Healthcare logistics specialist Kuehne+Nagel is returning as title sponsor of the Pharma Industry Awards 2025 programme, which will culminate with an awards ceremony at Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Thursday, November 20th, 2025.
Established in 2014, the Pharma Industry Awards recognise and celebrate the most original and innovative individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence in the Irish pharma industry. Last year’s awards ceremony attracted over 530 industry professionals, highlighting its significance in the pharmaceutical calendar.
Kuehne+Nagel Ireland is a leading global logistics partner that offers highly specialised solutions for major industries worldwide. Its team of over 4,000 global industry experts is always ahead of the curve in terms of regulations, technology, and best practices.
The company operates over 240 locations in 60 countries, delivering products to 95 per cent of the world’s population, prioritising product integrity, quality, and sustainable practices at every turn.
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Seamus Keane, vice president, pharma and healthcare Europe, Kuehne+Nagel, says, “Kuehne+Nagel proudly sponsors the Pharma Industry Awards to champion innovation and excellence in healthcare logistics. This partnership reflects our commitment to supporting Ireland’s thriving pharma sector with GxP-compliant, sustainable solutions, ensuring product integrity and global reach while celebrating the achievements that shape the future of life sciences.”
The Pharma Industry Awards cater for entrants ranging from researchers and marketing strategists to process and formulation engineers, and from campus start-ups to the biggest players in the sector. The awards also recognise achievements by companies that develop therapeutics and drugs, CROs, plant production designers, and engineers.
The 2024 award winners included Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Takeda, Sanofi, Viatris, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Sanofi, Biostór Ireland, Deciphex, SSPC Partnerships, and Camida.
There are more than 90 pharmaceutical companies located throughout the country, employing around 50,000 people, with c.30,000 of those workers employed by US companies. Over half the workforce are university graduates.
The sector encompasses traditional active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished products, as well as innovative biotechnology and advanced therapeutics including cell and gene therapy. Ireland is the largest net exporter of pharmaceuticals in the EU, accounting for over 50 per cent of all exports from the country.
Kevin O’Driscoll, director of partner programmes at Business River, the organiser of the awards, says, “The Pharma Industry Awards celebrate the brightest and the best. Having an organisation of the calibre of Kuehne+Nagel supporting us is an extremely important validation of the event.
“Together with Kuehne+Nagel and all our sponsors and partners we now look forward to the eagerly anticipated gala awards night in November.”
The deadline for submissions for the Pharma Industry Awards is August 8th, 2025. Entries can be made online at www.pharmaawards.ie.
