Pharma Manufacturing & Automation Excellence Awards 2025 To Honour Industry Leaders On October 9 In Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India — 24 September 2025 — Following the success of last year’s ceremony, the Pharma Manufacturing & Automation Excellence Awards 2025 will return on 9 October 2025 at Hotel Novotel HICC, Hyderabad, alongside the 7th Annual Pharma Manufacturing & Automation Convention 2025. This prestigious event is dedicated to recognizing exceptional contributions from pharmaceutical manufacturing, operations, production, IT, and automation teams across the sector.

Entries for the 2025 awards opened on 28 July 2025 and closed on 18 September 2025, with the Jury Meet held on 20 September 2025. Winners will be revealed during the award ceremony on 9 October 2025. The theme for this year’s event—F.A.S.T.: Future-Readiness, Automation, Sustainability, and Talent Creation & Development—reflects the industry’s commitment to forward-thinking strategies, strategic automation, sustainable practices, and workforce upskilling. This theme underscores the importance of refined processes and defined strategies for accelerated production, celebrating organizations that excel in optimizing productivity, ensuring quality assurance, maintaining regulatory compliance, and prioritizing Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards.

The awards will recognize both individual and organizational excellence. On the individual side, the program will spotlight future-ready leaders, automation champions, sustainability advocates, and upskilling evangelists who are driving meaningful change across the pharmaceutical landscape. On the organizational side, companies will be honored for setting benchmarks in operational excellence, digital transformation, and people-first growth. While the selection criteria remain consistent with previous years, the evaluation process has been refined for organizational and individual categories to ensure relevance and fairness.

Recipients will be chosen solely on merit by a distinguished panel of experienced leaders with expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, regulatory frameworks, and academia. This established approach ensures credibility and has been widely praised for its impartiality. To maintain the integrity of the evaluation process, the names of the jurors will be revealed only after the Jury Meet on 18 September.

Adding to the ceremony’s prestige, Sri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Special Chief Secretary for Special Projects and Investment Cell in the Chief Minister’s Office of the Government of Telangana, will serve as Chief Guest. The Guests of Honour include Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and Mr. BhalchandraSinh RaoRane, Chairman of the Federation of Industries of India (FII-TMA) and the Euro India Business Council (EIBC).

The F.A.S.T. framework captures the essence of the awards: Future Readiness highlights strategic planning and innovation to anticipate industry trends, regulatory shifts, and technological advancements, ensuring agility and continuous improvement. Automation celebrates the adoption of cutting-edge technologies that enhance efficiency, scalability, and quality while demonstrating leadership in Industry 4.0 practices. 

Sustainability emphasizes embedding eco-friendly processes into operations to reduce environmental impact, waste, and resource consumption, aligning business goals with sustainable development principles. Talent Development recognizes investments in workforce growth through continuous learning programs, upskilling initiatives, and a culture of innovation and safety, ensuring employees are prepared to operate and manage advanced systems.

Whether making an impact on the shop floor or in the boardroom, driving change through people or processes, the Pharma Manufacturing & Automation Excellence Awards 2025 provides a platform for industry leaders to be recognized, applauded, and celebrated for shaping the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing. For further information, event updates, or media inquiries, interested parties can visit the official website or contact the organizing team directly.