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ICH Award

The scientific and technical experts who serve on ICH working groups play an essential and valued role in the development of ICH harmonised guidelines.

The ICH Award for Outstanding Contributions to Harmonisation for Better Health recognises experts who have played important and sustained leadership roles in ICH Working Groups, supporting ICH’s mission to promote public health through international harmonisation of technical requirements that support safe, effective and high-quality medicines.

This award is given by the ICH Assembly every two years following a nomination process. The next awards will be presented in November 2027.

2025 Awardee

EC, Europe

Dr. Johannes Blümel

MHLW/PMDA, Japan

Dr. Yukio Hiyama

JPMA

Dr. Masayuki Mishima

EFPIA

Dr. Lutz Mueller

FDA, United States 

Dr. Joel Welch

2023 Awardee

EC, Europe

Dr. Jan-Willem van der Laan

EFPIA

Dr. Christina Winter

FDA, United States

Dr. Lisa M. LaVange

JPMA

Mr. Shigeru Hisada

MHLW/PMDA, Japan

Dr. Akihiko Hirose

PhRMA 

Dr. William W. Gregory

2022 Awardee

EC, Europe

Dr. Jean-Louis Robert

EC, Europe

Dr. Fergus Sweeney

FDA, United States

Mr. Mark A. Gray

FDA, United States

Dr. Ellis Unger

Health Canada, Canada

Dr. Anthony Ridgway

JPMA

Mr. Osamu Komiyama 

JPMA

Mr. Tomonori Nakagawa

MHLW/PMDA, Japan 

Dr. Masamitsu Honma

MHLW/PMDA, Japan 

Dr. Mutsuhiro Ikuma

MHLW/PMDA, Japan 

Dr. Kaori Shinagawa

PhRMA

Dr. Moheb Nasr

PhRMA

Dr. Frank Sistare