APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator Named BioPharmaChem Company of the Year 2026
APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator Named BioPharmaChem Company of the Year 2026
BioPharmaChem Ireland (BPCI), Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland have today announced the winners of the BioPharmaChem Impact Awards 2026, held as part of the annual BioPharmaChem Impact Conference.
APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator was named the BioPharmaChem Company of the Year. APC & VLE Therapeutics is a leading Irish multinational that partners with nine of the top ten global pharma companies, utilising its proprietary iAchieve digital platform to transform the CMC journey and accelerate the delivery of life-saving medicines to patients worldwide.
Brian Glennon, Co-founder & CTO of APC & VLE Therapeutics, commented on the accolade: “We are honoured to be recognised as BioPharmaChem Company of the Year 2026. This award reflects the expertise, commitment, and innovation that our team brings to the delivery of medicines to patients. We are fortunate to have such scientific excellence and diversity to bring to bear across process development, digitalisation, and GMP manufacturing. That this can be achieved in an Irish organisation is a testament to the talented group of people working in all aspects of the company.”
Dr Sinead Keogh, Head of Sectors at Ibec and Director of BioPharmaChem Ireland, said: “We are incredibly proud to recognise the exceptional work of the BioPharmaChem industry in Ireland. The achievements celebrated at the 2026 Impact Awards highlight the strength of our sector and set a benchmark for innovation globally. APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator is a perfect example of this excellence. They have demonstrated just how far the industry has evolved when it comes to efficiency, digital transformation, and driving BioPharmacChem excellence in Ireland.”
Cepta Duffy, Head of Lifescience and Healthtech at Enterprise Ireland, said: “The selection of APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator as Company of the Year underscores the world-class innovation emerging from Ireland’s indigenous life sciences sector. The company’s ability to compress the timeline from molecule to medicine through advanced digitalisation is exactly the type of high-value capability that keeps Irish firms competitive in the global market. Enterprise Ireland is proud to support a company that is paving the way and setting a new international standard for how the medicine accelerator model operates.”
Rory Mullen, Head of BioPharma & Food at IDA Ireland, said: “APC & VLE – The Medicine Accelerator represents the future of Ireland’s 'Pillar of Trust' reputation. Their work in bridging the gap between research and manufacturing is a critical component of why Ireland continues to attract and sustain global life sciences investment. This award recognises their success in integrating AI and sophisticated process development into the manufacturing value chain advancements that are essential to securing resilient global supply chains for the next generation of medicines.”
The awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the BioPharmaChem sector in Ireland across seven key categories.
The full list of Impact Awards 2026 winners:
- BioPharmaChem Company of the Year Award: APC and VLE Therapeutics- The Medicine Accelerator
- Sustainable BioPharmaChem Company of the Year Award: Sanofi
- Best Process Innovation/Digitalisation of the Year Award: Pfizer Ireland
- Collaboration in BioPharmaChem Award: Brightbeam
- BioPharmaChem Partner/Supplier of the Year Award: Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Best Talent Strategy of the Year Award: Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine Ireland
- Emerging BioPharmaChem Company of the Year Award: Dunbar Pharma
- Outstanding Contribution to BioPharmaChem Award: Paul Duffy
BioPharmaChem Ireland extends its sincere thanks to the BioPharmaChem Impact 2026 sponsors, including Platinum sponsors Chemco Ireland, Frontier Scientific Solutions, and WuXi Biologics; Gold sponsors BioPharmaChem Skillnet, Brightbeam, Camida, DHL, EY, Indaver, PMTC, and SkyCell; and Silver sponsors Innopharma Education, LSC, Life Science Recruitment, Ibec Laboratory Apprenticeship, Micro Bio, and National Chemical Company.
