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Ben Barbé, Vice President, Process Excellence and Chemical Process Management at Janssen Pharmaceutica, will receive tonight, Nov. 25, from the hands of Minister-President Yves Leterne, the Quality Manager of the Year award in the private sector category. This award is an initiative of the Flemish Center for Quality Assurance.
Ben Barbé developed the concept of Process Excellence, the total quality system at Janssen Pharmaceutica, to the point where it has become one of the top projects in all the departments across the organization. |
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Thanks to him, Process Excellence is today a component of the company DNA. For all staff members the system has now taken root and enables them to contribute to the realization of company objectives more effectively and with greater speed and efficiency.
And the results of this system are not lacking in any respect; a dynamic has been set in motion in the organization whereby not only are innovative medicines being developed but they are reaching the patients as flawlessly and rapidly as possible.
This outcome is good not only for company results; it is also magnificent for patients.
As Dr. Paul Janssen use to say: “It is five to twelve. We’re late. We must complete our work. The patients are waiting.” Process Excellence has an essential role to play in the actualization of Dr. Janssen’s thinking.
Janssen Pharmaceutica’s record as far as recognition and awards are concerned has been exceptionally good this year:
- Ajit Shetty was acknowledged Manager of the Year.
- Janssen Pharmaceutica was ranked third in a survey conducted by Randstad on the theme of Most Attractive Employer.
- Serge Masy, worldwide director, Information Management, Pharmaceutical R&D, received the ICT Manager of the Year award.
- In June Dr. Paul Janssen was chosen as the most prominent “Economic Trendsetter” in Belgian history.
- Janssen Pharmaceutica was nominated as one of the Most Woman-Friendly Companies.
- Ludo Kennis captured the Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society for the discovery of Risperdal, an antipsychotic.
- The anti-cancer drug Velcade was qualified as the best innovative medicine on the Belgian market by the Artsenkrant, a physicians’ periodical.
- Ben Barbé, Vice President, Process Excellence, received the Quality Manager of the Year award.
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