New faces at BioStrata, P\S\L Group and FCB Health

P\S\L Group brings in new managing director

Carolyn Chamberlain (below) has joined P\S\L Group as Managing Director, Instar Europe, the group’s global market research business.

Her focus will be directed on developing and delivering a commercial strategy to further grow Instar. Chamberlain will also partner with clients, exploring their business requirements and providing them with a suite of solutions.

She said: “I’m thrilled to transition within the P\S\L family and join the dynamic Instar Europe team to help drive our growth agenda. The inroads that Instar has made in leveraging primary MR with AI to help drive business insight has huge potential for our clients.”

Chamberlain has over 20 years' experience in pharmaceutical market research, with a career beginning at AstraZeneca, where she led insights teams within cardiovascular and oncology for over a decade.

Jean-Olivier Marty, Group President Instar, comments: “It is phenomenal news to have someone of Carolyn’s calibre and pedigree join the Instar team. Carolyn will be instrumental in further developing our successful relationships with Industry clients across Europe.

“Carolyn has a wealth of experience and expertise, which combined with her passion and dedication for solving clients business needs, makes her an ideal fit to help us continue our growth story.”

BioStrata announces a handful of new appointments

Life science marketing communications agency BioStrata has boosted its team with a series of new appointments.

All five new hires will be based out of the company’s UK headquarters in Cambridge.

Joining the company as a science writer, Caroline Chambers comes with a life science background having spent five years in clinical veterinary practice.

Rachael Young, inbound account executive and Sam Willstead, PR account executive, are both recent science graduates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Southampton, respectively.

Sheridan Cook, who joins as an office manager and executive assistant, has worked in biotech companies while Mira Nair, inbound account director, brings experience from PA Consulting Group.

Paul Avery, co-founder and Managing Director of BioStrata, commented: “I am thrilled to welcome our newest team members at such an exciting time in our development. As pioneers of the inbound marketing approach for the life science sector, we’ve developed significant experience and knowledge from running such client programs over the last five years. These additional roles will build upon our ability to deliver high-value programs that leverage compelling content drafted by our team of experts to raise awareness, create demand, generate leads and nurture those leads into customers.”

Chris Seda joins FCB Health Network

FCB Health Network has announced that Chris Seda (below) has joined the company as a senior vice president and director of product design.

It’s a newly created role that will see Seda build and lead the network’s new digital product design practice, which will offer digital expertise spanning web, mobile apps, voice and product design.

“Chris brings an essential capability to our teams,” said Dana Maiman, CEO, FCB Health.

She adds: “2018 was a phenomenal year for us, from the sheer number of integrated businesses we launched. This year will be no different. We are Never Finished innovating and expanding our product offerings and Chris will be at the helm of revolutionising our digital experience proposition.”

Seda joins the company from Dentsu 360i in New York, where he spearheaded experience and product design capability.

“I have been paying close attention to the FCB Health Network over the years, from their impressive client roster to their inspiring creative, and I’m thrilled to now be a part of it,” Seda added. “My goal is to help bolster our multitude of digital offerings and complex digital projects, including experiential and voice user interfaces.”