2026 Shortlist

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 Contract Services Company of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Bespak
• o2h Discovery
• Rephine
• Upperton Pharma Solutions

Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year - Small

FINALISTS:

• Cellomatics Biosciences
• Eramol
• Orion GXP Consulting
• Paradigm Shift Consulting
• PHARMALANE UK

Pharma Company of the Year

FINALISTS:

• CNX Therapeutics
• Ipsen Biopharm
• L.D. COLLINS
• Upperton Pharma Solutions

Biotech Company of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Celtic Renewables
• Greywolf Therapeutics
• Scancell

Pharma Supplier of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Circuit Medical
• PHARMALANE UK
• ProPharma

Pharma Project of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Bespak - Commercial-scale Filling of pMDIs with HFO-1234ze(E)
• Ipsen BioPharm - Unlocking Freeze Drying Capacity
• Sanofi - Enhancing the Severe Asthma Service in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board
• Sanofi – COPD Health Inequalities Improvement Programme in Hastings Place
• Upperton Pharma Solutions - Annex 1 Aligned Sterile Facility

Innovation of the Year - Large

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca - AI Computer Vision - Aseptic Behaviour Monitoring
• AstraZeneca - Automated Reading of Agar Plates with Artificial Intelligence
• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Transforming Complexity into Clarity: OMP Innovation
• Autolus Therapeutics
• Fujifilm Biotechnologies - MaruX™: Making Continuous Biomanufacturing Commercially Practical
• Ipsen BioPharm - Transforming Right First Time Through Predictive Small-Scale Modelling

Innovation of the Year - Medium

FINALISTS:

• Bioscript Group - Synapse
• Doceree Inc. - RepTwin
• Guardtech Cleanrooms - Cleancube Maxi 7 NHS Aseptic Pharmacy
• NIOX® - NIOX PRO®
• Oxford BioTherapeutics - Advancement of the OGAP® Verify Platform
• Peli BioThermal - Vēro One
• SkyCell - 6500X Hybrid Container

Innovation of the Year - Small

FINALISTS:

• 1nhaler - The Pop-up Cardboard Inhaler
• Cellomatics Biosciences
• Eramol - Low-Loss Sterile Manufacturing Platform
• Flow Health Science – Klario®: Advanced Fuel for Hypos
• LightOx - LXD231: Light-Activated Infection Control for Battlefield Wounds

Health and Safety Award

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Night Club
• Equans Sci-Tech - Safety Lens
• Ethypharm - Transitioning from Compliance to Culture

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Where Climate Action Meets Patient Impact
• Bespak - Spearheading Decarbonisation in the Inhalation Industry
• Bristol Myers Squibb Moreton - Science-Led, People-Driven
• Ipsen BioPharm – Zero Interruptions, Record-Low Waste
• IQVIA Laboratories - Transforming Global Clinical Trial Supplies
• Peli BioThermal - Solving the Unsolvable
• SkyCell - Validaide CO₂ Insights

Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Ipsen BioPharm - From Access to Aspiration
• Paradigm Shift Consulting - The UK GDP Association C.I.C.
• Upperton Pharma Solutions

Pharma Education and Graduate Training Award

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Early Talent Programme
• Buttercups Training – Launch of the Pharmacy-Specific Level 6 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship
• Compliance Angels
• Equans Sci-Tech - Specialist Learning and Development Programme
• Fujifilm Biotechnologies - Centre of Excellence in Bioprocessing (CEB)
• Pharmig - Developing Industry-Ready Microbiology Talent
• QPQuandary - Trainee QP Assessment Centres
• Sanofi - Dermatology Decode

Best Use of Technology Award

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca - Qualification and Implementation of an Ultraviolet Autonomous Robot
• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Modernising Bio-decontamination with Novel Enzyme Indicator Technology
• Doceree Inc. - RepTwin
• IXICO PLC - IXI Platform
• LEO Pharma UK & ADVANCE®AI - Turning Conversations into Commercial Intelligence
• NunaBio - NunaSynth® DNA Platform
• Sygnature Discovery - SygDesign

Partnership and Collaboration of the Year

FINALISTS:

• PHARMExcel and the University of Southampton - Next Gen Knee Sleeve Transforms Pain Relief
• PHARMExcel, DIOSynVax & University Hospital Southampton - ‘World-first’ Vaccine Designed by AI
• Sanofi – COPD Health Inequalities Improvement Programme in Hastings Place
• Sanofi and Leicester – COPD Pathway Review in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
• Sanofi, Humber and North Yorkshire - Cross System Strategic COPD Collaboration

Women in Pharma Award

FINALISTS:

• Doceree Inc. - Kamya Elawadhi
• Orion GXP Consulting - Daveena Jassar
• Peli BioThermal - Karen Adams

Best Patient-Centric Initiative

FINALISTS:

• A Life in a Day - Transforming Obesity Care Through Immersive Patient Experiences
• iQ Doctor
• Roche Products - Senior Haematology Integrated Care Service (SHINE)
• Sanofi - Barts MS Service Review
• Sanofi - Enhancing the Severe Asthma Service in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board
• Sanofi - Great Ormond Street Hospital Dermatology Biologics Partnership
• Sanofi – COPD Health Inequalities Improvement Programme in Hastings Place

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Strategy Award

FINALISTS:

• Fujifilm Biotechnologies UK - It All Starts With People
• Paradigm Shift Consulting

Best Emerging Pharma/Supplier Company/Start Up

FINALISTS:

• Astoriom - Emerging Stronger in Regulated Storage
• Flow Health Science – Establishing Advanced Nutrition as a New Category in Healthcare
• Orion GxP Consulting - Transforming Regulatory Expertise into Patient Impact
• SynaptixBio - Pioneering Therapies for Severe Leukodystrophies

Pharma AI & Data Analytics Innovation Award

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Using AI & Analytics to Transform Pharmaceutical Artwork Operations
• CatSci - CHETAH
• Sygnature Discovery - SygDesign

Research and Development Achievement Award

FINALISTS:

• Avacta Group - pre|CISION®
• CatSci - CHETAH
• Mast Group

Platform Technology of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Human Data Sciences - Livingstone
• Micropore Technologies - HORIZON Platform
• Novai - Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells
• NunaBio - NunaSynth® DNA Platform
• Oxford BioTherapeutics - OBT's Proprietary Proteomics Based Target Discovery Platform

Quality Assurance and Control Award

FINALISTS:

• AstraZeneca Macclesfield - Delivering Patient-Focused Quality
• EMQN - External Quality Assessment in genomics
• Ipsen BioPharm - QC Transformation at Wrexham
• Upperton Pharma Solutions - Embedding Quality at Every Stage