Every year, Clinical Trials British Columbia recognizes and honours individuals and organizations who have contributed outstanding leadership and distinguished service/support to the clinical trials community.

There are two award opportunities:

1. Leadership & Advocacy Award

This award honours outstanding leaders and advocates for clinical trials at the provincial and/or national level. Recipients are leaders who educate, mentor, advocate, or spearhead projects, programs, and strategies that benefit the clinical trials community.

2. Service & Support Award

This award recognizes the community-based, volunteer commitment of an individual, organization, company, or agency to improve the clinical trials community.

2025 award recipients

Clinical Trials British Columbia presented two recognition awards in 2025: the Leadership & Advocacy Award and the Service & Support Award:

  • Dr. Paul Anthony Keown was presented with the Leadership & Advocacy Award.
  • Stephania Manusha was presented with the Service & Support Award.

Past award recipients

In 2024:

  • Dr. Robert Olson was presented with the Leadership & Advocacy Award.
  • Dr. Bernie Eigl was presented with the Service & Support Award.

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In 2023:

  • Dr. Anne Junker was presented with the Leadership & Advocacy Award.
  • Victor Espinosa was presented with the Service & Support Award.

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In 2022:

  • Dr. Robert McMaster was presented with the Leadership & Advocacy Award.
  • The COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative (CRCI) was presented with the Service & Support Award.

Read full details about the 2022 award recipients

In 2020:

  • Fasken was presented with the Support Award.
  • Clinical Research Professionals of BC (CRPBC) was presented with the Service Award.

Read full details about the 2020 award recipients