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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.

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 at the after-party 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, a selection of desserts and 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.

2011 DIANA Winners

Best New Pharmaceutical Product Introduction or Product Promotion Awards

Branded Pharmaceutical Products: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for Pradaxa^®

Generic Pharmaceutical Products: Sandoz, for Enoxaparin

Best Overall Manufacturer Awards:

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

Consumer Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of More Than $10 Million:
Winner: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
First Merit Finalists: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Reckitt Benckiser Group
Second Merit Finalist: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

Generic Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of Less Than $100 Million:
Winner: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Lannett Company, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Paddock Laboratories, Inc.

Generic Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of More Than $100 Million:
Winner: Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Branded Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturer with Sales to Healthcare Distributors of Less Than $300 Million:
Winner: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
First Merit Finalist: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Second Merit Finalist: Kerr Prescription Packaging, a Subsidiary of Berry Plastics Corp.

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

• 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.