Let’s skip the corporate fluff: competition season isn’t just about putting another trophy in the reception cabinet.

It’s about stress-testing your strategy, getting honest feedback from industry legends and knowing exactly where you stand against the competition.

Here is your monthly check on what’s open, what’s closing and what to watch.

• Marketer of the Year: 30+ years strong and still the gold standard. You get live scenario challenges, expert mentoring and an unfiltered look at how your strategic thinking stacks up

• Communications Awards: For the campaigns that actually cut through the noise. High-visibility, rigorous judging, zero fluff.

• Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships (EHP) Awards: after a standout debut, the EHPs are back to champion genuine healthcare collaboration. If you’ve built a bridge between industry, tech, or clinical care that actually delivered outcomes, put it forward.

• Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas: entries are closed, and the pressure is on. Join us on 19 October as finalists go head-to-head on Finals Day, followed by the highly anticipated awards ceremony that evening.

• Nursing Industry Excellence Awards: opening very soon. Start gathering your entries and nominations for the teams and individual leaders driving clinical care forward

• International Clinical Researcher of the Year – that’s a wrap for 2026 after a brilliant finals day. Rest up, 2027 entries open shortly. Search ‘pharmatimes awards results’ for full 2026 results & roll of honour.