Bioscribe Public Relations

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Bioscribe is a public relations consultancy dedicated to supporting the communications goals of organizations that are advancing biotechnology, genomics, bioinformatics, molecular diagnostics, and molecular and synthetic biology.

Our team members are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego and the New York City metropolitan area.
About Us

Bioscribe was founded in 1997 in the San Francisco Bay Area to support the area's growing biotechnology industry. For more than 15 years, we have worked with companies that powered the Human Genome Project and cutting-edge start-ups that are innovating to unlock its value. We've helped launch first, second and third generation DNA sequencing systems, gene expression tools, bioinformatics software, single cell analysis solutions, molecular diagnostics, DNA forensics systems, next-generation therapies, and vaccines.

Today we have offices in major U.S. biotechnology hubs, with senior consultants who bring decades of experience and expertise in the biotechnology, molecular diagnostics, pharma, and life science research markets. In addition to previous large agency experience, some of our team members have built and run in-house communications teams, and have covered the industry as journalists and editors of leading publications.

If you need help telling your great stories, we'd love to talk to you. Contact us at

info [@] bioscribe.com.
Areas of Expertise

We help our clients define their messaging and positioning, identify publicity opportunities, manage day-to-day corporate and product news flow, and get media coverage.

Areas of expertise include:

Developing strategic and tactical public relations and marketing communications plans

Managing public relations initiatives and marketing communications campaigns

Writing materials, including press releases, brochures, bylined articles, white papers, and websites

Media relations, including pitching news and feature stories, placing bylined articles, and preparing spokespersons for interviews

Designing and producing events

To submit RFPs, or to learn more about what we do, please contact us at info [@] bioscribe.com.
Capabilities

Media Strategy & Relations

Positioning & Messaging, Media Audits, Media Lists, Editorial Calendars, Journalist Outreach, Interview Preparation & Facilitation, Media Training, Coverage Monitoring

Editorial Strategy & Content Marketing

Editorial Planning, Customer Profiles, Content Development & Editing, Bylined Articles, White Papers, Case Studies, Marketing Collateral, Social Media & Website Content

Product Launches

Messaging & Positioning, Publicity Plans, Press Releases, News Distribution, Media Events, Product Placement, Tradeshow Support

Blog & Newsletter Content

Editorial Calendar Planning, Content Development, Managing Approval Process

Thought Leadership & Industry Recognition

Presentation/Talk Development, Op-Eds, Speaking Opportunities, Awards Programs

Corporate Communications

Corporate Positioning & Branding, Financing Milestones, Mergers & Expansions, Organizational Communicatons, Issues Management
OUR CLIENTS

It's The Companies We Keep

Our clients are innovative start-ups powering genomics, newly public companies expanding markets, industry associations supporting policy and innovation, incubators of healthcare innovation, and government agencies developing standards.

Association for Molecular Pathology

Advancing molecular diagnostics

Bethesda, MD

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) was founded in 1995 to provide structure and leadership to the growing field of molecular diagnostics.

DNAnexus

Powering cloud based DNA analytics

Mt. View, CA

DNAnexus is a software technology company that aims to be the DNA data platform of the future.

GE healthymagination

A shared commitment to creating better health for more people

Menlo Park, CA

Healthymagination is about becoming healthier, through the sharing of imaginative ideas and proven solutions. It goes beyond innovations in the fields of technology and medicine, celebrating the people behind these advancements. Seeking to build stronger relationships between patients and doctors, GE created healthymagination to gather, share and discuss healthy ideas.

Gen9

Powering the synthetic biology revolution

Cambridge, MA

Gen9 is building on advances in synthetic biology to power a scalable fabrication capability that will significantly increase the world's capacity to compile DNA content.

Ingenuity Systems

The global leader in applications to quickly analyze and interpret genomic data

Redwood City, CA

Ingenuity Systems is a leading provider of biomedical information and analysis solutions for the exploration, interpretation and analysis of complex biological systems.

Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at Mount Sinai

Integrating the digital universe of information to better diagnose and treat human disease

New York, NY

The Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at Mount Sinai harnesses "Big Data" analytics to build predictive models that offer novel insights on disease, and they apply these models in a clinical setting to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients.

NanoString Technologies

Translational research and molecular diagnostics products

Seattle, WA

NanoString Technologies, Inc., is a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products.

NIST: Multiplexed Biomolecular Science Group

Research in all aspects of measurement science, technology development, and standards for biological state measurements

Gaithersburg, MD

NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

Pacific Biosciences

Third-generation DNA sequencing

Menlo Park, CA

Pacific Biosciences in transforming the way humankind acquires, processes and interprets data from living systems through the design, development and commercialization of innovative tools for biological research.

PaxVax

Better vaccines to better the world

Menlo Park, CA

PaxVax is to developing and commercializing innovative vaccines against infectious diseases in a socially responsible manner.

Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG)

The largest ag-genomics meeting in the world

San Diego, CA

Produced by Scherago International , the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) provides a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects. At PAG XX in 2012, there were nearly 3,000 attendees from over 60 countries worldwide.

Sage Science

DNA size selection for next-gen sequencing

Beverly, MA

Sage Science develops products for sale to the Life Sciences research and Diagnostic laboratory markets. The company's mission is to provide new systems to streamline and improve sample preparation workflows.

Specific Technologies

Rapid ID of microorganisims to diagnose infection

Mountain View, CA

Specific Technologies has developed in vitro diagnostic systems for rapid identification of microorganisms to diagnose infections that lead to serious medical conditions including sepsis.

Past Clients

Some of our past clients include:

Applied Biosystems, BD Biosciences, Biotique Systems, Chiron Corporation, Connetics Corporation, DoubleTwist, Eos, Genentech, GenoSpectra, IntegenX, Invitrogen, Microsoft Health Solutions, Medtronic, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Nektar, Omicia, RainDance Technologies, Varian Medical Systems, VitaPath Genetics, Zyomyx
WHO WE ARE

Nicole Litchfield

President & CEO

Nicole founded Bioscribe in 1997 in San Francisco to meet the communications needs of the emerging biotech industry. She has 20 years experience providing PR counsel to Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, and non-profit associations in this industry.

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Meredith Salisbury

Director, Editorial Content & Development

Prior to joining Bioscribe, Meredith was CEO and Editor-in-Chief of GenomeWeb, the leading news and information service for scientists in the systems biology field.

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Maurissa Messier

Director, Media

Maurissa brings more than a decade of public relations and marketing communications experience in the life science, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. She has worked both in-house and agency side with small startups to large scale Fortune 500 organizations such as Illumina, Pathway Genomics, and Expression Analysis.

Colin Sanford

SVP, Client Services

Colin brings to his work more than 20 years of communications experience in the life science, biotechnology and enterprise IT industries. Prior experience includes Vice President at The Corkery Group where he managed communications programs for Gilead Sciences. Prior he served as Director of Marketing Communications at DoubleTwist, an Oakland, Calif.-based genomics company
OUR CLIENTS IN THE NEWS

Here is a sample of some of the stories we are helping to tell...

SMRT Sequencing Improves Reporting of CRISPR and Other Gene-Editing Outcomes

March 28. 2014

Bioinformatics Infastructure Got You Down? Head to the Cloud, Rent a Supercomputer!

March 27, 2014

Next-Gen Gene Synthesis Will Accelerate Biopharmaceutical Design and Development

March 4, 2014

Recent Biotechnology Conference Featured First-time Formalized Media Relations

February 28, 2014

A New Gold Standard for Accuracy in NGS: Mike Hunkapiller, PacBio

February 26, 2014

Gen9 G-Prize Valued at $500K Awarded to Yale Research Team

February 5, 2014
Join Us

We are a small group of senior, self-directed professionals passionate about helping clients communicate stories about life science innovations. We are currently recruiting PR counselors, media relations pros, and scientific marketing content writers and MarCom experts who have experience working on biotech accounts. Please send a copy of your resume to us (info [at] bioscribe [dot] com). If it looks like a great match, we'll be in touch. Thanks!
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