International Clinical Researcher of the Year – 2025 Results
Aspiring and Junior Clinical Research Associate
Gold
Luisa Nebauer – Syneos Health
Silver
Cecilie Bjergen – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Bronze
Marsha D’Souza – ICON plc
Finalists
Kristen Ho – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Agnieszka Krzywdzińska – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Anna Mazurek – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Srividhya N – Fortrea
Noel Saiz Barea – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Erika Wong – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Clinical Research Associate
Gold
Vanda Szerencsés – ICON plc
Silver
Sophie Sri Tharan – Parexel
Bronze
Allison Loch – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Finalists
Lily Beare – Caidya
Aline de Paula Coelho Santander – Syneos Health
Daniel Dorado Melendo – Parexel International
Olivia Godia – IQVIA
Singita Maluleke – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Adrian Syta – J&J Innovative Medicine
Joanna Wilczek – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Clinical Trial Administrator
Gold
Aleksandra Simic – Worldwide Clinical Trials
Silver
Anita Janowska – Worldwide Clinical Trials
Bronze
Svjetlana Novkovic – Worldwide Clinical Trials
Finalists
Russell Anderson – ICON
Ng Hian Ching – Fortrea
Jerry Chong Jian De – Fortrea
Chloe Citalois – Syneos Health
Teodora Kisic – Worldwide Clinical Trials
Ian Lee – Fortrea
Jelena Scepanovic – Worldwide Clinical Trials
Project Manager
Gold
Ann-Sophie De Mol – IQVIA
Silver
Shannon Ward – PPD
Bronze
Kasia Töllner – Syneos Health
Finalists
Abhisek Das – Syneos Health
Catherine Hindmarsh – Parexel International
Dr Azeemudeen Hussain – Parexel International
Jacek Rymuszka – AstraZeneca
Start Up Individual
Gold
Catalina Crucianu – Syneos Health
Silver
Angela Leung – PPD
Bronze
Ezgi Turkeli – Syneos Health
Finalists
Christiane Grewatsch – Syneos Health
Ekaterina Obst- PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Benedict Schubert – Parexel International
Anna Somleva – ICON plc
And Christoph Werner – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Team Leader
Gold
Rebecca White – ICON plc
Silver
Sara Pasqualini – PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Bronze
Stella Wong – ICON plc
Finalists
Julien De Sousa, ICON plc
Jayani Desai, ICON plc
Biserka Dinic, Worldwide Clinical Trials
Clinical Research Team
Gold
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Gabriel Bernasochi
Melissa Brauer
Michelle Cornell
Sarah Pham
Ashleigh Stafford
Silver
Parexel International
Francisca Almeida
Suraj Gangaram
Yolanda Gaspar
Bonnie McLeod
Vera Surakova
Bronze
Syneos Health
Mark Arnold
Olga Malynovska
Riikka Mangerich
Boyan Ratchev
Finalists
ICON
Isabelle Bulot
Paulina Salomon
Debbie Spruce
Gemma Thompson
Parexel International
Ajay Kothare
Mridula Radhakrishnan Nair
Iram Qayum
Vinaykumar Rathi
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Sonia Porras Marfil
Cristina Sabater
Jose Vidal
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
José Luis Fernández Gómez-Lobo
Sofía Hernández González
Sofia Sánchez Rodríguez
Start Up Team
Gold
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Iva Deneva
Bogomil Georgiev
Stanimir Handzhiysi
Antoan Kolarov
Margarita Stefanova
Silver
Parexel
Parexel International
Rosalind Lees
Noelia Milagros Ruzzante
Nikola Pljakoski
Federica Vinciati
Bronze
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Marie Chen
Lala Hu
Jane Lin
Jimmy Yu
Finalists
Caidya
Gonzalo Diaz
Liliana Golanska
Yves Misse
Chiara Tamburelli
Ergomed Group
Iria Dominguez Palacios Manjon
Maja Ibrahimovic
Gemma Macdonald
Viktoriia Popok
Stefanie Sausenthaler
Parexel International
Zsuzsanna Csitene Szalontai
Gergo Erdei
Emese Nagy
Zoltan Nemes
Parexel International
Inna Lurye
Ilanit Shaked
Avi Shimonov
Sivan Siloni Franco
Yuval Zaga
PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Simona Bertola Zanetto
Marta Bortolazzi
Anna Casamichele
Nicola Di Genova
Laura Sampietro
Clinical Research Company of the Year
Winner
PPD
