TOPRA Regulatory Affairs Awards 2011: Shortlist announced

The 2011 Awards garnered high calibre entries from a broad range of regulatory affairs professionals and specialist companies

The judging took place over the summer and we thank our eminent judging panel for taking the time to make their careful and considered decisions which has enabled us to select the shortlist from all the entries submitted.

Our prestigious panel of judges includes representatives from regulatory agencies, industry, patients’ associations, legal experts and academia, thus giving a broad range of expertise and varied perspectives on the entries put forward.

Of course, the judges can only evaluate the entries they have in front of them, so their decisions must be based on answers provided in the completed entry form and any supporting documentation supplied. Therefore it is essential that nominators answer each of the criteria specified, give examples of how this has been fulfilled and, where appropriate, provide supporting evidence, such as CV, brochure or testimonials, to support the case for that individual, team, company or service.

Shortlists announced

TOPRA is pleased to announce the shortlisted candidates for the following Award categories:

Horizon

• Hayley Hanvey, Pfizer
• Shilpa Jain, TRAC Services

Inspiration

• Kathleen Boyce, Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of J&J
• Dr Helen Erwood, Regulatory Resources Group
• Dr Luis Saturnino Herrera Martínez, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Cuba

Education

• Alison Bowers, Consultant, NC, USA
• Ann O’Connor, Irish Medicines Board, Ireland
• Siegfried Schmitt, PAREXEL
• Sandra Shire, Arizona State University, USA

Communication

• John Deavin, Deavin Associates
• Stuart Finnie, AstraZeneca
• Gillian Gauntlett, Molnlycke Health Care
• Ann O’Connor, Irish Medicines Board, Ireland

Support

• IDIS
• IDRAC
• Regulis
• TRAC Services

All the short-listed candidates can be proud of their achievements and we are delighted to be able to recognise them in this way.

Innovation

This year, on the judges’ advice, it was decided to withhold the Award for Innovation as the information supplied in the entries did not provide sufficient evidence to justify an Award for Excellence in this category. TOPRA is committed to recognising Innovation within the Regulatory Affairs sector and it is important that any shortlisted nominations or winners in this category – and any other – are truly worthy of receiving the accolade of a TOPRA Regulatory Affairs Award.

Life Time Achievement Award

As last year, our Life Time Achievement Award attracted nominations on behalf of several ‘superstars’ of the healthcare regulatory world. The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 24 November and we are delighted to announce that Samarind RMS will be handing the trophy to the worthy winner at the ceremony.

Announcing the Winners

We will have to wait until the Awards Ceremony on 24 November to find out who the winners are. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to hear the announcements in person, book your seats at the Awards Dinner.

The Awards Event – open to everyone!

Why not congratulate the short-listed candidates in person and mingle with many leading industry and regulatory agency figures at the TOPRA Regulatory Affairs Awards Ceremony on 24 November 2011. The event coincides with the Joint TOPRA/EMA Annual Review meeting in London, so this is an ideal opportunity to combine getting the latest technical update from EMA and celebrating the best in regulatory affairs at our Awards.

To book your place at the Awards dinner, which will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf, download you can a booking form by clciking on the link on the right hand side of this page or email awards@topra.org.