Virginia Acha
Excellence in Service Award
Virginia (Ginny) has worked in industry and academia throughout her career, combining interests in science policy research and innovation performance within and across organizations. She recently joined MSD to lead regulatory policy efforts for innovation that will lead to better treatment for patients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In particular, she is supporting work on science policy, regulatory innovation and integrated evidence generation. Before joining MSD, Ginny was the senior spokesman for the industry in the UK for research, medical and innovation policy. She was responsible for ABPI’s work on BREXIT for the life sciences sector. Previously, Ginny worked for Amgen and Pfizer.
2021 Inspire Award Winners
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Fergus Sweeney • Chair’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Health
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Susanne Ausborn • Excellence in Service Award
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Samvel Azatyan • Excellence in Service Award
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Mick Foy • Excellence in Service Award
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Esteban Herrero-Martinez • Excellence in Service Award
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Katarzyna Swiderek • Leader of Tomorrow Award
