Novo Nordisk A/S Named Inaugural Facility of the Year Award Winner; Award Sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing Magazine.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Novo Nordisk (, NYSE: NVO) manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Founded in Denmark in 1923, the company has since become a world leader in diabetes care with the broadest A/S was named the first Facility of the Year Award winner during today's plenary session of the INTERPHEX 2005 Conference and Exhibition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Novo Nordisk was chosen for its new NovoSeven(R) pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Hillerod, Denmark, winning out over a global field of 28 entries representing 12 countries. An international judging panel of experts from the pharmaceutical design, construction, and manufacturing sectors reviewed all entries and selected Novo Nordisk from among four other finalists: Alkermes, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Apotex, Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Kowa Company, Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan; and Lundbeck, Ltd. of the United Kingdom. "The new NovoSeven site is proof positive of the growing worldwide status of facility design and engineering," said Bob Best, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ISPE ISPE International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering ISPE International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology ISPE Institute for the Study of Planet Earth (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ) ISPE International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers . "Facilities are no longer taking a 'back seat' to research and development, but are now being considered an essential and strategic component of the overall development process for new pharmaceutical products." Dedicated to production of Novo Nordisk's lifesaving NovoSeven(R) hemophilia drug, the award-winning plant is an integrated facility for mammalian cell fermentation, recovery, and purification. Based on groundbreaking modular design and engineering, the new plant is Novo Nordisk's response to two key business requirements: to rapidly expand capacity to meet a growing demand for NovoSeven, and to accommodate unknown future demand and any new indications for the drug that may be approved. The sleek new 150,000-square-foot facility offers strong proof of the modular concept for the project's design, engineering, and construction partner, Novo Nordisk Engineering NNE is wholly owned by Novo Nordisk, which was founded as a consultancy engineering company in the 1920s. They are now a large company who provide consultancy for constructing, validating, and optimizing pharmaceutical systems and plants. (NNE NNE abbr. north-northeast Noun 1. NNE - the compass point that is midway between north and northeast nor'-nor'-east, north northeast ). By going modular, NNE was able to hand the project off to Novo Nordisk after a fast-tracked 18 months -- and the modular design will enable easy expansion as product demand increases into the future. "Novo Nordisk is an outstanding example of the high-quality, creative approaches pharmaceutical companies are taking to address key business challenges," said Peter Bigelow, chairman of the Facility of the Year judging panel. "The NovoSeven facility deserves this recognition for several reasons: creative design within a super fast-track timeline for project execution, application of modular engineering for greater control and flexibility, and dramatic and pleasing architectural features throughout the facility." Construction of the NovoSeven Facility was performed by NNE and MT Hojgaard, with commissioning and validation services performed by NNE. Major equipment suppliers include: Millipore, BBi, Christ, Semcon, Bravida, and Emerson Process Management. About the Facility of the Year Award Sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine, the Facility of the Year Award is the first global competition of its kind to recognize the talent and creativity required to manufacture pharmaceuticals safely and efficiently. The Facility of the Year Award is an annual event focused on newly constructed state-of-the-art pharmaceutical projects. By recognizing those manufacturers who are using new technologies both to improve the quality of their products and to reduce the cost of producing medicines, the award seeks to promote technological innovation across the industry. Submission information and applications for the 2006 Facility of the Year Award are now available from ISPE. For more information, visit www.facilityoftheyear.org, or contact Scott Ludlum, ISPE Director of Business Initiatives, at tel: 1-813-960-2105 or e-mail: sludlum@ispe.org. About Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. The company has the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry, including the most advanced products within the area of insulin delivery systems. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as hemostasis hemostasis /he·mo·sta·sis/ (he?mo-sta´sis) (he-mos´tah-sis) 1. the arrest of bleeding by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical means. 2. management, growth hormone growth hormone or somatotropin (sōmăt'ətrō`pən), glycoprotein hormone released by the anterior pituitary gland that is necessary for normal skeletal growth in humans (see protein). therapy, and hormone replacement therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman's body. . Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services that make a significant difference to patients, the medical profession and society. With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 20,250 full-time employees in 78 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries. www.novonordisk.com About ISPE Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ISPE is a worldwide not-for-profit Society serving more than 23,000 pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals in 80 countries. ISPE provides Members with a community in which to develop technical knowledge, exchange practical experience, and collaborate with global regulatory agencies. With worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida and European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, ISPE aims to be the catalyst for "Engineering Pharmaceutical Innovation" by facilitating the creation and dissemination of industry knowledge. About INTERPHEX The INTERPHEX New York Conference and Exhibition is the world's largest gathering of professionals and technology providers for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Held from April 26-28 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, this year's exhibition is featuring more than 950 exhibitors serving pharmaceutical and biotechnical industries in the areas of PharmaManufacturing, PharmaSourcing & Services, PharmaIT and PharmaFacilities. The INTERPHEX exhibition is paired with an innovative application-oriented conference program created to help pharmaceutical and biotechnical professionals develop critical skills to increase on-the-job performance. INTERPHEX is a program of Reed Exhibitions. www.interphex.com. About Pharmaceutical Processing The official magazine of INTERPHEX, Pharmaceutical Processing is in its 21st year of publication. 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