2025 Winners

Congratulations to the outstanding recipients of The Pharma Industry Awards UK! Your dedication and achievements inspire us all.

Pharma Industry Company of the Year

WINNER:

Ipsen

Sponsored by:

Pharma Leader 2025

RECIPIENT:

Dr. Hesham A. Abdullah, MD, MSc, Senior Vice President, Global Head Oncology, Research & Development, GSK

Sponsored by:

Pharma Company of the Year

WINNER:

AstraZeneca

FINALISTS:

AstraZeneca
CNX Therapeutics
CSL Seqirus
Ipsen
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals
Upperton Pharma Solutions

Sponsored by:

Biotech Company of the Year

WINNER:

Greywolf Therapeutics

FINALISTS:

Deciphex
Greywolf Therapeutics
Stablepharma

Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year

WINNER:

Upperton Pharma Solutions

FINALISTS:

Bouygues Energies & Services
Cellomatics Biosciences
hVIVO
o2h discovery pvt
OXB
Paradigm Shift Consulting
Sequoia Genetics
Upperton Pharma Solutions

Pharma Supplier of the Year

WINNER:

Synergy Vision

FINALISTS:

Bouygues Energies & Services
Chromex Scientific
Compliance Angels
PHARMALANE UK
Synergy Vision

Pharma Project of the Year - Large

WINNER:

CSL Seqirus - Zoonotic Vaccine for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

FINALISTS:

CSL Seqirus - Zoonotic Vaccine for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Guardtech Cleanrooms - BDD Pharma cleanroom facility installation
Moderna UK - Constructing the Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre

Pharma Project of the Year - Small

WINNER:

GSK- Utilising innovative approaches to understand vaccination medical unmet need in the UK

FINALISTS:

AstraZeneca – PIONEERS – UK’s First National Lung Cancer Surgeons Forum
Daiichi Sankyo - CX Academy for Marketing
GSK- Utilising innovative approaches to understand vaccination medical unmet need in the UK

Innovation of the Year

WINNER:

NunaBio - Manufacture of complex, synthetic DNA at scale

FINALISTS:

Bouygues Energies & Services - Translating Innovation into Operational Capability
CrystecPharma - mSAS®: Enhanced, Green Technology for Processing of Biomolecules
Deciphex Case Complexity AI Model and AI Plug-In For Pathology Slide Scanning
NunaBio - Manufacture of complex, synthetic DNA at scale
Oxford BioTherapeutics - Launch of OGAP®-Verify
Peli Biothermal - Credo Vault offers an innovative blend of performance, flexibility, and sustainability
Stablepharma - Revolutionising the Cold Chain with Fridge-free pharmaceuticals

Operational Excellence Award

WINNER:

AstraZeneca

FINALISTS:

AstraZeneca
Chromex Scientific
Crown Bioscience
Diagnexia
Mundipharma
Sanofi

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Health and Safety Award

WINNER:

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals - Health and Safety Management System

FINALISTS:

Ethypharm - Digitising Safety in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals - Health and Safety Management System

Communications Award

WINNER:

Fusion Pharma - The Windsor Framework Communications Campaign

FINALISTS:

Fusion Pharma - The Windsor Framework Communications Campaign
hVIVO
SynaptixBio: Amplifying rare disease awareness

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

Ipsen - New Drug Product Facility

FINALISTS:

AstraZeneca - UK Clean Heat
Ipsen - New Drug Product Facility

Sponsored by:

Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year

WINNER:

CNX Therapeutics - Talent without barriers: CNX’s partnership to transform pharma industry recruitment

FINALISTS:

CNX Therapeutics - Talent without barriers: CNX’s partnership to transform pharma industry recruitment
Gilead Sciences (UK & I) with AXON – Gilead Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme: Community Support

Pharma Education and Training Award

WINNER:

Paradigm Shift and GDPTraining.co.uk - Cost effective ops based training

FINALISTS:

Daiichi Sankyo - CX Academy for Marketing
Paradigm Shift and GDPTraining.co.uk - Cost effective ops based training

HR Achievement Award

WINNER:

Ipsen - Excellence in Talent & Development

FINALISTS:

Ipsen - Excellence in Talent & Development
RSSL - People Manager Training Programme

Best Use of Technology Award

WINNER:

Diagnexia & East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

FINALISTS:

bioXcelerate AI - DiscoveryX
Diagnexia & East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Innovation in Asset Management - CompuCal Calibration Solutions & Pharmagraph
Roseway Labs - eRoseway

Sponsored by:

Partnership Alliance of the Year

WINNER:

Deciphex & Novartis

FINALISTS:

Chiesi UK & Ireland & Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
CompuCal Calibration Solutions & Pharmagraph
Deciphex & Novartis

Sponsored by:

Women in Pharma Award

WINNER:

CrystecPharma - Dr Lyn Daintree

FINALISTS:

bioXcelerate AI - Zhana Kuncheva, PhD
Chromex Scientific - Beverley Harris
CrystecPharma - Dr Lyn Daintree
CSL Seqirus - Cheryl King
Deciphex - Dr. Jenny Fitzgerald
Ipsen - Jeannette Brend

Best Emerging Pharma Company/start up

WINNER:

SMi Systems – Single molecule imaging tools for diagnostics and drug development

FINALISTS:

Beckley Psytech: Pioneering the next generation of mental health treatments
Novai - DARC Technology
SMi Systems – Single molecule imaging tools for diagnostics and drug development