The John Borland Award for Innovation
The John Borland Award for Innovation was established by the Board in 2016 to mark the significant contribution to the development of Britest by the late John N. Borland, a pioneer of the Britest approach and a champion of innovative thinking.
It is awarded annually by the Board of Directors to a person or persons who, in the opinion of Britest's Scientific Advisory Board, has made a significant contribution to innovation within the Britest community.
Registered Britest users may find further details of how to apply for the John Borland Award here.
Recipients
| Year | Award Recipients | For |
2025 | Significant contribution to Britest innovation | |
2021 | Jointly awarded to: Daniel R. Hill, Oliver Steinhof, John Paul Smelko, and Robert Guenard, Biogen and Shaun Hughes, AstraZeneca | Process Control Strategy Mapping: A Structured Approach to Identifying Process Control and Sensing Opportunities |
| 2020 | Alejandro Santana, Loretta Wong, David Johns, and Antonio Zanotti-Gerosa, Johnson Matthey | Use of Britest tools in hazard studies for multi-purpose reconfigurable plant |
| 2018 | Alex Lamacraft and Natalie Monks, AstraZeneca | Development and delivery of an Automated Process Definition Diagram tool |
| 2017 | Gavin Reynolds, AstraZeneca, and Martin Edwards, Britest Limited | The Development of Property Mapping to link Britest Tools with the Digital Design of Drug Product |
2016 | Kirsty MacLachlan, Professor Jarka Glassey, Newcastle University, and Dr. Charles Gordon, Britest Limited | The Application of Britest tools to Bioprocessing |