CPHI Celebration
The CPHI Pharma Awards
What to expect
Recognising excellence & innovation in Pharma
The CPHI Pharma Awards celebrate the forefront of innovation, excellence, and collaboration in the pharmaceutical industry. These prestigious awards honour the pioneers and trailblazers driving advancements in drug development, revolutionising manufacturing processes, championing sustainability, and shaping the future of pharma on a global scale.
Recognise & reward your team
Give your team the spotlight it deserves
Celebrate in style
Join all the finalists at the CPHI Celebration to honour industry excellence
Stand out as a leader
Elevate your brand and be recognised by industry experts
Earn the CPHI Seal of Excellence
Build trust and impress clients with our CPHI Pharma Award Winner’s logo
Entry journey
Awards timeline
Entries open
February 2026
Entries deadline
1 June 2026
Shortlist announced
September 2026
Winners announcement - CPHI Celebration
October 2026
2025 Judging Panel
The CPHI Pharma Awards prides itself on its judging panel. These independent industry experts from around the world have been specially chosen for their knowledge, credentials and objectivity.
Anne Dhulesia
Partner
L.E.K. Consulting
Anil Kane
Global Head of Technical & Scientific Affairs
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Anita Vasilevska
Technical Marketing Manager
IMCD Group
Bikash Chatterjee
President & CSO
Pharmatech
Dave Malenfant
Supply Chain Expert and Founder
MDM Consulting
Demetria Johnson
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Talent Expert
Independent Consultant
Edward Cupler
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Edgar Pogna
Director
L.E.K. Consulting GmbH
Enric Bosch Rado
Third party manager Chemical/API
Boeringer Ingelheim España S.A
Harsh Chauhan
Director
Alltrna
Michael Nieuwesteeg
Managing Director
NVC Packaging Centre
Mihaela Militaru
Senior Director, Patient Insights and Advocacy, Oncology
Merck KGaA
Orlaith Ryan
CTO/Co-Founder
Shorla Oncology
Dr Pascale Gauthier
Pharmacist, PhD, Charge of Courses Lecturer
Auvergne University
Dr.Phillip Broadwith
Business Editor
Chemistry World
Dr Robert Brooks
BioPhorum Supply Resilience Phorum Director
BioPhorum
Pushpa Vijayaraghavan
Director & Practice Lead - Healthcare
Sathguru Management Consultants
Sanobar Syed
Senior Director
Boehringer Ingelheim
Soroosh Begheriasl
Drug Delivery Phorum Director
BioPhorum
Sudarshan Jain
Secretary General
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Thomas Kern
Managing Director
ISP Healthcare
Verena Ahnert
Partner
L.E.K. Consulting GmbH
Vincent Galand
Adjunct Professor
Pharmaceutical Innovation & Deeptech Entrepreneurship
Wayne Weiner
President
Pharmatech Solutions LLC
2025 award winners
API Development and Innovation
CordenPharma International
TAPS: TAG Assisted Peptide Synthesis
Accelerating Innovation
NunaBio
Custom, cell-free, synthetic DNA
At the Heart of Pharma
Talent without barriers: CNX's inclusive recruitment programme
CNX Therapeutics and the Social Mobility Foundation
CEO of the Year
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
Lars Petersen
Drug Delivery and Device Innovation
Ypsomed
Self-injection devices
Finished Formulation
Evonik Industries
EUDRACAP® colon – The world’s first
Future Leader
Esteve CDMO
Yolanda Gomez
Manufacturing Excellence
Enzene
EnzeneXTM - Fully-connected continuous manufacturingTM
Packaging and Machinery
SCHOTT Pharma
SCHOTT TOPPAC® infuse – the next generation
Start-Up Initiative
Green Elephant Biotech
CellScrew®
Supply Chain Excellence
Cryoport Systems
Cryoport Systems Cryoport Systems
Sustainability
Botanical Solution Inc
Producing the Gold Standard Vaccine Adjuvant QS-21 t
Women of the Year
Rezon Bio
Adriana Kiędzierska-Mencfeld
Excellence in Pharma 2024
Supply Chain Excellence
QYOBO GmbH
A new Age of Supply Chain Visibility and Resilience
Manufacturing Excellence
RheaVita
RheaLyo™️ GMP-Flex Continuous Freeze-dryer
Accelerating Innovation
AustinPx
KinetiSol(™) Technology
Finished Formulation
Unistraw Corp
The UniLayer Straw Delivery System
CEO of the Year
CNX Therapeutics
Guy Clark
At the Heart of Pharma
West Pharmaceutical Services
Fox Chase Cancer Center and West Pharmaceutical Services
Packaging and Machinery
Smurfit WestRock
Cere®Screen Digital Display Label
Start-Up Initiative
Acu-Flow limited (t/a Nebu~Flow)
Nebu~Flow Nebuliser Platform
Regulatory and Compliance
ProPharma Group
Prodigy
Drug Delivery and Device Innovation
Adare Pharma Solutions
Sprinkle Formulation of a Drug Capsule for Treatment of Tremors
Sustainability
Evonik Industries AG
PhytoSquene® Plant-based Squalene for Parenteral Applications
Woman of the Year
Ofet Group of Pharmaceutical Companies
Julia Tsetis
Future Leader
Almac Sciences
Megan Smyth
API Development and Innovation
Lonza
Lonza AI-Enabled Route Scouting Service