Suffolk Presents Global Leadership in Innovation and Collaboration Award

Suffolk University- Sawyer Business School’s Center for Innovation and Change Leadership has presented its annual Global Leadership in Innovation and Collaboration (GLIC) Award to Nypro, a global leader in plastic manufacturing for the healthcare, packaging and electronics industries. The company creates products ranging from cell phone parts to insulin devices and contact lenses. The company hanldes all aspects of the production, including design and development, mold making, decoration, assembly, manufacturing and supply chain management.

The annual Global Leadership in Innovation and Collaboration Award was developed by the Center for Innovation  and Change Leadership (CICL) to recognize an organization that fosters and inspires innovation and collaboration. The award is just one of several CICL initiatives to integrate best practices of innovation and collaboration within the research, teaching and service missions of CICL and The Sawyer Business School.

Chief Executive Officer of the Nypro Division at Jabil, Courtney Ryan, accepted the award on behalf of Nypro during an award banquet at the Oceanaire Seafood Room on May 21. Nypro was founded in 1955. It was the first plastic company to use nylon in its products. In 2013, the company joined forces with Jabil, a supply chain management and electronic manufacturing company. Nypro now has 20 manufacturing locations in 10 countries and is one of the largest private, employee-owned firms headquartered in the United States.

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