ISPE Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Facility of the Year Awards Programme
After 10 years of setting the standard, the ISPE (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering) has made significant enhancements to its annual Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) programme, a premier global awards programme focused on recognising the innovation and creativity in manufacturing facilities serving the regulated healthcare industry.
These enhancements are designed to celebrate the tenth anniversary of this distinguished awards programme and include a new gala to recognise category winners at the annual ISPE-FDA CGMP Conference (part of ISPE’s newly created Pharmaceutical Quality Week) and an expanded presence for Category Winners at the ISPE Annual Meeting.
“Over the past decade, the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry has made significant advancements in the technology and processes used in building and renovating manufacturing facilities,” said Nancy Berg, ISPE President and CEO. “These advancements reflect the industry’s quest for excellence and superior product quality. As the premier awards programme focused on recognising these achievements, it is only fitting that the Facility of the Year Awards also make advancements in the way it showcases the category winners’ momentous accomplishments. By bringing the annual celebratory events for FOYA to Pharmaceutical Quality Week and the ISPE Annual Meeting, ISPE will present these innovative facilities to a global audience of top pharmaceutical leaders and regulators.”
The 2014 awards programme is now accepting entries through to 3 February 2014. Category award winners will be recognised in June in six categories: Operational Excellence, Project Execution, Equipment Innovation, Process Innovation, Sustainability and Facility Integration. Companies interested in submitting their newly constructed or renovated facilities for the 2014 FOYA program can find complete eligibility criteria, programme timelines and required entry forms at www.FacilityoftheYear.org/SubmitYourFacility.
ISPE, +1 813 960 2105, ext. 277, dhould@ispe.org, www.ispe.org.