At TAPI, advancing health from the core means more than scientific excellence. It also means protecting people, preserving resources, and building a safer, more sustainable future across our global organization.
That is the idea behind the first-ever TAPI EHS&S Awards 2025 — a new global initiative created to recognize exceptional contributions in Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability across TAPI.
Launched in mid-October 2025 and highlighted during TAPI EHS&S Week in November, the awards were created to celebrate individuals and teams whose work goes beyond compliance and creates real, lasting impact. Whether through innovation, leadership, collaboration, or continuous improvement, these are the people helping strengthen TAPI every day.
The program also reflects TAPI’s principles in action: A community more than a company, We love to win, Beyond is where we begin, and We crave science and technology.
Why These Awards Matter
In their first year, the EHS&S Awards drew 43 applications from across TAPI in categories including Environment & Sustainability, Safety, Health, Culture, and Other.
Each submission was reviewed by the Global EHS&S team based on clear criteria:
- Innovation and originality
- Magnitude of impact
- Sustainability and long-term applicability
- Measurable results and quality of data
- Replicability across sites
Following the review process and alignment with top management, four winning projects were selected and announced during the TAPI Q4 and FY2025 Town Hall on January 29, 2026.
Together, the winners show what EHS&S excellence looks like at TAPI today: practical, people-centered, measurable, and forward-looking.
Netanel Hakimi
“Community more than company – doing it together”
TAPI Israel, Abic
As TAPI continued strengthening its independent EHS&S practices, the Abic site identified a need for a simple and effective way to report safety observations, hazards, and near misses in its dynamic R&D environment.
The answer was GOARC, a digital safety platform installed on employees’ phones, enabling real-time reporting and immediate follow-up. With strong training, communication, and leadership support, the tool quickly became part of daily work.
Since launch on July 1, 2025, the site has recorded more than 100 hazard reports and over 50 observation reports, with a closure rate above 90%. Just as importantly, the initiative has helped strengthen trust, accountability, and collaboration across departments.
This project stood out for turning safety reporting into a shared cultural practice — making prevention more visible, more accessible, and more effective.
Engineering and Energy Utilities Team
“Utilization of Waste Heat from WWTP Blowers”
TAPI Czech Republic, Opava
Pavel Stehlik’s team focused on finding a smarter use for energy already being generated on site.
At the Opava wastewater treatment plant, heat produced during air compression for biological aeration was being wasted. The team identified an opportunity to capture that heat and redirect it to the neighboring main warehouse building.
After system design, cost assessment, and equipment installation, the project delivered clear and measurable results. In its first year, it saved 714 GJ of heat and reduced natural gas consumption by 19,000 m³, generating approximately USD 17,400 in heating energy savings.
The environmental impact was just as significant, with a reduction of 40 tons of CO2 emissions and additional savings linked to avoided emission allowance costs.
This project is a strong example of how practical engineering can create value on multiple levels — reducing emissions, lowering costs, and improving energy efficiency at the same time.
Anantha Rajmohan M
“Smart Science for a Safer Tomorrow: AI and Automation Elevating EHSS Standards in Polymorph search ”
TAPI India R&D, Greater Noida
In TAPI’s polymorph search activities, Anantha Rajmohan M and the Greater Noida team rethought traditional workflows through the lens of EHS&S, combining AI, automation, advanced equipment, and improved engineering controls.
Polymorph screening is strategically important, but it can also be resource-intensive. The team introduced a smarter model that reduced solvent handling, minimized exposure to hazardous chemicals, lowered waste generation, and improved ergonomics for scientists.
Among the key improvements, solvent storage was significantly reduced, experiment scale was lowered, and advanced systems such as Genevac, Polar Bear, and high-throughput screening tools enabled more efficient, lower-waste experimentation. AI-driven calculation tools also helped reduce zero-yield experiments from 35–40% to around 10%, generating up to 25% savings in API use, solvent consumption, and man-hours.
Beyond operational efficiency, the shift also reduced repetitive manual work and physical strain, allowing scientists to focus more on planning, analysis, and innovation.
This project stood out for showing how science and technology can directly improve safety, sustainability, and research quality — all at the same time.
Teva Tech Team
“From Risk to Resilience – Setting a New Benchmark for Managing Acutely Toxic Chemicals”
TAPI Israel, Teva Tech
The Teva Tech Team project addressed a major safety challenge: managing acutely toxic non-API chemicals in the absence of formal best-practice standards.
At Teva Tech, the team identified a gap in how substances with severe acute toxicity — such as Hydrazine Hydrate, DIC, and TBHP — were managed across their lifecycle. In response, they developed a comprehensive risk management strategy that created a new benchmark for safe handling.
The project introduced improvements across storage, transport, transfer, sampling, emissions treatment, and disposal. These included minimizing packaging sizes, defining dedicated storage requirements, eliminating unnecessary sampling, implementing strict transportation guidelines, and establishing closed transfer systems with leak-tight engineering controls and early leak detection.
The result was a significant reduction in exposure risk, improved industrial hygiene and process safety, and stronger control over hazardous emissions and waste.
This project stood out because it did not simply improve an existing framework — it created one. It is a clear example of proactive safety leadership in action.
Building a Stronger TAPI, Together
The first TAPI EHS&S Awards highlight the depth of talent, commitment, and innovation across our global network.
From strengthening reporting culture in Israel, to recovering energy in the Czech Republic, to transforming laboratory workflows in India, to setting new standards for chemical safety in Israel, each winning project reflects a different side of what responsible progress looks like at TAPI.
Together, they show that EHS&S excellence is not only about reducing risk. It is about enabling innovation, supporting resilience, and reinforcing the culture that helps TAPI move forward — safely, responsibly, and sustainably.
