Finalist
Arc Bio Communications
Summary of work
Arc Bio Communications exists to help healthcare innovators use their groundbreaking science to transform the lives of patients around the world.
2021 was a defining year for us. Four years after founding our company, we had brought to life our ambitious vision of a collectively owned, innovation-focused communications consultancy where people work collaboratively in a culture of inclusion and support. We had fantastic client partnerships, a brilliant team and exciting opportunities for growth. It was time to focus on shaping our future.
Our priorities were clear: to concentrate on the work where we had the greatest opportunity to help our clients transform lives through innovation while continuing to deliver the senior-led consultancy that has become our hallmark. We doubled down on our commitment to nurturing our diverse team of communicators, scientists and commercial experts and enabling them to learn and grow even as COVID-19 continued to change the way we worked.
The results exceeded all expectations. Our revenue grew by more than 50% and we added three new major clients to our portfolio. We retained 100% of our team and grew our headcount by 47%.
2021 was a record-breaking year for us and we’re excited about what 2022 will bring!
Judges’ comments
Arc Bio impressed the judges with the idea of an innovation practice. They had a strong strategy and the judges liked the shared ownership element. They had strong employee retention, impressive articulation of situation analysis, benchmarking and business strategy. A good agency, doing interesting work.
