2025 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2025 Pharma Industry Awards.

The winners were announced on November 20th, at Dublin Royal Convention Centre.

Pharma Industry Company of the Year

WINNER:

Bristol Myers Squibb

Sponsored by:

Pharma Leader 2025

RECIPIENT:

Colin Rooney

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Pharma Company of the Year - Large

WINNER:

AbbVie Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • AbbVie Ireland
  • AscellaHealth
  • MSD Ireland
  • Takeda Ireland
  • Viatris Little Island

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Biopharma Company of the Year

WINNER:

AbbVie Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • AbbVie Ireland
  • Amgen
  • Celtic Biotech
  • Takeda Ireland

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Biotech Company of the Year

WINNER:

Celtic Biotech

FINALISTS:

  • Celtic Biotech
  • Deciphex
  • PTC Therapeutics

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Pharma Research Centre of the Year

WINNER:

National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)

FINALISTS:

  • National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
  • Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre

Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year

WINNER:

Arriello Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services
  • Arriello Ireland
  • Biostor Ireland
  • Eirgen Pharma
  • Orion GXP Consulting
  • Q1 Scientific
  • West Pharmaceutical Services

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Pharma Supplier of the Year

WINNER:

Almac Pharma Services

FINALISTS:

  • Almac Pharma Services
  • Catalyx
  • DHL Health Logistics
  • Freudenberg Medical
  • Micro-Bio Ireland
  • WD Excellence

Pharma Project of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Viatris Little Island - Implementation of New DIW System in Live Plant

FINALISTS:

  • Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services - Implementation of Client eRIM System
  • Viatris Little Island - Implementation of New DIW System in Live Plant

Innovation of the Year

WINNER:

Deciphex

FINALISTS:

  • Alexion, AstraZeneca - ENPIR
  • Ameli-BioGroup - Multi-Channel Cultural Outreach Program
  • Amgen - Plant Pulse
  • Bonafi - Digital Innovation in Customer & Supplier Qualification Compliance
  • Deciphex
  • Eirgen Pharma
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Single Use Support - RoSS.FILL
  • The Irish Equine Centre - Personalised Probiotics

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Operational Excellence Award - Small

WINNER:

Q1 Scientific

FINALISTS:

  • Ameli-BioGroup
  • DHL Health Logistics
  • Hamilton Medical UK
  • Q1 Scientific

Operational Excellence Award

WINNER:

MSD Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Arriello Ireland
  • Diagnexia
  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Little Island
  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Ringaskiddy
  • MSD Ireland
  • Takeda Ireland
  • Viatris Damastown
  • Viatris Little Island

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Health & Safety Award

WINNER:

APC and VLE Therapeutics

FINALISTS:

  • APC and VLE Therapeutics
  • BioPharmaChem Skillnet and TU Dublin
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Q1 Scientific
  • Takeda Ireland
  • Viatris Little Island

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Supply Chain Achievement Award

WINNER:

Pfizer External Supply Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Pfizer External Supply Ireland
  • Viatris Little Island
  • VLE Therapeutics

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Communications Award

WINNER:

Bristol Myers Squibb

FINALISTS:

  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • CAI
  • SciencePOD
  • United Drug
  • WuXi Biologics

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Research & Development Achievement Award

WINNER:

Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre

FINALISTS:

  • Branca Bunús
  • Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre

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Partnership Alliance of the Year

WINNER:

NIBRT and ATU

FINALISTS:

  • CompuCal and Pharmagraph
  • Deciphex and Novartis
  • Innopharma Technical Services and Grifols
  • Life Science Fusion Ireland
  • NIBRT and ATU
  • VLE Therapeutics and Biostor Ireland

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

Pfizer External Supply Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • AbbVie - Evergreen Environmental Sustainability
  • Alexion, AstraZeneca
  • APC and VLE Therapeutics - The Medicine Accelerator
  • Astellas Dublin
  • Bristol Myers Squibb - Decarbonisation at Cruiserath
  • DHL Health Logistics - Quantum & Horizon
  • J&J - WeSustain Little Island
  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Ringaskiddy
  • Pfizer External Supply Ireland

Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year

WINNER:

Uniphar Medtech - Local Competitive Advantage

FINALISTS:

  • APC and VLE Therapeutics - The Medicine Accelerator
  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Ringaskiddy
  • Merck
  • MSD - All Ireland Volunteering Week
  • Uniphar Medtech - Local Competitive Advantage

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Pharma Education & Training Award

WINNER:

RCSI - MSc Technologies & Analytics in Precision Medicine

FINALISTS:

  • Alexion, AstraZeneca - Leading with Impact
  • BioPharmaChem Skillnet and University College Cork
  • Cork College of FET - Life Sciences Centre
  • Eli Lilly - Bridging Education and Clinical Development
  • Innopharma Technical Services
  • Pharmalliance Consulting - Safeguarding Compliance, Elevating Trust
  • RCSI - BSc Advanced Therapeutic Technologies
  • RCSI - MSc Technologies & Analytics in Precision Medicine

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

Cognizant

FINALISTS:

  • Amgen
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Business Platforms
  • Cognizant
  • Koerber Pharma Software
  • Pharmalliance Consulting - Lifescience Graduate Preparation
  • PTC Therapeutics
  • Viatris Little Island - Graduate Rotation Programme

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Best Use of Technology Award

WINNER:

LEP Biomedical

FINALISTS:

  • Aizon - AI Yield Optimization
  • CompuCal and Pharmagraph - Asset Management Innovation
  • Diagnexia and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
  • LEP Biomedical
  • MSD Ireland
  • Novartis Ireland - AI Enabled Quality Event Management
  • Pfizer, Ringaskiddy - Neo PLM Deployment

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Pharma Facility of the Year

WINNER:

Almac Pharma Services

FINALISTS:

  • Almac Pharma Services
  • DHL Health Logistics - Quantum Facility
  • MSD, Dunboyne

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Engineering Project of the Year

WINNER:

Amgen - Transforming Syringe Reliability

FINALISTS:

  • Alexion, AstraZeneca - ENPIR
  • Amgen - Transforming Syringe Reliability
  • Viatris Little Island - Enhancing Supply Reliability through New DIW System
  • Viatris Little Island - Securing Supply through Grade-D Upgrades
  • WuXi Biologics - Effluent Waste Balancing and Diversion System

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Women in Pharma Award - Small

WINNER:

Q1 Scientific - Aideen Glynn

FINALISTS:

  • Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services - Dr. Gemma Robinson
  • BioPharmaChem Skillnet - Susan Costello
  • FQS - Irene Frisby
  • Orion GXP Consulting - Patricia Grimes
  • Q1 Scientific - Aideen Glynn

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Women in Pharma Award

WINNER:

Amgen - Miriam O'Sullivan

FINALISTS:

  • Amgen - Miriam O'Sullivan
  • Arriello Ireland - Anna Lukyanova
  • Catalyx - Vivian Linehan
  • Deciphex - Dr. Jenny Fitzgerald
  • Eirgen Pharma - Clodagh Dunne
  • Navi Group - Aisling Smith
  • PTC Therapeutics - Gabbie White

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Advanced Manufacturing Award

WINNER:

Bristol Myers Squibb

FINALISTS:

  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Viatris Little Island

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Strategy of the Year

WINNER:

MSD Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Ameli-BioGroup
  • DHL Health Logistics
  • MSD Ireland
  • Pfizer, Ringaskiddy
  • PHX Ireland
  • PTC Therapeutics

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