation in Response to COVID-19​

Ami Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. – Molnupiravir
Croda - Scale up and supply of Lipid Nanoparticles for Covid-19 vaccinations
Evonik - Lipid production in record time: How Evonik supplied specialty lipids to BioNTech in weeks
Gilead Sciences, Inc. – Veklury
Moderna – SPIKEVAX
Oliba Srl - The NCD partnership

Excellence in Pharma: API Development​

Cambrex Corporation - Continuous Flow Oxidation Process
Chemical Resources – Thiocolchicoside
CrystecPharma – mSAS
Indicatrix Crystallography Ltd – EnaCt
Shilpa Biologicals Pvt Ltd - Recombinant Human Albumin
Tokuyama Corporation  - Novel Synthesis of SGLT2 Inhibitors

Excellence in Pharma: Finished Formulation​

Accord Healthcare – Sixmo
Albireo Pharma, Inc – Bylvay
Aprecia - ZipCup Formulation Platform
Catalent Pharma Solutions - Catalent Xpress Pharmaceutics
CrystecPharma - In-particle design
Dr. Ferrer BioPharma – ClorNasal
GATTEFOSSE - Emulfree Duo

Excellence in Pharma: Manufacturing, Technology & Equipment​

Azbil Telstar - Smart Format
Enzymaster Deutschland GmbH - Biocatalytic Neat Organic Process to Produce Enantiopure Amines
Gasporox AB -VialArch
Just-Evotec Biologics - J.POD
SHL Medical - Modular Fully Automated Testing Machine (FATM) Platform
Thermo Fisher Scientific - Gibco Efficient-Pro Media and Feeds Systems
Lonza Small Molecules - Temperature-Shift Spray Drying Process

Excellence in Pharma: Packaging & Drug Delivery​

Evonik - Beyond: LNPs: Polymeric nucleic acid delivery from Evonik & Stanford University
Haemopharm Healthcare - FillChoice Lung – CSTD
Nemera & Noble International - Safe ‘n’ Sound Patient Onboarding Kit
Phillips-Medisize, a Molex Company - Smart Autoinjector Aria
SHL Medical - Maggie 5.0 mL
Sio2 - BBW-packaging

Excellence in Pharma: Digital Innovation​

A Life in a Day - A Life in a Day - Heart failure experience
Accord Healthcare - Unify Health: Helping cancer patients throughout their cancer journey
Aptar Pharma - Oleena Digital Therapeutic for Symptom Management in Oncology
ATMPS Ltd - Haatali – interoperable platform for vein-to-vein tracking of advanced therapies globally
Colorcon Inc.- SoteriaRx on-dose
Nanoform - STARMAP Online
Pharmaoffer.com - Pharmaoffer.com Platform

Excellence in Pharma: Supply Chain, Logistics & Distribution​

Aragen Life Sciences - eCule LogiTracker
Bushu Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - GATEWAY to ASIA service
Cipla - Cipla Global Supply Chain Excellence in Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution
CRYOPDP - Healthcare temperature-controlled logistics solutions
HCL Technologies - Consignment Inventory Management powered by IATM
LC CONSULTING SAS - Managing bis(trichloromethyl)carbonate -triphosgene - pharma grade supply chain by chemistry knowledge

Excellence in Pharma: Sustainability​

Aquarray GmbH - DMA, droplet microarray
Indaver nv- Inda-MP: Recovery of precious metals from liquid waste streams
Körber Pharma Packaging Materials AG - Sustainable packaging solutions
Martin Dow Limited - CSR Activities of Martin Dow Group
Finzelberg - Going Zero

Excellence in Pharma: Regulatory Procedures & Compliance​

Eidolon Learning Pvt Ltd – SEEK
FIVE Validation - GO!FIVE
Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients - Capsugel titanium dioxide (TiO2) - free white gelatin capsule
Sandoz - Expansion of clinical use of Hydroxyurea (HU) FCT, the Sandoz developed innovative pediatric-friendly formulation for Sickle Cell Disease patients.

Excellence in Pharma: CEO of the Year​

Adalvo - Anil Okay
Aragen Life Sciences - Manni Kantipudi
Celltrion Healthcare - Hyoung-ki Kim
Fermenta Biotech Limited - Prashant Nagre
Piramal Pharma Solutions - Peter DeYoung, CEO Piramal Global Pharma
Procos SPA - Enrico Zodio