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Citeline Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan, now in its second year, will return to Tokyo on October 17, 2023, bringing together hundreds of leading innovators, to meet and network, discover new opportunities, and reflect on life-changing accomplishments made over the previous year.
The awards recognize outstanding advancements and innovations in Japanese pharma and biotech, highlighting Japan’s integral role in the global healthcare market.
Key details
Table prices start from $2380
Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
The Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
There is no fee for entering
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The Best New Drug Award recognizes excellence in pharmaceutical development. In this category, the judges will be looking for the small-molecule, biological, cell/gene therapy, digital therapeutic or vaccine product approved in Japan during the qualifying period that represents the best therapeutic advance in its area.
WINNER
- AMVUTTRA, Alnylam Japan
FINALISTS
- ONDEXXYA, Alexion Pharma
- AMVUTTRA, Alnylam Japan
- MOUNJARO, Eli Lilly Japan
- OMVOH, Eli Lilly Japan
- BESREMi, PharmaEssentia Japan
- XOCOVA, Shionogi
- DARVIAS, Solasia Pharma
- TAKHZYRO, Takeda
WHO COULD ENTER
Any recently launched new product is eligible to enter as long as it was approved in its first indication in Japan between 1 January 2022-30 June 2023. (Generic and biosimilar products are not eligible. Entrants must have played a key role in the development of the nominated product, for example as a sole licensee or co-developer responsible for clinical trials and/or regulatory submissions, and all company members of joint development or joint venture agreements should be disclosed in the application.
Designed to acknowledge excellence in leadership, the winner of this award will be the executive who has exhibited exemplary leadership throughout the qualifying period (1 January 2022-30 June 2023). Also important to the judges will be the executive’s career achievements, influence within the industry and characteristics that make a good leader, such as decisive and clear strategy, team building and employee welfare.
WINNER
- Chris Cargill, Sosei Group Corporation
FINALISTS
- Yvonne Lungershausen, Avance Clinical
- Kazuo Nakamura, CMIC Group
- Juran Kato, GEXVal
- Koji Tamada, Noile-Immune Biotech
- Kiyofumi Kaneshiro, PeptiDream
- Katsuya Yonezu, PharmaEssentia Japan
- Chris Cargill, Sosei Group Corporation
WHO COULD ENTER
Entrants must hold a C-suite executive position and be employed by the company at the time of nomination.
This award honors outstanding achievements by biotech companies over the qualifying period (1 January 2022-30 June 2023).
WINNER
- PeptiDream
FINALISTS
- Alexion Pharma
- Chordia Therapeutics
- Luxna Biotech
- Noile-Immune Biotech
- PeptiDream
- PharmaEssentia Japan
- Sosei Group Corporation
- TAGCyx Biotechnologies
- TMS
WHO COULD ENTER
This could be in terms of moving the business from an early stage to a more mature company, signing a transformative deal, taking its first or a major new product towards the market, or raising significant new funds.
This Award is to recognize contract research organizations or contract development and manufacturing organizations that provide full or specialist services to their clients and which have an office or other base (but not necessarily a head office) either in Japan or the Asia region, including Australia. Entrant companies must offer services in Japan, but the achievements listed in the entry form do not necessarily have to be trials or services/manufacturing conducted in Japan (for example, clinical trials conducted in China or Australia are also eligible).
Judging will consider the quality and benefits of services and relationships built with clients. For CROs, it will pay particular attention to innovative patient trial recruitment strategies brought to the table, while for CDMOs, novel, more efficient and/or lower cost production processes will be considered.
WINNER
- A2 Healthcare Corporation
FINALISTS
- A2 Healthcare Corporation
- Axcelead
- CMIC Group
- EPS Corporation
- ICON
- Nippon Shokubai
- Parexel
- SNBL
- Sumitomo Chemical Company
- Syneos Health
WHO COULD ENTER
To qualify, candidates must draw on their achievements in the qualifying period(1 January 2022-30 June 2023).
Deals considered here are those that involve the licensing of a particular drug, project or group of R&D assets from one company to another for further development and/ or marketing. (This category does not include more complex, broad partnerships between companies, for example to explore particular therapeutic strategies or mechanisms of action.)
The judges will look at all aspects from monetary and strategic value to the benefits they give to both sides.
WINNER
- Deal with Nimbus, Takeda
FINALISTS
- Deal with Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, JCR Pharmaceuticals
- Deal with Angelini Pharma, JCR Pharmaceuticals
- Deal with Chugai Pharmaceutical, Noile-Immune Biotech
- Deal with MSD, PeptiDream
- Deal with Abbvie, Sosei Group Corporation
- Deal with Nimbus, Takeda
WHO COULD ENTER
To qualify, licensing deals must have been closed during the qualifying period of (1 January 2022-30 June 2023).
This new Award seeks to reward successful and creative fundraising by pharma and biotech companies in Japan, which are either privately or publicly owned.
WINNER
- Chordia Therapeutics
FINALISTS
- Chordia Therapeutics
- Noile-Immune Biotech
- Reborna Biosciences
- TMS
WHO COULD ENTER
The investment can take various forms, including grants and public-private partnership deals, to fundraising from venture capital and private equity partners and initial public offerings. The majority of the new funds should be earmarked for use in drug discovery and/or company development. The qualifying period is 1 January 2022-30 June 2023.
The Pharma Company of the Year Award honors outstanding achievement by pharmaceutical companies over the qualifying period of 1 January 2022-30 June 2023. This special award is chosen not by the independent judging panel but by our own senior editorial team, based on a variety of key metrics as below:
WINNER
- Takeda
WHO COULD ENTER
You can nominate your own company but there is no shortlist and the winner is decided by our senior editorial team.
The winner of this Award will be an exceptional individual with a consistent history of service, above and beyond the call of duty, throughout their career. This prestigious international Award will go to someone who has had a distinguished career in the biotech or pharmaceutical arena, primarily within industry.
WINNER
- Joji Nakayama
WHO COULD ENTER
We welcome nominees for consideration for this Award but the decision lies not with the independent judging panel but with our senior editorial team. The winner may be retired or semi-retired but will still be active in the industry in some capacity.Any entry form should outline, in no more than 1,500 words, what the nominee has accomplished during his or her career and say why they are worthy of this Award.
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Please feel free to contact the Japanese Award Management Team inquiry.jp@citeline.com. If necessary, we will contact the judging committee for a response
Yes, if you meet the entry criteria, you are welcome to enter more than one category. Please submit an entry form for each category you wish to enter.
Yes, there is a section on the entry form for them to do so.
Yes, you can. However, you cannot enter a category in which you are sponsoring. For more details on sponsorship, please see the Sponsorship Guide.
After submitting your entry form, the Award Management Team will send you an email confirming receipt.