2026 Shortlist

Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Pharma Industry Awards We're delighted to reveal this year's shortlist. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on 26 November 2026 at the Johnstown Estate Hotels.

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Pharma Industry Company of the Year

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Pharma Leader 2026

The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Pharma Company of the Year - Large

FINALISTS

AbbVie

MSD Ireland

Takeda Ireland

Pharma Company of the Year - SME

FINALISTS

Amivas Ireland Limited

Biostór Ireland

Dunbar Pharma

Eirgen Pharma

Ipsen

Biopharma Company of the Year

FINALISTS

AbbVie

Poolbeg Pharma

Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year

FINALISTS

Agilent

Biostór Ireland

Ceva Logistics & Avec Homecare Pharmacy

Nuvalez Consulting Limited

Paradigm Shift Consulting Limited

Pharma Supplier of the Year

FINALISTS

Agilent

Navi Group

Biostór Ireland

Ceva Logistics

Cognizant Technologies Solution, Ireland

EHA Soft Solutions

Hanley Calibration Ltd

Micro-Bio Ireland Ltd.

Ocon Chemicals

Wolf Medical

Pharma Project of the Year - Small

FINALISTS

National Blood Archive

Biostór Ireland

In-House Filling Platform for Controlled Dronabinol API

Dunbar Pharma

Integrated TSC Model of Care

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Meissner Castlebar

Meissner Filtration Products

TillSense

Navi Group

Connect AI

Nuvalez Consulting Limited

Innovation of the Year - Manufacturing

FINALISTS

Redefining CDMO Process Development

Almac Group

QC Microbiology Transformation

Bristol Myers Squibb

GENERATIONS

Envetec Sustainable Technologies

Digital Operating Model for Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

MSD Ireland

Abrocitinib 2G

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals

POLB 001

Poolbeg Pharma

West Synchrony™ Prefillable Syringe System

West Pharmaceutical Services

Innovation of the Year - Supplier & Service Provider

FINALISTS

Inspection Module

Biostór Ireland

Cleancube Maxi 7 NHS Aseptic Pharmacy Container Facility

Guardtech Cleanrooms

Quantifying RNA Encapsulation Efficiency in Lipid Nanoparticles

Marama Labs

DispenSense

Navi Group

Connect AI

Nuvalez Consulting Limited

OGAP-Verify

Oxford BioTherapeutics

GxP AI Management Platform

Phanero

Pharma Conversations Podcast

Pharma Conversations Podcast

Contamination Control by Design™ (CCbD™)

Pharmalliance Consulting Ltd

SMART Multiplexed Electrochemical Biosensor Platform

Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork

Operational Excellence Award

FINALISTS

Arriello

Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd, Dublin Plant

J&J Innovative Medicine Ringaskiddy

Meissner Filtration Products

Pfizer

Viatris (Damastown)

Viatris Little Island

Health & Safety Award

FINALISTS

Safety Culture Transformation

Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd.

Creating Space for Safety

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Cruiserath Biologics

mai™ Platform and Good Catch Programme

Grifols Worldwide Operations

Safety Culture Evolution

J&J Innovative Medicine Ringaskiddy

From Local Innovation to Global Standard

MSD Ireland

Detect to Protect

OBW Technologies, Ltd.

Takeda Ireland

Takeda Ireland

Supply Chain Achievement Award

FINALISTS

mai™ Platform

EHA Soft Solutions Ltd.

End to End Supply Chain Transformation

Pfizer

The UK GDP Association C.I.C

UK GDP Association CIC

Communications Award

FINALISTS

Every Dose Has a Story

J&J Innovative Medicine Ringaskiddy

A Dual-Phase Patient Education and Advocacy Campaign

Johnson & Johnson

The Navi Newsletter

Navi Group

Let’s Talk About The Elephant in the Room

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals

POLB 001

Poolbeg Pharma

Viagra Connect "Let's Get It On...line"

Viatris Ireland

Research & Development Achievement Award

FINALISTS

Pharmaceutical-Grade Dronabinol Process

Dunbar Pharma

Lilac Gen1: R&D in Motion

Luminate Medical

Quantifying RNA Encapsulation Efficiency in Lipid Nanoparticles

Marama Labs

2nd Generation Biocatalytic Manufacturing Programme

Pfizer

Multiplexed Electrochemical Biosensor Platform

Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork

Partnership Alliance of the Year

FINALISTS

Celtic Biotech and Meta-Flux

Celtic Biotech Ltd

NIBRT and BMS Cruiserath Biologics

NIBRT

WuXi Biologics and Client X

WuXi Biologics

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS

Evergreen Sustainability

AbbVie

BeGreen@Cherrywood Initiative

APC and VLE Therapeutics

Kerry Plant Sustainability Journey

Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd.

Embedding Environmental Excellence Across Operations

J&J Innovative Medicine Ringaskiddy

Power & Circularity

Servier (Ireland) Industries Ltd.

Validaide CO₂ Insights

SkyCell

Takeda Ireland

Takeda Ireland

Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year

FINALISTS

Culture@Cherrywood

APC and VLE Therapeutics

Building a Skilled, Inclusive and Sustainable Life Sciences Workforce

BioPharmaChem Skillnet

Charity of the Year Partnership with Abode (Doorway to Life)

J&J Innovative Medicine Ringaskiddy

Curiosity Cube STEM Outreach Programme

Merck

Open Doors Programme

NIBRT

The UK GDP Association C.I.C

Paradigm Shift Consulting Limited

CSR

WuXi Biologics

Pharma Education & Training Award

FINALISTS

BioPharmaChem Skillnet and Innopharma Education- QQI Level 5- Essentials for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

BioPharmaChem Skillnet and Innopharma Education

Cork College of FET-Life Science Centre

Cork College of FET-Life Science Centre

Foundations of Good Manufacturing Practice eLearning Course

NIBRT and CASTL

MSc in Entrepreneurship of Smart Medicines

Trinity College Dublin

The Certificate in Mastering Medical Affairs Strategy

Wolf Medical

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

FINALISTS

Operations Development Programme

AbbVie

Business Platforms

Business Platforms

EL Engineering Consultants

EL Engineering Consultants Ltd

Hanley Calibration

Hanley Calibration

Körber Pharma Software GmBH

Körber Pharma Software GmBH

Cork Graduate Programme

Merck

Viatris Ireland

Viatris Ireland

Best Use of AI Award

FINALISTS

GxP AI platform

Aizon (Bigfinite Inc.)

ARC360 powered by AURAai

ARC Regulatory

Let's Chat

Navi Group

Inspection Module

Biostór Ireland

CB-24 Biologic Cancer Therapeutic

Celtic Biotech Ltd

International Commercial Excellence (ICE)

Novartis

Atellica Root-cause Determination Service

Siemens Healthineers

Pharma Facility of the Year

FINALISTS

Building 4

Eirgen Pharma

Ballydine's B-Con OSD Facility

MSD Ireland

Engineering Project of the Year

FINALISTS

National Blood Archive

Biostór Ireland

Greenfield Data Foundations & Enablement

Deep Digital Solutions Group Ltd

HSE Fairview Decarbonisation Upgrade

HeatConnect

Dublin Capacity Improvement

Ipsen

Lotus Infusion Set Gen 1

Luminate Medical

Women in Pharma Award

FINALISTS

Anna Lukyanova

Arriello Group

Dr Dorothy Bray

Celtic Biotech Ltd

Leah Fletcher

Dunbar Pharma

Maria Ginnelly

Ireland Sterile Community of Practice

Nadiya Komyagina

MSD Ireland

Aisling Smith

Navi Group

Deirdre Connaughton

Takeda Ireland

Mary Dollard

Viatris Ireland

Advance Manufacturing Award

FINALISTS

Operational Excellence Meets Pharma 5.0

Bristol Myers Squibb

Golden Batch Analysis

Pfizer

Takeda Ireland

Takeda Ireland

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Strategy of the Year

FINALISTS

MSD Ireland

Paradigm Shift Consulting Limited

Pfizer Ringaskiddy