The MJA welcomed The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) as sponsor of the Editor of the Year category in our 2024 awards.

Jack Neill-Hall, Director of Communications, ABPI, Dawn Connelly, The Pharmaceutical Journal, Sian Williams, Awards Host

In 2024 Editor of the Year was awarded to Dawn Connelly, Senior Features Editor, The Pharmaceutical Journal

The judges said: This editor delicately balances the bread-and-butter topics of daily importance to readers’ lives with original, investigative reporting on subjects of wider public importance. They use FOI effectively to find, develop and tell consequential stories of public finance and patient impact. And expertly edit complex stories that have the potential to be dry into fascinating reads – stories told well in spare and clear language, marshalling evidence effectively.

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

Our Mission

The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and use new medicines and vaccines.  We represent companies of all sizes who invest in discovering the medicines of the future.

Our members supply cutting edge treatments that improve and save the lives of millions of people. We work in partnership with Government and the NHS so patients can get new treatments faster and the NHS can plan how much it spends on medicines.

We work with members in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.