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About the Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Award

PE article of the year logo 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.


2023 Article of the Year

Winner of the 2023 Article of the Year Award

The 2023 Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year is “Comparability Considerations for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products” (November/December) by Kathleen Francissen, PhD, Andrew Chang, PhD, Katherine A. Donigan, PhD, Emily C. Hernández, PhD, and Sam Gunter, MPP

The article focuses on points to consider when evaluating the comparability of Cell and Gene Therapy when changes are made in their manufacturing processes.

The article wins the 2023 Article of the Year Award because it thoroughly describes the challenges that the industry faces to scale up or out the manufacturing process of complex products like cell and gene therapies as well as any risk assessment that needs to be done when faced with a change in the manufacturing process or in the materials used. The article is very useful for cell and gene therapy professionals and stakeholders in development and manufacturing.

Award Finalists

Judging

A subcommittee of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Committee (PEC) served as judges for the 2023 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 39 feature and technical articles published during calendar year 2023.


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