ISPE Announces the 2023–2024 Board and Honor Award Winners
As part of the 2023 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, the 2023–2024 ISPE International Board of Directors was introduced and the gavel was passed to a new Chair on 16 October 2023 during the 2023 ISPE Membership Meeting and Awards Lunch in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ISPE membership has increased nearly 30% from mid-2020. ISPE now has more than 21,000 members in over 120 countries.
“The goal of One ISPE is to make sure that we are connecting with all the affiliates and chapters. In 2023 we added our 40th chapter—the Southwest Chapter, who are hosting this event.” Rutherford also thanked outgoing board members Jörg Zimmermann, Vice President of Vetter Development Service and External Affairs at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG, and Zen-Zen Yen, Head of Engineering at Bayer AG, for their contributions as they step off the board.
Hartman welcomed attendees to the Membership Meeting and spoke about the ways ISPE members are helping shape the future of the pharmaceutical industry: “All of our accomplishments are thanks to you.”
“ISPE membership has increased nearly 30% from mid-2020. ISPE now has more than 21,000 members in over 120 countries and our goal is to have 25,000 by 2025. This year we increased the number of Communities of Practice (CoPs) from 19 to 22 and we have plans to create an additional three, focusing on artificial intelligence, sustainability, and pharma compounding.”
“We have increased the number of guidance documents we publish. Conference attendance is increasing in numbers when compared to pre-pandemic levels. We have a very active, productive, and industry-relevant regulatory steering council. It is all thanks to you, our subject matter experts. You are the lifeblood of ISPE,” said Hartman.
Billman introduced the 2023–2024 board and presented ISPE’s goals for 2024. “Looking ahead, we want to engage more students and emerging leaders, expand our global reach through engagement and inclusion, continue to drive technical innovation through CoPs, and continue to have more interaction with global regulatory experts. We are committed to continue to evolve and grow ISPE, deliver value to our members, and celebrate the successes of our industry.”
THE 2023–2024 INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Directors
Ex Officio
2023 INTERNATIONAL HONOR AWARDS
The 2023 ISPE Honor Awards were distributed to recipients by Hartman, Rutherford, and Billman.
2022 ISPE Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Award
“Supporting Cell and Gene Therapy through Multimodal and Flexible Facilities” (November/December 2022)
Authors
- Stephen Judd, Arcadis DPS Group
- William G. Whitford, DPS Group (pictured)
2023 ISPE International Emerging Leader Hackathon Winning Team
Hack O’ Lantern
Team members
- Alma Navarro Carmona, Operations Rotation Development Program Analyst II from Genentech
- Christian Harper, Regional Sales from Stilmas Americas
- Saurav Jain, chemical engineering student from North Carolina State University
- Evangeline Colarossi Keiss, Formulation Scientist II from Tolmar Inc.
- Isabella Tobin, pharmacy student from Purdue University
- Anna Sun, Process Simulation Engineer from CRB
- Filipp Voronov, QC Chemistry I from Fujifilm Diosynth Biotech
- 2023 Company of the Year Award
2023 Company of the Year Award
Roche
2023 ISPE Affiliate and Chapter Excellence Award
Ireland Affiliate
2023 ISPE Committee of the Year
Advancing Pharmaceutical Quality (APQ) Initiative Team
2023 ISPE Max Seales Yonker Member of the Year Award
Diane L. Hustead
Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs
Merck & Co Inc.
2023 ISPE Richard B. Purdy Distinguished Achievement Award
Lorrie L. Vuolo-Schuessler
GAMP Americas Steering Committee
Retired, GSK and Syneos Health
2023 ISPE Joseph X. Phillips Professional Achievement Award
Frances M. Zipp
President and CEO
Lachman Consultant Services
2023 ISPE Facility of the Year Award
Genentech South San Francisco Clinical Supply Center
