Pharmaceutical Market Europe • July/August 2025 • 24-30
COMMUNIQUÉ AWARDS 2025
Communiqué 2025:
celebrating excellence in
healthcare communications
This year’s Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel
in London on 3 July, included 30 categories
The Communiqué Awards returned for its 27th year on 3 July to celebrate excellence in healthcare communications and showcase the work shaping the industry.
Once again held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, the event began with a VIP reception, welcoming hundreds of guests in smart evening wear who were full of excitement about who would be going home as a Communiqué 2025 winner.
The two co-chairs, Catherine Devaney, founder of Curious Health Communications, and Neil Flash, owner of Ignition Consulting, took to the stage to welcome the guests, emphasising the importance of pushing boundaries and ensuring that every campaign, strategy and message is designed with impact in mind.
They were followed by this year’s host, television and radio presenter Vernon Kay, who kept the audience laughing and created a fun, lively atmosphere throughout the awards ceremony. He also recognised the vital work that the healthcare communications industry does, highlighting its impact with a genuine appreciation.
The Awards included 30 categories, celebrating excellence across healthcare comms and medical affairs, alongside individual, team and company achievements.
This year’s host, Vernon Kay
Co-chairs Catherine Devaney and Neil Flash
The first award of the evening, Excellence in Data Communications, went to ‘Quantifying the Heavy Burden of Chronic Hand Eczema’ by Anthem PR on behalf of LEO Pharma UK. The judges were impressed that the team had “managed to garner interest in this hard-to-reach area” and said “the fact that they were able to bring to life how it felt [for people] to not be able to use [their] hands was commendable”.
Excellence in Professional Education Programmes was awarded to ‘ROSETTA-LUNG’ by Ashfield MedComms (Inizio Medical) on behalf of AstraZeneca, with the judges describing the entry as “an incredibly smart and practically-based solution for intra-regional variations in lung patient staging and treatment”.
The first of the individual, team and company awards, Early Career Achiever in Healthcare Communications, was won by Beth Masters from 67health. The panel described Masters as a “passionate and incredibly impressive communications champion who has shown potential from the off”, and said “the value she is adding to her agency and the wider industry is huge”.
Communiqué Medical Affairs Agency of the Year was awarded to Bedrock Healthcare Communications, while Virgo Health took home the coveted and final award of the night, Communiqué Communications Consultancy of the Year.
An evening of dancing and networking followed, marking the conclusion of another successful and memorable Communiqué Awards.
01 Excellence in Data Communications – Anthem PR on behalf of LEO Pharma UK
02 Excellence in Global Educations Meetings/Stand-Alone Events – 67health on behalf of Pfizer
03 Excellence in National or Local Education Meetings/Stand-Alone Events – Tillotts Pharma UK
04 Excellence in Combined Earned/Paid/Owned Communications – M+F Health on behalf of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
05 Excellence in Professional Education Programmes – Ashfield MedComms (Inizio Medical) on behalf of AstraZeneca
06 The Inizio Award for Excellence in Medical Affairs-Led Scientific Exchange – Syneos Health Communications on behalf of Sandoz
07 Excellence in Payer and Policymaker Communications – WA Communications on behalf of AbbVie, Alexion, Daiichi Sankyo, Gilead, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, J&J, Novartis, Pfizer and Sanofi
08 Excellence in Public Health Communications – Ketchum on behalf of Genomics England and the University of Cambridge
09 Excellence in Patient Programmes – Penta supported by Envision 90TEN
10 Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships – Envision 90TEN on behalf of Ipsen UK and Prostate Cancer Research
11 Excellence in Engagement Through Social Media – Under £75,000 – Syneos Health Communications on behalf of Bayer
12 Excellence in Engagement Through Social Media – Over £75,001 – Digitas Health on behalf of Valneva
13 Excellence in Media Relations – Kenvue supported by M+F Health
14 Excellence in Internal Communications – Arc Bio Communications on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim
15 Excellence in Corporate Communications – Aurora on behalf of Bristol Myers Squibb
16 The M+F Health Award for Charitable Campaign of the Year – InnerCircle on behalf of Movember
17 Excellence in Pro Bono Working – GIG Health on behalf of Bee-lieve Foundation
18 Best Use of Data Visualisation – HCG and Cassette on behalf of Pfizer
19 The Say Communications Award for Excellence in Communication Through Creative Execution – Ketchum on behalf of Genomics England and the University of Cambridge
20 Progress Award in Healthcare and Scientific Communications – PharmaTools.AI
21 Agility, Flexibility and Transformation Award – 21GRAMS on behalf of Novo Nordisk
22 Early Career Achiever in Healthcare Communications – Beth Masters of 67health
23 The IPG Health Medical Communications Award for Healthcare Communiquétor – Dr Rina Newton
24 Healthcare Communications Advocate – Merope Mills
25 The HCG Award for In-House Team of the Year – Corporate Affairs at Takeda UK
26 Action on Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Ketchum UK
27 Communiqué Small Consultancy of the Year – Stirred
28 Communiqué Public Affairs and Policy Consultancy of the Year – WA Communications
29 Communiqué Medical Affairs Agency of the Year – Bedrock Healthcare Communications
30 Communiqué Communications Consultancy of the Year – Virgo Health
Full list of winners - Communiqué Awards 2025
01 EXCELLENCE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: Langland
Winner: Quantifying the Heavy Burden of Chronic Hand Eczema
by Anthem PR on behalf of LEO Pharma UK
02 EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL EDUCATION MEETINGS/STAND-ALONE EVENTS
Sponsored by: Avalere Health
Winner: Uninhibited: Pfizer IBD Global Community Summit
by 67health on behalf of Pfizer
03 EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL OR LOCAL EDUCATION MEETINGS/STAND-ALONE EVENTS
Sponsored by: Health Unlimited
Winner: Tillotts LOGIC LEAD in IBD (Leadership, Exploration & Discovery)
by Tillotts Pharma UK
04 EXCELLENCE IN COMBINED EARNED/PAID/OWNED COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: Burson
Winner:LoveGUM: Future-Proofing the UK’s Sexual Health Workforce
by M+F Health on behalf of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
05 EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Sponsored by: 67health
Winner: ROSETTA-LUNG
by Ashfield MedComms (Inizio Medical) on behalf of AstraZeneca
06 THE INIZIO AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL AFFAIRS-LED SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE
Sponsored by: Inizio
Winner: Sandoz, Redefining Medical Affairs Excellence in Biosimilar Launches
by Syneos Health Communications on behalf of Sandoz
07 EXCELLENCE IN PAYER AND POLICYMAKER COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: OPRG
Winner: Seizing the Moment for Indication Specific Pricing
by WA Communications on behalf of AbbVie, Alexion, Daiichi Sankyo, Gilead, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, J&J, Novartis, Pfizer and Sanofi
08 EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: Weber Shandwick
Winner: Liming With Gran
by Ketchum on behalf of Genomics England and the University of Cambridge
09 EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT PROGRAMMES
Sponsored by: Real Chemistry
Winner: Penta Young Reporters
by Penta supported by Envision 90TEN
10 EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS
Sponsored by: M+F Health
Winner: Real Talk: It’s Time to Get Real About Prostate Cancer
by Envision 90TEN on behalf of Ipsen UK and Prostate Cancer Research
11 EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA – UNDER £75,000
Sponsored by: Mearns & Pike
Winner:#NoToTwo: Raising Global Awareness on Stroke Recurrence Prevention
by Syneos Health Communications on behalf of Bayer
12 EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA – OVER £75,001
Sponsored by: GIG Health
Winner: Influencer Campaign Boosts Mosquito Awareness Among Travellers
by Digitas Health on behalf of Valneva
13 EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA RELATIONS
Sponsored by: MHP Group
Winner: Smokefree Families
by Kenvue supported by M+F Health
14 EXCELLENCE IN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: OPRG
Winner:Inside Inflammation: Leadership Through Change
by Arc Bio Communications on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim
15 EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: OPRG
Winner:Cancer Equals
by Aurora on behalf of Bristol Myers Squibb
16 THE M+F HEALTH AWARD FOR CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: M+F Health
Winner: Real Face of Men’s Health
by InnerCircle on behalf of Movember
17 EXCELLENCE IN PRO BONO WORKING
Sponsored by: POP Health
Winner: Building a Brighter Future with Bee-lieve Foundation
by GIG Health on behalf of Bee-lieve Foundation
18 BEST USE OF DATA VISUALISATION
Sponsored by: Obsidian
Winner: Hair Regrowth Visualizer
by HCG and Cassette on behalf of Pfizer
19 THE SAY COMMUNICATIONS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION THROUGH CREATIVE EXECUTION
Sponsored by: Say Communications
Winner: Liming With Gran
by Ketchum on behalf of Genomics England and the University of Cambridge
20 PROGRESS AWARD IN HEALTHCARE AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by Arc Bio Communications
Winner:Patiently AI: Breaking Down Medical Language Barriers with Personalised AI
by PharmaTools.AI
21 AGILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND TRANSFORMATION AWARD
Sponsored by: Bedrock Healthcare Communications
Winner: Trust in Transition: Navigating Change with Transparent Communication
by 21GRAMS on behalf of Novo Nordisk
22 EARLY CAREER ACHIEVER IN HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsored by: Virgo Health
Winner: Beth Masters of 67health
23 THE IPG HEALTH MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS AWARD FOR HEALTHCARE COMMUNIQUÉTOR
Sponsored by: IPG Health Medical Communications
Winner:Dr Rina Newton
24 HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS ADVOCATE
Sponsored by: Arc Bio Communications
Winner: Merope Mills, a campaigner for Martha’s Rule
25 THE HCG AWARD FOR IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: HCG
Winner: Corporate Affairs at Takeda UK
26 ACTION ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Sponsored by: Edelman
Winner: From Policy to Progress: Creating Equitable Outcomes
by Ketchum UK
27 COMMUNIQUÉ SMALL CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: JPA Health
Winner: Stirred
28 COMMUNIQUÉ PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLICY CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: Syneos Health Communications
Winner: WA Communications
29 COMMUNIQUÉ MEDICAL AFFAIRS AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: OPEN Health
Winner: Bedrock Healthcare Communications
30 COMMUNIQUÉ COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: Aurora
Winner:Virgo Health
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