Awards Finalists for 2026


Communication

This award category recognises regulatory affairs professionals who have successfully conveyed complex healthcare messages to a broader audience.

   -  DLRC Marketing Team
   -  MDEL Communication Task Force
   -  MIDBA leading team
   -  Sanofi GRA AI & Digital Outreach team
 

This award category honours regulatory affairs professionals who have made a significant contribution to a team or regulatory project(s) over the past three years. 

   -  Ed Ball
   -  Amit Chougule
   -  Tetiana Dymaretska
   -  Julie Smith
   -  Stephanie Snow
 

Education
This award category recognises individuals who have made a significant contribution to the education and training of regulatory affairs.


   -  PAGB
   -  Paula van Hennik
   -  Niamh Lawler-Turner
   -  Roche Foundational Device Upskilling Program
   -  Sanofi UK Regulatory Affairs Industrial Placement Program

 

This award category honours outstanding achievements in the deployment and successful implementation of innovative ideas. 


   -  Fondazione Telethon
   -  Global Regulatory Affairs at the Core of Accelerator™ Drug Development 
   -  GRA Gen Med Innovation team
   -  Roche Molecular Systems and IQVIA joint submission of RWE for regulatory claim expansion
   -  Syneos Health GRAS Technology & Innovation Team
 

This award category celebrates mentors who inspire their teams and colleagues, prompt action or innovative outcomes. 


   -  Tim Beaujeux
   -  Odette Dunkley
   -  Carla Gomes
   -  Janine Jamieson
 

Lived Experience (NEW for 2026)
This award category celebrates regulatory affairs professionals who have demonstrated excellent engagement and involvement of patients and/or the public in their work.

   -  Thuy Mason
   -  Patient Focused Drug Development team
   -  Vivek Tomar
 

Regulatory Pioneer (NEW for 2026)
This award category celebrates regulatory affairs professionals who have challenged or advanced the approach to regulation or guidance, shaped policy or regulatory landscapes and driven forward innovation in regulatory affairs.

   -  American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX)
   -  DLRC Group
   -  Freyr Solutions
   -  Claire E McDonald
   -  Regulatory Science & Policy and Regulatory Expert teams EU & US
 

This award category recognises outstanding ability in individuals with fewer than 3 years’ experience in the regulatory affairs profession. 


   -  Matthew Appel
   -  Manfredi D’Onghia
   -  Patricia Martes 
   -  Srividya Narayanan
   -  Jerusha Pearlin Grace
   -  Selina Trory
 

This award category recognises the critical role that supporting organisations play in drug development and lifecycle management.


   -  ESPL Regulatory Consultancy team
   -  GMO Subject Matter Expert (SME) group in Regulatory Affairs
   -  PAGB Regulatory Team
   -  PrimeRA Pharma Partners
 

Lifetime Achievement

This award category recognises an individual who, through their life's endeavours, has made a significant impact and enduring contribution to healthcare regulatory affairs.


We don't release a shortlist for this category. The winner will be revealed at the TOPRA Awards for Regulatory Excellence Ceremony later this year!