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2024

Costello Medical

AGENCY STATEMENT

We are one of the most established independent global medical communications agencies, dedicated to crafting creative, science-led communications that educate and inspire. We aim to build trusted partnerships through exceptional service and by delivering impactful, outstanding projects.

Agency description

At Costello Medical, we enjoy building lasting partnerships in the healthcare sector by providing exceptional service. Our vision is to be a leading global partner consistently striving for meaningful and outstanding contributions that improve people’s health and lives. We are one of the most established independent agencies delivering medical communications and health economic services and remain committed to our core values of high-quality scientific work coupled with excellent customer service at competitive and transparent prices.

Since our foundation in 2008, we have grown organically to a team of over 450 based in Cambridge, London, Manchester and Bristol in the UK and internationally in Singapore, China and the US. Our talented team has experience with a variety of leading pharmaceutical and device companies across an extensive range of therapy areas and geographies, including Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America as well as a track record of success in a broad range of disease areas.

We are an award winning company and are proud to have achieved a 3-star accreditation with Best Companies™ for a sixth consecutive year. We have achieved B Corp certification, showing that we meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance. In 2019, we were presented with the Queen’s Award for International Trade, recognising our successful international expansion.

What we do?

Success in medical communications relies on an in-depth understanding of the science and a highly responsive team – so we offer both. We excel in the effective delivery of medical communications of the highest quality and scientific accuracy. Our multi-disciplinary and tailor made teams consist of medical writers and designers who collaborate throughout the project lifecycle to bring a range of disciplines to the delivery of innovative, science-led communication plans that educate and inspire.

Our Creative service offerings include:

  • Tailored graphic design solutions that meet your project needs
  • Innovative digital experiences that communicate complex data with a user-centric approach
  • Motion design that brings stories to life through the delivery of high-impact animations and videos
Contact details
50/60 Station Road Cambridge, CB1 2JH United Kingdom
+44 (0)122 391 3020
evelyn.adams@costellomedical.com
http://www.costellomedical.com

 Key contact

Evelyn Adams
Creative Consultant
evelyn.adams@costellomedical.com
+44 (0)203 989 7600

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2024 Agency Data

2023 awards
Billings from UK creative healthcare work
Total agency billings
Social media footprint
Total staff - 250-499 staff
Healthcare staff - 250-499 staff
Agency age - Between 15 and 20 years
Status - INDEPENDENT
10-19%- Approximate percentage of advertising, branding, creative or design work in the UK healthcare market
This information was supplied or confirmed by Costello Medical. Bar charts are indicative only, with 100% being the maximum score allocated across all agencies. Billings from UK creative healthcare work are not a subset of total annual billings, and so may show a higher rating.

Ranking factors contributing to agency score

Awards

2023 Communique Awards:
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Natural History Study Enhanced Content
Finalist, Best Use of Data Visualisation, Costello Medical for Ipsen

2023 PharmaTimes Awards:
Finalist, Medical Affairs Team, Costello Medical

2023 Pharmatimes Awards:
Finalists, The Charity Challenge, Costello Medical

2024 Communique Awards:
Cure DHDDS Inaugural Scientific Exchange Meeting
Winner, Excellence in Medical Affairs-Led Scientific Exchange, Cure DHDDS and Costello Medical

2024 Communique Awards:
Establishing a Programme of Community Outreach at Costello Medical
Finalist, Action on Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Costello Medical