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ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Citeline Japan Awards, now in its 3rd year, will make a triumphant return to Tokyo on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, bringing together hundreds of trailblazing leading innovators, to meet and network, discover new opportunities, and reflect on life-changing accomplishments made over the previous year.
The Awards recognize the outstanding advancements and innovations in Japanese pharma and biotech, highlighting Japan’s integral role in the global healthcare market. Entries are now open! We cannot wait to see what extraordinary contributions you will submit for the Citeline Awards Japan.
Key details
Table prices start from $2580
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
There is no fee for entering
Entries for the 2024 Awards have now closed. If you are interested in learning more about the 2025 Awards, please contact [email protected].
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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
Adzynma, Takeda
FINALISTS
- Alexion Pharma, Voydeya
- BMS, Reblozyl
- Eli Lilly, Ebglyss
- Meiji Seika Pharma Co, Kostaive
- Meiji Seika Pharma Co, Rezurock
- Takeda, Adzynma
- Takeda, Ceprotin
WHO COULD ENTER
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. 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
Simone Thomsen, President of Japan Eli Lilly K.K.
FINALISTS
- Christopher Cargill, CEO, Nexera Pharma
- Shingo Nakamura, President & CEO, Veritas In Silico
- Yutaka Fujimoto, Director and CFO, J-Pharma Corporation
- Masuhiro Yoshitake, President & CEO, J-Pharma Corporation
- Juran Kato, President & CEO, Gexval
- Simone Thomsen, President of Japan Eli Lilly K.K.
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. 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.
WINNER
Nxera
FINALISTS
- Chordia Therapeutics
- J-Pharma
- Nxera
- Peptidream
- PRISM BioLab
- Veritas
WHO COULD ENTER
Company’s highlighting their most significant achievement during the year. Accomplishments in terms of: bringing new products closer to market; raising funds; significant licensing or partnership deals; evidence that management has been able to make difficult decisions to progress the company and its products; using proprietary science or technologies for unmet medical needs; transition from early stage to more mature company.
This Award is to recognize contract research 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.
Judging will consider the quality and benefits of services and relationships built with clients and will pay particular attention to innovative patient trial recruitment strategies brought to the table.
WINNER
CMIC
FINALISTS
- A2 Healthcare
- CMIC
- EPS
- ICON Clinical Research
- Micron
- Parexel
- Syneos Health
WHO COULD ENTER
Entrant companies must offer services in Japan, but the achievements listed in the entry form do not necessarily have to be trials or services conducted in Japan (for example, clinical trials conducted in China or Australia are also eligible).
This Award is to recognize contract development 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.
Judging will consider the quality and benefits of services and relationships built with clients and will pay particular attention to innovative services or processes brought to the table.
WINNER
Elixirgen Scientific Japan
FINALISTS
- Ajinomoto
- Almac Group
- CMIC
- Elixirgen Scientific Japan
- Juzen
- Nippon Shokubai
- Sumitomo Chemical
WHO COULD ENTER
Entrant companies must offer services in Japan, but the achievements listed in the entry form do not necessarily have to be services or manufacturing conducted in Japan (for example, such activities conducted in Asia or Australia are also eligible).
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
Daiichi Sankyo & Merck & Co for ADCs
FINALISTS
- BMS
- Daiichi/Merck
- Nxera
- Peptidream
WHO COULD ENTER
This category does not include more complex, broad partnerships between companies, for example to explore particular therapeutic strategies or mechanisms of action.
This Award seeks to reward successful and creative fundraising by pharma and biotech companies in Japan, which are either privately or publicly owned. 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.
WINNER
Nxera
FINALISTS
- Chordia Therapeutics
- Gexval
- J-Pharma
- Nxera
- Veritas
WHO COULD ENTER
The basic criterion for this award is the total amount of money raised at one time – for example in a Series A (or later) funding round or through an IPO – but other factors should be considered as well.
The Pharma Company of the Year Award honors outstanding achievement by pharmaceutical companies. This special award is chosen not by the independent judging panel but by our own senior editorial team.
You can nominate your own company but there is no shortlist and the winner is decided by our senior editorial team.
WINNER
Daiichi Sankyo
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 distinguished career in the biotech or pharmaceutical arena, primarily within the industry.
WINNER
Dr Yoshiyuki Ohsugi
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.
You can submit nominations for this award but there is no shortlist and the winner is decided by our senior editorial team.
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Please feel free to contact the Japanese Award Management Team [email protected]. 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.