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Best Primary Packaging Specialist

Headquarters: Pennsylvania, USA

You voted for West – which delivers around 43 billion components and devices every year, and recorded net sales of $2.95 billion in 2023. The company focuses on containment, delivery systems, and services for injectable medicines, and has over 10,000 employees globally. Its expertise includes analytical services, regulatory support, fill-finish, assembly and packaging, contract manufacturing, and more. It is also well known for its expertise in extractables and leachables – a topic that West’s Diane Paskiet has spoken with The Medicine Maker about before – and its knowledge of materials and their compatibility with drug products.

In 2024, West launched its Daikyo Crystal Zenith (CZ) Nested Vials in Tub – a containment solution designed for cell and gene therapies, radiopharmaceuticals, and sensitive molecules. The company also recently won the Heart of Pharma Award at CPhI for its partnership with the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes companies for philanthropic, ethical, and community-based ventures. In February 2024, the company was named by Newsweek and the Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Honorable mention: Corning

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