Winners for Pharmapack Awards announced

The winners of this year’s Pharmapack Awards have been announced.

Six winners were chosen across the categories of ‘Exhibitor Innovation’ and ‘Health Products’.

In the Exhibitor Innovation category, Biocorp, West Pharmaceutical Services and sfm medical devices were chosen for excellence in ‘Patient safety and convenience’, ‘Ease-of-use and patient compliance’, and ‘Patient centricity and customisation’, respectively.

Biocorp was chosen for its Onejet disposable auto-injector which is designed to easily deliver high viscosity products.

West Pharmaceutical Services’ SelfDose Patient-Controlled Injector was selected for its simple two-step operation, designed to make administration far easier for patients with dexterity challenges. The patient only has to remove the cap and press against the skin to deliver a subcutaneous injection.

In the Health Product category UCB Pharma, GSK Consumer Health and Laboratoires Virbac were announced as winners.

UCB Pharma was recognised for its feats in patient compliance with a packaging system that benefits rheumatoid arthritis patients and others with hand dexterity issues.

GSK Consumer Health was selected for its packaging that improves patient hygiene and adherence. The packaging enables consumers to directly apply the pain relief gel without having to touch it – which is both more practical and hygienic as consumers do not have to wash their hands post-application.

This year, Pharmapack featured 22 exhibitor products in the show’s Innovation Gallery. The quality of exhibitors meant that the judges of the awards felt compelled to commend a list of ‘Top 10 Innovators’.

Anne Schumacher, brand director at Pharmapack Europe, said: “I would like to commend all six of the winners at this year’s Pharmapack Awards who demonstrated excellence in drug delivery, packaging and automation for better patient safety and compliance – critically taking into account consumers with severe illnesses and difficulties in dexterity. The judges particularly highlighted that such was the quality of the entries this year, that recognising a list of top 10 exhibitor innovators was justified.”

“For the past 21 years, Pharmapack has been devoted to showcasing the most outstanding, cutting-edge innovations in the pharmaceutical packaging sector, from the products highlighted through to the content sessions. The exceptional calibre of this year’s entries echoes our core theme of pushing technology to its limits to ultimately improve patients’ lives, and is a direct reflection of how the wider industry is advancing.”