College Hill Life Sciences Expands Public Relations Client Base and U.S. Team

Business Wire, April 29, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Life Sciences team of College Hill, the international business communications consultancy, announced today that it has expanded its client base and bolstered its team in the U.S. During the first quarter of 2009, several organizations in the biotechnology sector selected College Hill to develop and execute strategic public relations campaigns in the U.S. Among these organizations were Cyntellect, Inc., a leading provider of microplate-based cytometry systems for in situ cellular analysis and purification, and Altair Therapeutics, Inc., an emerging biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat human respiratory diseases.

College Hill also recently appointed Kena Hudson as Senior Account Executive in its San Francisco office. An experienced media relations practitioner, Hudson brings more than 12 years of communications experience to her role on the College Hill Life Sciences team. She served most recently as Senior Account Executive at Schwartz Communications, where she spearheaded numerous successful PR campaigns for a wide range of biotech and medical device clients. Previously, Hudson served as Senior Director of Communications & Marketing at the American Heart Association, Asst. Press Secretary to the Governor of California, and Chief of Public Affairs to the California Department of Transportation. She was also an award-winning news broadcaster at CBS and ABC TV affiliate stations and earned her BA (Hons) in broadcasting from Cameron University.

“We are gratified by the volume and prominence of the organizations that have recently selected College Hill Life Sciences for strategic communications. U.S. life science companies continue to seek cost-effective, results-oriented communications executed by an experienced team with a strong sector focus,” said Erik Clausen, Partner, Life Sciences and General Manager, San Francisco office. “As we continue to build our offering to these organizations, we are fortunate to include Kena among our ranks. She combines experience-based strategic thinking and exceptionally rapid action to make things happen for her clients.”

Sue Charles, Managing Partner, Life Sciences at College Hill said, “With the appointment of Kena and our steady stream of new client wins in the U.S., we continue to build upon our strong reputation both within the Life Sciences sector and globally.”

About College Hill, Life Sciences - www.collegehill-lifesciences.com

College Hill is an international business communications consultancy offering a wide range of complementary practice skills to businesses and institutions. Established in 1990, College Hill has over 250 staff supporting more than 200 retained clients worldwide served from offices in the UK, Germany, India, South Africa, China and the USA. See www.collegehill.com.

College Hill’s life sciences team is unique in offering specialist expertise across corporate, financial, healthcare and marketing communications with outreach programs to media, industry, public, financial and investment communities. Our service offering covers all communications disciplines including strategic counsel, PR, IR, media relations, public affairs, internal communications, marketing, advertising, copywriting, design, research and event management. The team has established a leadership position by working in partnership with our clients to deliver high quality communications that build corporate value and promote leading edge products, technologies and services.

Release Summary:

The Life Sciences team of College Hill, the international business communications consultancy, has expanded its U.S. public relations client base and bolstered its team.

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