On June 7, 2010, HDMA and the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research honored exceptional service to the distribution community, excellence in pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturing and outstanding humanitarian efforts with the presentation of 12 annual industry awards at the inaugural Business & Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

Nexus Award   /  DIANA   /  Power of Partnership Award

Nexus Award

At HDMA’s annual awards banquet, the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and Genentech, Inc. presented the annual Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement. This lifetime achievement award is the healthcare distribution industry’s highest recognition, honoring exceptional character, accomplishments and leadership in HDMA, the industry and the community. 

This year, the Center and Genentech honored Michael Catanio, Director, Trade Relations at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Catanio was honored for a career spanning more than three decades.  He has worked on the distribution and the manufacturing sides of the healthcare industry, with stops at Berlex Laboratories and Bergen Brunswig before coming to Bayer.

He was cited for his unique ability to make connections among trading partners and to relate to people at all levels of the distribution industry — whether through a dinner for regional distributors or developing a program to educate pharmacy students about the healthcare supply chain.

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DIANA Awards

HDMA presented the annual Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA) to 10 leading pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers at its annual awards banquet. The awards honor manufacturers for developing innovative new product introductions and product promotions for the healthcare distribution industry. The DIANAs also are presented to companies that continually build stronger partnerships with the Association’s primary healthcare distributor members by establishing novel, results-oriented business practices that bolster trade relations and benefit the entire healthcare supply chain.

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.

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Power of Partnership Award

The annual Power of Partnership Award was presented during the Business & Leadership Conference general session on June 7, 2010. The award was created by AmeriCares and HDMA to recognize manufacturers and distributors that have shown exceptional dedication to expand access to medicines and healthcare for disadvantaged populations. 

Curt Welling, AmeriCares President & CEO, presented this year’s award to the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies for its longstanding support of AmeriCares emergency response work and ongoing medical assistance programs around the world. For more than 25 years, Johnson & Johnson has supported AmeriCares humanitarian aid programs with product donations as well as cash grants. To date, the company’s affiliates have donated more than $136 million worth of medicines and medical supplies to AmeriCares to support those recovering from devastating natural disasters, facing civil conflict and suffering from extreme poverty.