The Pharma Industry Awards 2026 is delighted to welcome Claire Thompson to its judging panel, bringing one of the life sciences sector's most distinguished pharmaceutical executives and entrepreneurs to the independent evaluation process that sits at the heart of Ireland's most prestigious pharmaceutical recognition programme.

Claire Thompson is Founder and CEO of Agility Life Sciences, an award-winning contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in pharmaceutical formulation development. A multi-award-winning executive, entrepreneur, and Non-Executive Director, she brings extensive experience across drug development, pharmaceutical innovation, and scientific leadership, with a career that has placed her at the forefront of CDMO practice and pharmaceutical product development. Her expertise spans the full complexity of formulation development within a regulated industry environment, giving her the depth of knowledge to evaluate submissions across the Pharma Industry Awards categories with both rigour and industry perspective.

Alongside her technical and business expertise, Claire Thompson brings a distinctive breadth of commitment to the profession she has helped shape. She is a passionate advocate for positive workplace cultures and for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across science and leadership, values that are increasingly central to how the life sciences industry measures genuine excellence. She is also the founder of the GIFT Grant Foundation, established to support girls' and women's football teams across the UK, reflecting the same commitment to access, opportunity, and community investment that characterises her approach to leadership within the pharmaceutical sector. A speaker, philanthropist, and poet, Claire brings to the judging panel a perspective that is as broad in its humanity as it is deep in its scientific and commercial expertise.

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