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Two Prestigious Honors, One Spectacular Night:
HDMA DIANA and Nexus Awards Reception, Banquet and Celebration

 

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DIANA History
Past Winners

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Join HDMA, the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and hundreds of your trading partners for an unforgettable celebration of innovation, leadership and lifetime achievement.

Reception
Unwind from the first full day of the conference and mingle with attendees and guests, as the evening kicks off with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception.

Banquet
Enjoy dinner with your colleagues as HDMA and the Center honor supply chain innovators and achievers with this year’s DIANA and Nexus Awards. Presented before a larger audience, this year’s banquet and ceremony is sure to be a highlight of this new conference.

All guests are invited to dine in an open seating environment to maximize their face-to-face time with peers from across the supply chain.

DIANA and Nexus Celebration
Carry the excitement of the night’s events from the Ballroom to the Porte-Corchere for an additional networking opportunity and the chance to congratulate your peers on their industry achievements. Relax at the after-banquet celebration with an open bar, hand-rolled cigars, a selection of desserts and Havana-inspired music.

History

Every year since 1959, the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s DIANA has been awarded to pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers that set the standard of excellence in new product introductions, product promotions and business practices with HDMA healthcare distributors.

2010 DIANA Winners

Best New Pharmaceutical Product Introduction or Product Promotion Awards

Branded Pharmaceutical Products: Novo Nordisk Inc., for Victoza® Expedited Distribution
Generic Pharmaceutical Products: Sandoz, for Tacrolimus
Rx Support Systems, Supplies and Service Products: Rexam PLC, for its Lightweight Sustainable Prescription Package

Best New Consumer Product Introduction or Product Promotion Award

Over-the-Counter Products: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., for Prevacid®24HR

Best Overall Manufacturer Awards:

Consumer Product Manufacturer with Sales to HDMA Distributors of Less Than $10 Million:
Winner: Broadway Industries
First Merit Finalist: Silarx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Consumer Product Manufacturer with Sales to HDMA Distributors of More Than $10 Million:
Winner: Merck Consumer Care
First Merit Finalist: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

Generic Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of Less Than $100 Million:
Winner: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
First Merit Finalist: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Generic Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of More Than
$100 Million:
Winner: Watson Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Watson Pharma, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Covidien-Mallinckrodt

Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer with Sales to HDMA Distributors of Less Than
$300 Million:
Winner: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer with Sales to HDMA Distributors of More Than
$300 Million:
Winner: Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Past winners

Special Recognition
HDMA formally honors its DIANA winners at its Business & Leadership Conference Awards Banquet.  All winners receive a DIANA statuette, designed by the same company responsible for the annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar® award. DIANA winners also receive:

  • A special DIANA recognition next to the winning company’s listing in the annual HDMA Directory
  • Recognition in HDMA’s weekly e-newsletter, distributed to more than 6,000 healthcare industry contacts
  • Special promotion in an HDMA press release sent to healthcare trade publications

Questions? 

Call Lisa Gallagher, Director of Member Services at (703) 885-0251.

 
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