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About the Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Award

ISPE’s Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year award was established in 1993. The award showcases the best content in Pharmaceutical Engineering®, increases industry recognition, highlights ISPE’s reputation as a global knowledge leader, and bolsters magazine content quality.

Although various judges have taken part in assessing articles over the years, one constant remains: recognition of quality and excellence in content through identifying finalists and a single winning article for each publication year.


2022 ARTICLE OF THE YEAR

The 2022 Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year is “Supporting Cell and Gene Therapy through Multimodal and Flexible Facilities,” (November/December 2022) by Stephen Judd and William G. Whitford.

The article focuses on the unique needs and considerations for cell and gene therapy (C&GT) manufacturing suites and how they differ from those for classic product biopharmaceuticals.

The article wins the 2022 Article of the Year Award because the authors describe the processes and supply challenges, the GMP’s requirements, and the biosafety precautions that major companies, CDMOs, and startups should consider before building multipurpose, flexible manufacturing facilities to produce successful new allogenic and autologous treatment platforms. The article is very useful for each C&GT professional and stakeholder in development and manufacturing,” said Ferdinando Aspesi, Senior Partner, Bridge Associates International, and Chair of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee (PEC).

JUDGING

A subcommittee of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee (PEC) served as judges for the 2022 award competition, reviewing articles and providing assessments on the following criteria: usefulness to ISPE readers; how the articles improve the knowledge of key topics; and clarity/ease of reading.

Finalists for the award were selected by a subcommittee of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee (PEC) from 36 feature and technical articles published during calendar year 2022.

AWARD FINALISTS


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