Operational Excellence

Winners in this category exemplify the application of modern management techniques aimed to improve operating efficiencies, promote excellent quality, consistency and yield competitive cost of goods from existing and new facilities, processes and manufacturing operations.

2021 Category Winner for Operational Excellence
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2021 Category Winner for Operational Excellence

ElevateBio Location: Waltham, MA, USA Project: ElevateBio BaseCamp The goal of ElevateBio’s BaseCamp project was to tackle some of the obstacles that prevent cell and gene therapies from rapidly being available to...
2020 Category Winner for Operational Excellence - Eli Lilly and Company
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2020 FOYA Category Winner for Operational Excellence

Eli Lilly and Company Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Project: Innovation Development Center (The Center) Lilly has undertaken the challenge to overcome one of the greatest obstacles to rapidly bring improved...
Kantonsapotheke Zürich - Operational Excellence Winner
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2019 Category Winner for Operational Excellence and Overall Winner

Kantonsapotheke Zürich Location: Schlieren, Switzerland Project: New Compounding Pharmacy for Canton Zürich Hospitals Awarded in the Operational Excellence Category is Kantonsapotheke Zürich (KAZ), for their New...
Shire
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2018 Category Winner for Operational Excellence

Shire Location: Los Angeles, CA USA Project: Shire Los Angeles Quality Control Laboratory Founded in 1986, Shire is a leading global biotechnology company focused on serving people with rare diseases and specialized...
Abbott
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2017 Category Winner for Operational Excellence

Abbott Location: Longford, Ireland Project: Operational Excellence – A New Quality Approach In 2012, the “Operational Excellence" project was initiated with the objective of creating a sustainable continuous improvement...
Baxter BioPharma Solutions
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2016 Category Winner for Operational Excellence

Baxter BioPharma Solutions Location: Halle, Germany Project: Baxter BioPharma Solutions (BPS) Oncology Manufacturing Expansion Baxter International’s parenteral manufacturing plant undertook a challenging project to add...
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals
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2014 Category Winner for Operational Excellence

Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals received the ISPE Facility of the Year Award for Operational Excellence. This award honors application of modern management techniques that improve operating efficiencies and quality...