Our 2019 Finalists
Congratulations to all our finalists for their outstanding contribution to innovation, improving the lives of patients and supporting HCPs.
The eyeforpharma Awards finalists 2019 will present their initiatives to our panel of expert judges – and you can be there to see it! Gain insight from 20+ innovative case studies – at both our European and North American Awards Pitch Days.
Most Valuable Patient Initiative
The finalists of this award are innovative projects designed to deliver tangible patient improvements both in the long and short term. Demonstrating real understanding for the patient requirements prior to implementation, these finalists have been managed to an outstanding level and have made an exceptionally positive impact on their intended customer.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Klara - your allergy companion app
ALK


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Defining and Selecting the Right Patients for A Co-Creation Program: AstraZeneca’s Patient Partnership Program
AstraZeneca and HealthiVibe

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Berok Zindagi – “Unstoppable Life”
Cipla

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
EGPA Patients' Needs and Journey
GlaxoSmithKline


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Speak Your Migraine
Novartis and Health Unlimited


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
KEY+YOU Patient Support Program
Merck and MicroMass Communications

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Improving the lives of Cystic Fibrosis patients
NuvoAir

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Hemocraft – Reimagining Patient Education
Pfizer Inc


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Your IOPD Information Pack: Support for families with children with Infantile Onset Pompe Disease
Sanofi Genzyme and Aurora

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Ouchie: A Mobile Companion for Pain Management
Upside Health
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Most Valuable HCP Initiative
The finalists of this award are innovative projects designed to deliver tangible working and healthcare improvements both in the long and short term. Demonstrating understanding of real health requirements prior to implementation, these winning projects have been managed to an outstanding level and have made an exceptionally positive impact on their intended customer.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Vision for a brighter future for people suffering with retinal disease
Bayer


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Making Moments Matter - Enabling a critical connection between the patient and their doctor
Boehringer Ingelheim and Aptus Health


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Interactive Guidelines asset GINA
Boehringer Ingelheim and Aptus Health


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
KCI Nurse2Nurse Social Community App
KCI and QooQoo


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Virtual Cardio Academy
Ecopharm and CredoWeb

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Enhancing and Enabling Medical Engagements - MedVox
Sanofi

EUROPEAN FINALIST
BRIDGE takes to Heart physicians and patients
Menarini

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Grasp - Virtual Reality
Sanofi

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Optimising IBD care through digitalisation and reinforced patient empowerment
Takeda


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Improving Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: Closing Professional Gaps
Takeda and Medscape
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Most Valuable Collaboration
The finalists of this award are either a pharma-pharma or pharma-non-pharma initiative which clearly brings a new proposition to customers and/or healthcare systems, creates new value and redefines what is possible in our industry with a degree of lateral thinking.


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) Project
Novartis, Novartis Foundation and National Leprosy Programs in: India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Tanzania, Brazil and Cambodia



NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Embracing Carers
EMD Serono and nine leading caregiver organizations including Caregiver Action Network and National Alliance for Caregiving


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Householder Health Ambassadors
Sanofi Pasteur, Horizon Marketing Solutions and CABA Association


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
MyHealthysexualStory: Breaking down barriers in HIV vulnerable communities
Gilead Sciences and Health Unlimited



EUROPEAN FINALIST
Travel with IBD
Takeda UK, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, IBD Passport and Aurora



NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Hemocraft - Reimaging Patient Education
Pfizer Inc, Drexel University, National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)



EUROPEAN FINALIST
Next Generation Scientist Program
Novartis, University of Basel, different locals institutes such as the University of Cape Town


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Ensemble - Managing Cancer at Work
Novartis and Johns Hopkins Medicine



EUROPEAN FINALIST
ARC: Providing high quality and sustainable care for stable HIV patients
ViiV Healthcare, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Think Connect Change and Avegen


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
HemMobile® Striiv® Wearable
Pfizer and Striiv
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Patient Champion Award
The finalists of this award are individuals who have provided the patient with a voice, a voice that has influenced governments, customers or other patients - and ultimately provided better results for society. Good advocates are able to challenge the status quo, ensure that patients are heard and empowered, and motivate others to account for those in need.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Teresa Ferreiro
Patient advocate, professional coach, trainer, speaker, Founder of Baby Beatles

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Dr. Karin Denoyer
Founder and CEO, Lyfebulb

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Catalina Cernica
Director of Health & Happiness Studies, LEO Innovation Lab

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Deborah Nettune Fowler
Founder and President, Soft Bones: The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Scott Williams
Head of Global Patient Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, Merck

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Molly MacDonald
Founder and CEO, The Pink Fund
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Most Valuable Patient Initiative
The finalists of this award are innovative projects designed to deliver tangible patient improvements both in the long and short term. Demonstrating real understanding for the patient requirements prior to implementation, these finalists have been managed to an outstanding level and have made an exceptionally positive impact on their intended customer.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Klara - your allergy companion app
ALK


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Defining and Selecting the Right Patients for A Co-Creation Program: AstraZeneca’s Patient Partnership Program
AstraZeneca and HealthiVibe

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Berok Zindagi – “Unstoppable Life”
Cipla

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
EGPA Patients' Needs and Journey
GlaxoSmithKline


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Speak Your Migraine
Novartis and Health Unlimited


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
KEY+YOU Patient Support Program
Merck and MicroMass Communications

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Improving the lives of Cystic Fibrosis patients
NuvoAir

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Hemocraft – Reimagining Patient Education
Pfizer Inc


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Your IOPD Information Pack: Support for families with children with Infantile Onset Pompe Disease
Sanofi Genzyme and Aurora

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Ouchie: A Mobile Companion for Pain Management
Upside Health
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Most Valuable HCP Initiative
The finalists of this award are innovative projects designed to deliver tangible working and healthcare improvements both in the long and short term. Demonstrating understanding of real health requirements prior to implementation, these winning projects have been managed to an outstanding level and have made an exceptionally positive impact on their intended customer.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Vision for a brighter future for people suffering with retinal disease
Bayer


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Making Moments Matter - Enabling a critical connection between the patient and their doctor
Boehringer Ingelheim and Aptus Health


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Interactive Guidelines asset GINA
Boehringer Ingelheim and Aptus Health


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
KCI Nurse2Nurse Social Community App
KCI and QooQoo


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Virtual Cardio Academy
Ecopharm and CredoWeb

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Enhancing and Enabling Medical Engagements - MedVox
Sanofi

EUROPEAN FINALIST
BRIDGE takes to Heart physicians and patients
Menarini

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Grasp - Virtual Reality
Sanofi

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Optimising IBD care through digitalisation and reinforced patient empowerment
Takeda


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Improving Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: Closing Professional Gaps
Takeda and Medscape
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Most Valuable Collaboration
The finalists of this award are either a pharma-pharma or pharma-non-pharma initiative which clearly brings a new proposition to customers and/or healthcare systems, creates new value and redefines what is possible in our industry with a degree of lateral thinking.


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) Project
Novartis, Novartis Foundation and National Leprosy Programs in: India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Tanzania, Brazil and Cambodia



NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Embracing Carers
EMD Serono and nine leading caregiver organizations including Caregiver Action Network and National Alliance for Caregiving


EUROPEAN FINALIST
Householder Health Ambassadors
Sanofi Pasteur, Horizon Marketing Solutions and CABA Association


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
MyHealthysexualStory: Breaking down barriers in HIV vulnerable communities
Gilead Sciences and Health Unlimited



EUROPEAN FINALIST
Travel with IBD
Takeda UK, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, IBD Passport and Aurora



NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Hemocraft - Reimaging Patient Education
Pfizer Inc, Drexel University, National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)



EUROPEAN FINALIST
Next Generation Scientist Program
Novartis, University of Basel, different locals institutes such as the University of Cape Town


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Ensemble - Managing Cancer at Work
Novartis and Johns Hopkins Medicine



EUROPEAN FINALIST
ARC: Providing high quality and sustainable care for stable HIV patients
ViiV Healthcare, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Think Connect Change and Avegen


NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
HemMobile® Striiv® Wearable
Pfizer and Striiv
Gain insight into these case studies at our Awards Pitch Days – find out more here.
Patient Champion Award
The finalists of this award are individuals who have provided the patient with a voice, a voice that has influenced governments, customers or other patients - and ultimately provided better results for society. Good advocates are able to challenge the status quo, ensure that patients are heard and empowered, and motivate others to account for those in need.

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Teresa Ferreiro
Patient advocate, professional coach, trainer, speaker, Founder of Baby Beatles

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Dr. Karin Denoyer
Founder and CEO, Lyfebulb

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Catalina Cernica
Director of Health & Happiness Studies, LEO Innovation Lab

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Deborah Nettune Fowler
Founder and President, Soft Bones: The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation

EUROPEAN FINALIST
Scott Williams
Head of Global Patient Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships, Merck

NORTH AMERICAN FINALIST
Molly MacDonald
Founder and CEO, The Pink Fund
A huge thank you to all our judges who spent numerous hours assessing all of the entries - you can see our judges here.