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Nominating and Judging Process
Best Overall Pharmaceutical and Consumer Product Manufacturers
The DIANA Best Overall Manufacturer Award is a distributor-driven nomination process. HDA distributor members are asked to nominate their top five manufacturer partners in each of the categories.
Each award category will have a second and first merit finalist.
The five categories are:
Judging Process
Each nomination from HDA distributor members includes an overall score. HDA will tabulate the nominations and scores submitted by the distributor members to compile a list of finalists for each category. Finalists will be selected from those companies that receive the most nominations and the highest scores. HDA will then release the list of finalists to its distributor members, who are asked to rank the finalists in each judging category. HDA will compile the final votes and present the awards on Monday, June 11 at its annual Business and Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Submit a nomination online or download the nomination forms.
Best New Product Introductions or Promotions
The nomination process for the DIANA Best New Product or Promotion Awards is primarily manufacturer-driven, with manufacturer members asked to submit nomination materials in the applicable six categories. HDA distributor members also may nominate a trading partner for the awards. The six best new product introduction or promotion awards will recognize HDA associate manufacturer members for their company’s innovative new product introductions or promotional programs for the healthcare distribution industry.
The four pharmaceutical product categories include:
The two consumer product categories include:
Each category will have one winner.
Eligibility Requirements
- Manufacturers submitting DIANA entries must be current HDA manufacturer members that manufacture consumer or pharmaceutical products.
- Nominated product promotions or new product introductions must have been announced or shipped by the manufacturer to distributors between May 2017 and March 2018.
- HDA's official entry form must be used for all nominations.
- Manufacturer members may submit multiple entries for each category.
Judging Process
HDA will aggregate and send all nominations to the DIANA judging committee. The judging committee will score and rank each nomination and return the results to HDA. HDA will then compile the final votes and present the awards on Monday, June 11 at its annual Business and Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo.