The 2025 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) submission finalists were announced at the 2025 ISPE Facilities of the Future Conference in San Francisco, California, USA.

NORTH BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has announced the 2025 Facility of the Year submission finalists. Each of the submission finalists' projects succeeded in meeting the stringent qualifications and requirements of the FOYA program.

The seventeen FOYA submission finalists represent projects undertaken in twelve countries across five continents. Their projects span a wide range of applications including biotechnology/cell and gene therapies, fill and finish/packaging, and medical devices, as well as other emerging and key technologies.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, FOYA is the premier global awards program recognizing innovation and creativity in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Award-winning projects selected by the FOYA judging committee exemplify excellence in facility design, construction, and operations—setting impressive benchmarks for pharmaceutical facilities of the future. Winners are recognized across the categories of Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain, Pharma 4.0™, and Social Impact.

Finalists include:

Amgen
Project Name: Amgen Ohio (AOH)
Location: New Albany, Ohio, USA

Bayer Healthcare LLC
Project Name: Cell Therapy Launch and Manufacturing Facility
Location: Berkeley, California, USA

BioNTech SE
Project Name: BioNTainer
Location: Marburg, Germany

CSL Behring
Project Name: Project Aurora – Facility F Base Fractionation
Location: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia

Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
Project Name: Erbe 4.i
Location: Rangendingen, Germany

F. Hoffmann-LaRoche AG
Project Name: pRED Innovation Center
Location: Basel, Switzerland

Grünenthal
Project Name: Master Program LatAm Kairos
Location: Penalolen, Chile

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Project Name: Flexible Bottle Packaging Line
Location: Latina, Italy

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Project Name: Pollux
Location: Sassenheim, The Netherlands

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Project Name: BioCork 3.2 Expansion Project
Location: Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Kindeva Drug Delivery
Project Name: Kindeva Bridgeton
Location: Bridgeton, Missouri, USA

Nitto Denko Avecia
Project Name: Project M5
Location: Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Oncomed Manufacturing A.S.
Project Name: Syringe Line 3 Installation and Facility Modernization
Location: Brno, Czech Republic

Sanofi
Project Name: Building 99 – Wastewater Treatment and Recovery Plant (WWTRP)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Project Name: Enoshima Light House
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Touchlight
Project Name: Development and Manufacture of Novel Synthetic DNA to Enable the Future of Genetic Medicines
Location: Hampton, London, UK

United Therapeutics
Project Name: Clinical Xenotransplantation DPF Facility
Location: Christiansburg, Virginia, USA

The 2025 FOYA category winners will be announced in person and virtually during the 2025 ISPE Europe Annual Conference in London, United Kingdom, on 12 May 2025. Category winners will also be formally recognized at the 2025 FOYA Banquet and Awards Celebration on Sunday, 26 October. The prestigious event takes place during the 2025 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, running from 26 October to 29 October. The ceremony will feature speeches from award recipients, keynote sessions by industry leaders, and ample opportunities to engage with manufacturing and engineering experts.

Learn more about the FOYA program at ISPE.org/FOYA.

About the ISPE Facility of the Year Awards Program
Established in 2005, the Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) recognize state-of-the-art projects utilizing new, innovative technologies to improve the quality of products, reduce the cost of producing high-quality medicines, and demonstrate advances in project delivery. The FOYA program provides a platform for the pharmaceutical science and manufacturing industry to showcase its accomplishments in facility design, construction, and operation, while sharing the development of new applications of technology and cutting-edge approaches. Visit ISPE.org/FOYA for more information.

About ISPE
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) is a global nonprofit association serving its members through leading scientific, technical, and regulatory advancement across the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 22,000+ members of ISPE provide solutions to complex pharmaceutical industry challenges through innovation, member and workforce development, and technical, regulatory, and compliance collaborations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters and training center in North Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and its operations center in Tampa, Florida, USA. For more information, visit ISPE.org.

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Katie LeChase, ISPE, +1-360-718-9771, klechase@ispe.org, https://ISPE.org/

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