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Annabel Morris, AstraZeneca
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| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
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| 2022 | Abby Whitnall | GlaxoSmithKline | Awarded for outstanding contributions to medicinal chemistry programmes and to inclusion and diversity at GSK. |
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| 2020 | Katty O'Brien-Quilty | Thames Water | Awarded for proficiency in a variety of analytical techniques and serving as a fantastic advocate and brand ambassador for apprenticeships, chemistry and Thames Water. |
| 2019 |
William Ashworth | AstraZeneca | Awarded for outstanding contributions to a range of activities, including developing and validating a novel Self Accelerating Decomposition Temperature Screening tool. |
| 2018 | Holly Carter | AstraZeneca | Awarded for 乐天堂app下载 development of a method for determining solubility of organic solutes in organic solvents and its application in 乐天堂app下载 AstraZeneca drug portfolio. |
| 2017 | Roxanne Wright | AstraZeneca | Awarded for her contribution to a significant range of development drug projects and 乐天堂app下载 provision of global reference standards to AstraZeneca's commercial supply chains. |
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| 2015 | Not awarded | ||
| 2014 | Joseph Turton | 乐天堂app下载 Food and Environment Research Agency |
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