Timeline

This will be awarded to a product that helps to optimize the performance of pharmaceuticals with an innovative packaging solution or drug delivery device.

• Does the product answer a previously unmet need?
• Is it the first of its kind on the market?
• Does the product achieve and improve the drug’s therapeutic effect?

This will be awarded to a product or company that has made an innovative change in the practical application of the medical aesthetic field (resulting in smaller wounds, no pain, or the use of new technologies, etc.), and has achieved an excellent balance between drug delivery efficiency and compliance.

• Does the product have innovative points in the actual use?
• Does the product improve efficiency and ensure safety in actual practice?
• Is the product executable?

This award will be given to a product or company that helps to improve patient compliance through innovative or improved packaging solutions (including packaging materials, drug delivery forms and intelligent interactions, etc.)

• Does the product have innovative points in compliance?
• Does the product achieve the actual treatment compliance improvement among the users?
• Is the product or solution executable?

This will be awarded to innovative product or company that achieve safe and effective drug delivery in ophthalmic, parenteral, oral, respiratory, and other drug delivery solutions.

• Does the product satisfy an unmet demand or introduce new ideas, technologies to the market?
• Does it improve the safety of use by patients or healthcare workers?
• Is the product executable?

This will be awarded to a product or company that optimize pharma storage and transportation space efficiency through packaging innovation or eco-friendly pharma packaging material and design.

• Does the product bring good protection for drug during storage and transportation?
• Does the product use green or recycling material or design?

Startups are often at different stages of development, so the entries that are still in the concept stage or not commercialised are accepted. This will be awarded to a product or a company that can lead the future of packaging by innovating, growing or sustainably contributing to the pharmaceutical industry.

• Explain the innovation of the product or solution
• Judge if the product has an approved patent or a pending patent.
• Evidence that the product or solution have created a new market opportunity (not limited to profit only).
• Does the product use green or recycling material or design?