Judging Panel

Chartered Process Engineering in the Pharma Industry and Chair of ISPE UK VIEW MORE

Hisham is a lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Reading, UK. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutics and Materials Science from University College London. VIEW MORE

John Bardsley is Managing Director at Thistle Pharma Ltd, a pharmacist-led healthcare enterprise delivering specialist supply chain solutions via their Rokshaw Laboratories brand. With decades of leadership across UK and international pharma, he blends regulatory expertise and entrepreneurial drive to improve patient outcomes and create innovative, compliant solutions for niche and complex healthcare needs. VIEW MORE

Dileep Boinipally is a seasoned pharmaceutical development leader with broad experience in drug product development. As an expert in formulation and process development, regulatory authoring, he has played a pivotal role in advancing drug candidates from development to commercialization. VIEW MORE

Laszlo's research focuses on the design and selection of solid forms for pharmaceuticals, combining experimental characterisation and data mining/machine learning. His teaching mainly covers areas of Pharmaceutics. VIEW MORE

Radi is an Associate Professor and leading Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management programme. He is a consultant in drug manufacturing and management, and has been involved in the industry since 2000, launching different products and services in different markets and leading innovative change VIEW MORE

Founder of H2 Compliance in 2006 and Head of Chemical Compliance with particular focus on Digitisation, Organisational Management, Legal, Commercial, and business systems. Worked in Metals, Pharma, IT industries prior to H2 Compliance. VIEW MORE

Marie currently is Associate Professor in Pharmaceutics and Nanotherapeutics at the University of Birmingham (UK). Her research focused on the development and assessment of organic nanomaterials for drug delivery. VIEW MORE

Tishwant Kanwarjit is a senior leader in Cell Therapy and Biotechnology, serving as Executive Director, Head of Quality at Autolus Therapeutics. With expertise in ATMPs, sterility assurance, and global regulatory compliance, he leads a 40-person team overseeing CAR-T therapy manufacturing and commercialisation across MHRA, FDA, and EMA jurisdictions. VIEW MORE

Nick Kaye is a community pharmacist and NPA Chair. He is a shareholder in Hendra’s Pharmacy in Penryn and an NPA media spokesperson. He was elected to the NPA Board in 2014. VIEW MORE

Matt Moran is an independent consultant specializing in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals. He advices in all aspects of industry strategy. VIEW MORE

Purbasa leads drug product development and manufacturing for biologics at her current role at Exelixis. Her experience includes working for companies like NGM Bio, Harpoon Therapeutics (Merck), Catalent (Novo- Nordisk), Bayer and Eli Lilly. VIEW MORE

Jill Pearcy leads work on trust and reputation for the pharmaceutical industry in the UK as well as working on issues management and equity, diversity and inclusion. She joined the ABPI in 2018. VIEW MORE

Dhaval Rathod is Associate Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Shionogi Inc. with 13 years of experience in formulation development, high potent drug manufacturing, and technology transfer across leading pharmaceutical companies. VIEW MORE

Dr. Satyanarayana Somavarapu is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at UCL School of Pharmacy. His research focuses on nanotechnology-based drug delivery, vaccine formulation, and gene therapy. With over 75 publications and six patents, he is a recognised expert advancing pharmaceutical innovation across respiratory, neurological, oncological, and ocular therapeutic areas. VIEW MORE

Tom Tobin, an experienced company director at Micro-Bio, possesses a strong educational background in business administration along with an extensive knowledge in the chemical manufacturing sector. VIEW MORE

Jon Youles is Managing Director at Ytron-Quadro (UK) Ltd, with over 25 years of process engineering experience. He provides advanced manufacturing solutions pharmaceutical and otherindustries. Jonathan is also a long-standing contributor to ISPE UK, holding several leadership roles over two decades VIEW MORE