Submit Your Facility

ISPE’s Facility of the Year Awards Program is the premier global awards program recognizing innovation and creativity in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing industries. The FOYA program showcases accomplishments in facility design, construction, and operation. It celebrates the shared commitment and dedication of individuals working for different companies worldwide to enhance patient health and safety through innovation and advancements in pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing.

Projects selected for these prestigious awards set the standard for pharmaceutical facilities by demonstrating excellence in the categories of:

  • Innovation
  • Operations
  • Supply Chain
  • Pharma 4.0™
  • Social Impact

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Submission deadline is Monday, 7 December 2026

How to Submit Your Facility

  1. Review the 2027 FOYA Program Guide and Submission Instructions.

    Begin by reviewing these materials carefully to familiarize yourself with the submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and overall expectations.

  2. Prepare your Project Submission Document.

    Develop your Project Submission Document in accordance with the requirements and formatting guidelines outlined in the 2027 FOYA Program Guide.

  3. Complete the Online Submission Form.

    Once your Project Submission Document is ready, complete the Online Submission Form and provide all requested information and materials.

Steps to complete the online FOYA submission form
Note, you will be able to save a draft of your submission form. This draft will stay active for 14 days.
Complete Form Sections
Contact Information
General Project Information
Key Project Participants 
Project Size & Type
Project Provisions
Acknowledgment & Upload the following
Program Entry Form
Applicant Release Form
Photography Release Form
Project Submission Document
9 Project Photos
Payment
Complete Payment for the 2027 ISPE FOYA Project Submission

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Submission deadline is Monday, 7 December 2026

ISPE FOYA Submission Best Practices

Watch this insightful webinar focused on the Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) submission process.

2024 FOYA submissions are now closed. 2025 FOYA Submissions will open in August 2024.

Submissions

Requirements

  • Previous Facility of the Year Awards Winning Projects are not eligible.
  • Entries must be approved and signed by the owner/manufacturer or they may be submitted by another company on behalf of the owner/manufacturer; however, the owner must sign the Program Entry and Applicant Release forms from the Submission Forms packet.

Submission Forms

All required entry forms are to be downloaded, completed, and emailed to ISPE. The full submission should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines provided in these instructions and submitted electronically. See pages 7–9 for detailed submission instructions and recommendations for electronic submission. Submissions must be received by the stated deadline and each submission must include all required information, signatures, and payment in order to be complete.

Download Submission Instructions

Download Information Spreadsheet

Payment for the entry fee in the amount of US$750 must accompany each submission. Please send completed forms to ISPE FOYA team.  Final project submissions are due no later than 4 December 2023. For more information about completing your final submission, please read the Program Guide portion of the 2024 Program Guide and Submission Instructions.  Projects submitted from many countries around the world have been named Category Award Winners in the annual FOYA Program, and we'd love to receive a submission from you.

Facility of the Year Awards Eligibility

Building Types 

  • Manufacturing-Based Projects

    GMP manufacturing-based projects consisting of buildings, equipment, systems, and manufacturing methodologies deployed to manufacture regulated pharmaceutical drug substances, drug products, medical devices, combination products, and other commercial entities under the purview of the US FDA, and other global regulatory bodies.

    In addition, non-regulated facilities that meet the criteria listed above may also be eligible if demonstration is provided to indicate they are operated within similar GMP guidelines.
  • Process Development Projects

    Project examples may include laboratories, pilot plants, medical device production, fill/finish, packaging facilities, and other similar process development facilities that may or may not be regulated. Submissions will be primarily judged on the merits of the applied innovation as it pertains to the development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.

Facility of the Year Awards Highlights