November 2021 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 32-37

// PHARMATIMES AWARDS //


2021 International Clinical Researcher of the Year: Results announced!

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Welcome to the 2021 PharmaTimes International Clinical Researcher of the Year Awards!

The International Clinical Researcher of the Year awards ceremony took place on 23rd September at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in what was a hugely anticipated return of the live event – after going completely virtual for 2020. The event didn’t disappoint and was a fantastic success, living up to its longstanding legacy within the worldwide clinical research industry.

The evening’s proceedings and presentation of the coveted pharma trophies went swimmingly as Fergus Walsh, the BBC’s medical editor, honoured the Gold, Silver, and Bronze placed finalists from each category. All of the winners and finalists can be proud and confident that they are among the very best clinical researchers internationally.

It was a particularly successful evening for PPD who won the coveted Company of the Year for having the most successful finalists throughout the competition. Congratulations to all involved!

PharmaTimes would like to thank the sponsors for their support, commitment, and generosity as well as all the judges and steering group committees for their help and dedication to the competition – and not to forget the finalists and winners for their continued efforts and tenacity.

The 2022 competition is already open for entry and we hope that many of the entrants, finalists, and winners can’t wait to get involved and see what we have in store for 2022.

The categories have been updated for 2022 with all-new criteria, creating entry points for newcomers to clinical research and also for those more experienced within their role.

The Results

CLINICAL TRIAL ADMINISTRATOR

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GOLD – Winner

Megan Milner
Labcorp Drug Development

Silver

Annabel Reid
Bionical Emas

Bronze

Adam Amory
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc company

Finalists

Kayleigh Danter
Syneos Health

Meadhbh Kerr
Bionical Emas

Ines Tavares Cabrita
PPD

Imran Waqas Ali
Labcorp Drug Development


ASPIRING CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

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GOLD – Winner

Royda Hadi
IQVIA – Providing services to Novartis

Silver

Megan McKeesick
PPD

Bronze

Anna Bolioli Reñe
PPD

Finalists

Fergus Attwood
PPD

Sofia Castellanos Fernandez
PPD

Estefania de Gregorio Robles
PPD

Maria Lancho Gutierrez
PPD


CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Sponsored by 

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GOLD – Winner

Kate McGirr
IQVIA

Silver

Maria Georgouli
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Bronze

Jennifer Butler
IQVIA

Finalists

Adam Berlowski
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Louise East
PPD

Kirsten Hogarty
Labcorp Drug Development

Louise Peverley
Labcorp Drug Development

Lucy Phuong Nguyen
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Wouter Proost
PPD


IN-HOUSE CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

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GOLD – Winner

Olivia Abrams
Labcorp Drug Development

Silver

Amy Rees
Labcorp Drug Development

Bronze

Xhordi Lleshi
PPD

Finalists

Manuela Currao
PPD

Roberta De Rose
Labcorp Drug Development

Katarzyna Kwiecie´n
PPD Poland Sp. z o.o.


TEAM LEADER

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GOLD – Winner

Luke Johnson
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Silver

Theodora O’Brien
Premier Research

Bronze

Stella Wong
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Finalists

Ana Carolina Fernandez
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Lina Grekin
Labcorp Drug Development

Victor Muts
Syneos Health


PROJECT MANAGER

Sponsored by 

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GOLD – Winner

Belinda Morris
Labcorp Drug Development

Silver

Kelly Garner
Pharm-Olam, CRO

Bronze

Ban Shui Ong
Labcorp Drug Development

Finalists

Anu Cristiani
Parexel International

Stéphanie Hoornaert
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Rosary Anne S. Reyes
Syneos Health Philippines, Inc


START UP – SINGLES

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GOLD – Winner

Anastasija Reimer
PPD Germany GmbH & Co KG

Silver

Irina Metelitsa
PPD Development (Smolensk)

Bronze

Nadine Maiwald
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company, embedded at Pfizer

Finalist

Amrutha SC
Labcorp Drug Development


CLINICAL SITE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by 

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GOLD – Winner

Wakefield Research Collaborative
Spectrum Community Health CIC, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, National Institute for Health Research and other partners

Tracey Lowry, Tanya Turgoose, Nat Wright

Silver

UCLH NHS Trust

Krishna Patel and Amy Smith

Bronze

Oak Tree Surgery and Pensilva Health Centre

Kathryn Beck, Gill Besley, Dr Samuel Trethewey


START UP TEAM OF THE YEAR

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GOLD – Winner

Champagne SSUpernova

Roche Products Limited

Madeline Fielder and Daniella Frisoli

Silver

Team Forecast Slayers
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company

Angela O’Brien, Shrusti Tripathy, Chiara Villa

Bronze

AlphaReg
Premier Research

Meghan Shea and Federica Vinciati


CLINICAL RESEARCH TEAM

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GOLD – Winner

The Phase IV
PPD

Megan McKeesick, Kirsten Porter, Shaan Sandhu, Michael Wall

Silver

Next Slide Please
PPD

Rachel Arnold, Ines Cabrita, Monique Hurter, Jo Rushant

Bronze

“I’ve Got This”
Labcorp Drug Development

Anne Himmel, Klara Pretsch, Josep Sampedro Soler, Verena Terbrueggen

Let them eat cake
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Jason Allen, Francesca Brewer, Rebecca Grenfell, Chloe Sahan

Finalists

United
Pharm-Olam, CRO
Victoria Evans, Kelly Garner, Catherine Meyer, Joanne Thompson

4Wonders
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company
Beata Fijalkowska, Agnieszka Paczek, Paulina Zochowska

Research and the City
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company
Sara Cataldi, Monia Costantini, Valeria Serra, Claudia Zanda

The Vanquishers
PRA Health Sciences, an ICON plc Company
Kim Davies, Lorand Domahidy, Liraz Hananel Avram, Justin Harvey


CLINICAL RESEARCH COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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GOLD – Winner

PPD