BHBIA Awards
The BHBIA presents several awards each year to recognise the
indispensable contribution of time, knowledge and passion that its members contribute
to benefit others working in healthcare business insights and the
industry as a whole.
Outstanding Contribution Award
This award recognises those members who have ‘gone the extra mile’ to benefit the BHBIA membership. It is dedicated to John Aitchison, who sadly passed away in 2020, in recognition of John's exceptional commitment to the BHBIA and our industry. Read more about John.
Find out more about the nomination criteria and timetable.
The John Aitchison Award for Outstanding Contribution (2024)
Winner: Viv Farr
Viv was nominated for her contribution across numerous BHBIA activities including conference, workshops and webinars, and the BOBI Newcomer competition.
Professional Development Awards
The BHBIA aims to deliver a valuable learning
and development programme that empowers members to improve their skills,
knowledge and competencies. The programme's success relies on the voluntary contributions
of its members.
These awards celebrate the Best Workshop and Best Speaker at any face-to-face or virtual workshop. Scores are collected from event delegates; paid speakers and employees or representatives of the BHBIA are not eligible.
The Ian Burgess Award for Best Workshop 2024
Winner: Guidelines in Action - March 2024
Presenters: Rebecca D’Ippolito - Sermo, Nicola Miles - medeConnect & Claudia Wing, Janssen
This task-based workshop took delegates through the key purpose and scope of the guidelines, with exercises designed to give delegates a ‘safe space’ to put theory into practice.
The Julie Stacey Award for Best Workshop Presenter 2024
Winner: Rich Hutchings, Oncology Snr Commercial Insights and Business Translator, Bayer for his session at the Getting Started in Healthcare Business Insights workshop in September 2024
Best Webinar 2024
Winners: Natasha Patel, Simone Dean and Imogen Brakspear, Avalere Health for their webinar on Your Brand positioning is Key in October 2024
This session served as an inflection point for what brand positioning means in the world we now live in, and what we need to consider helping our clients understand identify their optimal positioning.
About Ian Burgess and Julie Stacey
Ian Burgess and Julie Stacey were highly regarded for their contributions to healthcare business insights and the BHBIA's work. You can read more about Ian and Julie here.
View previous Professional Development Award winners
Conference Awards
These awards recognise exceptional presentations and workshops delivered at the BHBIA Annual Conference. They are awarded to the best-performing presenters and facilitators, as scored by the event delegates.
The Keith Munro Award for Best Presentation (2025)
Winner: Leave people alone – Leveraging data available to optimise the respondent experience
Presented by: Max Taylor-McEwan, Research Director and Jemma Reast, Research Director – Madano
As questions continue to grow around how to make market research more sustainable and respectful of respondents’ time and wellbeing, Max Taylor-McEwan and Jemma Reast delivered a compelling case for doing more with less.
Their session challenged the industry to reconsider the assumption that more research always means better insights. Focusing on patient research, particularly in rare diseases and contexts involving end-of-life care or severely compromised quality of life, they advocated for greater ethical awareness and efficiency. By better leveraging existing data and analytical tools, researchers can reduce respondent burden, avoid duplication and still deliver high-impact insights. Their message underscored the importance of intelligent design, sustainability, and empathy in research that truly serves patients.
The John Wheeler Award for Best Workshop (2025)
Winner: The Power of Play to Unlock Insights
Led by: Gregg Quy, Head of International Business Unit and Niall Baker, Director, Business Development & Qualitative Research – Elma Research
This was a session that embraced creativity and collaboration. Gregg Quy and Niall Baker led delegates through a dynamic and hands-on workshop using the LEGO Serious Play methodology to spark fresh thinking.
Participants were invited to literally build their vision for how BHBIA conferences could evolve to better meet the needs of agencies and pharmaceutical companies. But the subject matter wasn't the focus, this was about getting to know an innovative approach that can help unlock ideas that might not surface through conventional methods. The workshop demonstrated the power of play in generating ideas and insights and supporting inclusive discussions.
View the 2024 Conference Award Winners
View the 2023 Conference Award winners
BOBI Awards
The BOBI Awards are a celebration of healthcare business insights in the UK. For nearly two decades, these awards have showcased the people and projects supporting healthcare professionals and making a difference to patients and HCPs' lives through insight generation.
You can view full details of the awards and this year's winners and finalists here.