NEW YORK, USA // For the past 10 years Dave has been leading creative teams that have helped to make Area 23 a destination for creativity. Our sole mission is to not just do great pharma work but to do great work. We strive to create work that elevates the entire industry.
Dave’s work has been recognized by Clio, Cannes Health, D&AD, The Global Awards, London International Awards, and more.
When he’s not working, Dave enjoys… Read More
NEW YORK ,USA // Kim Barke is EVP, Creative Director at the Bloc. She’s a published scientist and a published poet. Kim also helped launch and build two successful agencies: Spectral Resources/HHI, the earliest and much-awarded digital pharmaceutical agency, and UNIFIED Oncology/WildType, which launched the blockbuster KEYTRUDA.
Kim believes that people need to go deep to generate fascinating creative. To support that creation, they… Read More
SURREY, UK // Zuleika is the Executive Director of Creative and Innovation at Havas Life Medicom; a creative healthcare agency that uses scientific expertise to create innovative creative and marketing campaigns. Their goal is to create a single brand story that connects healthcare professionals to medicines, to make more people better.
Zuleika believes that thinking courageously will unleash the talent to create exceptional campaigns… Read More
LONDON, UK // Having started a design career in B2B, Mel discovered that she was actually a copywriter and changed to writing for consumer brands. A chance brush with healthcare propelled her into a completely alien sector, where, strangely, she felt right at home.
She began grappling with unpronounceable brands and perplexing modes of action, working her way through a dizzying array of therapy areas and global brand launches at Medicus… Read More
NEW YORK, USA // Peter began his career at J. Walter Thompson, NY, where his first creative assignment was writing a TV spot for Clairol’s Nice ‘n Easy, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Unable to persuade Julia into hiring him as a writer for Seinfeld, Peter remained a consumer writer for many years. When presented with the opportunity to help launch VIAGRA, he made the jump to healthcare and hasn’t looked back since.
Over the years, his… Read More
FRANKFURT, GERMANY // Jana Apostolopulu is an award winning creative who feels equally at home in two cultures, in her professional world as well as in her personal life. She has over 20 years of agency experience with network agencies such as Leo Burnett, McCann and TBWA, where she worked for renowned brands and developed national and international campaigns. Her career covers a broad variety of business fields, with an early focus on a… Read More
LOS ANGELES, USA // Fabiano de Queiroz Tatu, is a Creative Director with a graphic design background. He has over 17 years of experience in digital, traditional and fully integrated campaigns for a wide range of brands including Volkswagen, Havaianas, Visa, Nike, among others.
He started his career in Brazil working at some of the best ad agencies in the world like AlmapBBDO and F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi. Upon arriving in the states,… Read More
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL // 20+ years of experience, working on traditional and digital advertising at the Brazilian branches of worldwide agencies such as Havas, Wunderman, Isobar, McgarryBowen, Ogilvy, Publics and R/GA. Experience across digital channels as well as above the line. In depth understanding of digital marketing, technology, data-driven marketing, mobile, social, and general marketing trends.
Laura is also a feminist activist and… Read More