BioPharma Asia Industry Awards Names Kemwell Best CMO

The BioPharma Asia Convention has named Kemwell BioPharma the winner of the Best Contract Manufacturing Organization category at the BioPharma Asia Industry Awards. The company was selected by thought leaders from a short-list of finalists that also included SAFC, Lonza, and Patheon.

“On behalf of the hundreds of voters who made their voices heard in the competition, we are pleased to present the Best Contract Manufacturing Organization Award to Kemwell BioPharma,” said Sharon Roessen, Managing Director of Terrapinn, organizer of BioPharma Asia Convention 2015. “Kemwell's work in India and its passion to continuously contribute to the biopharmaceutical industry is commendable."

On receipt of this award, Sid Advant, president, Kemwell Biopharma – Biologics, commented, “We are proud to have been voted as the winner in this award category as it is a testament to our people, our work and our facilities. I would especially like to thank our customers and those who believed in us and took the time to vote for us. I congratulate my team for their dedication and commitment in making us a high-quality services provider. As a pure-play CDMO who has been around for 30+ years, we understand the importance of quality, cost, project timelines and responsiveness.”

The BioPharma Asia Industry awards were held March 23 to 25th at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. In addition to the Best Contract Manufacturing Organization category, the award categories included: Pharma of the Year; Best Cold Chain Packaging Provider; Best Life Science Logistics Service Provider; Most Innovative Biotech of the Year; Best Contract Research Organization; Best Upstream Processing; and Best Downstream Processing. The awards also recognized the Asian Male and Female Executive of the Year. The complete list of finalists can be found here (http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/bio-asia/awards.stm).