Bengaluru, December 12, 2015: The UBM India Pharma Awards 2015 held on 30th November, 2015 in, Mumbai, celebrated excellence and recognized contribution of Indian Pharmaceutical Companies. The 3rd Edition of Annual India Pharma Awards in association with TAKE solutions provided an opportunity for the companies to showcase their innovations and accomplishments in the sector.
With Ernst & Young as Process Advisors and Avalon Global Research as Knowledge Partner, the nominations involving 13 categories including Operational Excellence, Excellence in Packaging Development, Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility, Excellence in Research & Development, Excellence in Brand / Product, etc. were scrutinised by a jury panel of industry veterans including Dr. Ajit Dangi, President & CEO, Danssen Consulting, Mr. S.V. Veeramani, Chairman & Managing Director, Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt Ltd (Chennai), Mr. Divesh Singla, Director, Global Market Insights, IMS Health, Mr. S. Srinivasan, Managing Director, Shriram Industrial Holdings Ltd., Mr. Bhalchandra G. Barve, Joint Managing Director, Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd. and Mr. S.M. Mudda, Director – Global Strategy (Technical), Micro Labs Ltd.
The event which was attended by over 500 guests from the Pharma Sector was marked by an evening of networking and entertainment courtesy, well known Indian stand up artist, Sorabh Pant.
Preceded by sharing of international insights pertaining to the industry by Dr. Steve Arlington, Pharma Vetran & Adviser, TAKE Solutions, The Jury’s Choice Awards were presented in four different categories – Personality of the Year – Female Award was presented to Ms. Vinita Gupta, Lupin Ltd., Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year was awarded to Mr. Mehul Shah, Encube Ethicals Pvt Ltd., Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. Samprada Singh, Alkem Laboratories Ltd. and Inspirational Leader award was presented to Mr. N. H. Israni, Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd.
The winners of India Pharma Awards 2015 are:
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SUB-CATEGORIES |
WINNERS |
| Excellence in Contract Research | Accutest Research Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility | Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | |
| Excellence in Environment, Health & Safety | Less than INR 500 cr. | Zydus Takeda Healthcare Private Ltd. |
| More than INR 500 cr. | Cadila Healthcare Limited (Zydus Cadila) | |
| Excellence in Packaging | Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd | |
| Excellence in Pharmaceutical Machinery/Instrument | Image Provision Technology Pvt Ltd | |
| Excellence in Supply Chain & Logistics Management | Piramal Enterprises Ltd. | |
| Operational Excellence | Less than INR 500 cr. | Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. |
| More than INR 500 cr. | Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Excellence in Rural Reach | Cipla Ltd | |
| Excellence in R&D | Less than INR 500 cr. | Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. |
| More than INR 500 cr. | Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Excellence in Brand/Product | Cipla Ltd. |
The UBM Initiative Awards winners of 2015 are:
| Emerging Exporter of the Year | Globela Pharma Pvt. Ltd. |
| Leading Excipient Company | Nitika Pharmaceutical Specialities Pvt. Ltd. |
| Leading Clean Room Projects & Solutions | GMP Technical Solutions |
| Outstanding Primary Packaging for Injectibles | West Pharmaceutical Packaging India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Outstanding Customer Service | Linux Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. |
| Leader in Stability Chamber | Thermolab Scientific Equipments Pvt. Ltd. |
| Technology Start-up Award | Medibox |
In addition to the India Pharma Awards, UBM India unveiled the maiden edition of “India Pharma Exporters & The World of P-MEC”, premium publication on the development of India Pharmaceutical Sector with profiles of leading companies in the Indian Pharma Sector. The publications include insights on the Pharma Sector in India such as Success Factors, Technological Growth, Exports Growth, Key Players, etc.
The event concluded with the launch of “Pharma Week 2016”
