"For the entire team, winning the Facility of the Year Award is confirmation of the fact that we have genuinely made a great achievement over the last two years."
-- FOYA Category Winner in Operational Excellence

Submit Your Facility

Canada. France. Germany. India. Ireland. Italy. Japan. Singapore. Spain. Sweden. Switzerland. United Kingdom. United States.

Companies from around the world have already submitted their cutting-edge facilities to participate in the Facility of the Year Awards program, and we'd love to hear from you.

Criteria

The Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) program recognizes the accomplishments, commitment, and dedication of companies worldwide to the innovation and advancement of pharmaceutical manufacturing technology. Send your Intent to Submit Form today if your company has a new or renovated facility that meets the eligibility requirements and has one or more of the following attributes:

• Demonstrates global leadership
• Showcases cutting-edge engineering
• Applies innovative new technology
• Utilizes advanced applications of existing technology
• Displays the delivery of a quality project
• Reduces the cost of producing high-quality medicines

FOYA Eligibility

Building Types – Existing and New

GMP Manufacturing-Based projects

• GMP manufacturing-based projects consisting of buildings, equipment, systems, and manufacturing methodologies deployed to manufacture regulated pharmaceutical drug substances, drug products, medical devices, combination products, and other commercial entities under the purview of the U.S. FDA, and other global regulatory bodies.
• In addition, non-regulated facilities which meet the criteria listed above may also be eligible if demonstration is provided to indicate they are operated within similar GMP guidelines.

GMP and non-GMP Process Development projects

• Project examples include laboratories, pilot plants, medical device production, and other similar process development facilities that may or may not be regulated. Submittals will be primarily judged on the merits of the applied innovation as it pertains to the development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.

Facility Requirements

• Any project that resulted in an interior renovation of an existing facility, facility addition, newly constructed free-standing facility, or substantial improvement to production efficiency may be submitted.
• Facilities must have completed construction and major system validation between 1 November 2008 and 30 November 2010. As an example, the facility should be in occupied and in full operation or capable of producing product in accordance with an approved product license or under similar operational guidelines.
• For GMP regulated facilities, the facility should have been granted an operating license by an appropriate health authority, or be awaiting such approval based on an application that has already been made.

Submission Requirements

• Previous FOYA Winning Projects are not eligible.
• Entries must be approved and signed by the owner/manufacturer, although they may be submitted by another company on behalf of the owner. (The owner must sign the forms on pages 13 and 15 of the Submission Package.)

Submission Forms

To have your innovative facility receive the recognition it deserves, complete the Intent to Submit Form and fax it to Scott Ludlum at +1-813-264-2816.

Final project submissions are due no later than 8 October 2010. For more information about completing your final submission, please complete the 2011 Submission Package.