Northbank named as finalist in PR Week Awards “Specialist Consultancy of the Year”

Northbank Communications, specialists in science-based communications, has been named as a finalist in the category "Specialist Communications Consultancy of the Year" for the PR Week Awards 2005. Northbank will be competing against five other finalists for the prestigious award, including Chandler Chico, Corporate Culture, Red Door Communications, Resolut Communications and Virgo Healthcare PR.

Sue Charles, CEO, commented: "To be a finalist in these prestigious awards is a testament to the progress we have made and the success we have achieved since Northbank was launched in 2002. It is a reflection of the quality of our staff and clients we have been able to attract from across Europe and the USA, for which we provide counsel on a global basis. For our staff, being THE place to work for anyone specialising in life science PR is key and has enabled us to grow our team with some very impressive hires. For our clients, building true partnerships has been vital – this is embodied in our responsiveness and quality of service."

Continuing, “Competition to win the award will be tough, but we feel we have a strong story. As a specialist consultancy, we have built an impressive offering for science-based companies with public relations services as a key activity."

In 2002 Northbank Communications set out to be THE specialist PR and Communications consultancy of choice for life science companies in the UK and Europe. In 2004, it entered the PR Week Top 150 league table for the first time in 130th place (based on 2003 figures) as the fastest growing PR Consultancy in the UK, recording 288% PR Fee Income Growth. Northbank continued to move up the table in 2005 with 38% growth in PR income.

Northbank has focused PR practices in corporate communications, financial communications and marketing communications, supported by an in-house design team. These days, creative PR campaigns often need information-based web sites and technical factsheets to back up the interest that media comment has created. There is less of a divide between PR and other communications disciplines than there was. Northbank’s ability to integrate campaigns and come up with the right solution for its clients sets it apart from PR purists.

Retained PR clients include Ablynx, Biacore International, BioInvent International, Borean Pharma, CeNeS Pharmaceuticals, Cobra Biomanufacturing, IntegraGen, MNLpharma, Oxford BioMedica, Oxford Immunotec, Peakdale Molecular, Physiomics, Plant Impact, Plethora Solutions, PowderMed, Santaris Pharma, Scil Technology, SETsquared Partnership, Sigma-Aldrich, Solexa, SR Pharma, Symphogen, West Pharmaceutical Services and York Pharma.

The winner of the PR Week Awards will be announced on the 18th October 2005.

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