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| + | Advocate is a lobbying consultancy specialising in healthcare, which was formed in September 2007. | ||
| + | According to its website, recent lobbying successes have included "''helping a major pharmaceutical client secure an ongoing Ministerial commitment to fund an expensive therapy area, and assisting a leading professional body to amend government legislation during its passage through the Houses of Parliament."''<ref>[http://www.advocate-consulting.co.uk/clients.html Advocate website], accessed Jan 2009]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | [[Jamie Holyer]], Managing Director and founder. Former Labour Party press officer, Holyer was an account director with lobbying agency [[Political Intelligence]] and a senior consultant with [[Fleishman-Hillard]] (formerly GPC International. He then went back to Labour to work on the party's third successive General Election victory in 2005.<ref>[http://www.pharmafocus.com/cda/focusH/1,2109,21-0-0-SEP_2006-focus_news_detail-0-465372,00.html Public affairs agency Advocate launched] Pharma Focus, Sept 2007</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Clients== | ||
| + | Clients at the end of 2008 include:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/index.cfm/pcms/site.ourclients.register_home APPC register] to November 2008</ref><br> | ||
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| + | [[Bayer Schering Pharma]] | [[IDIS]] | [[Alexion Biopharmaceuticals]] | [[Medical Defence Union]] | [[Astellas]] | [[UKCTA]] | ||
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| + | ==Contacts== | ||
| + | One Queen Anne’s Gate, | ||
| + | London, SW1h 9BT<br> | ||
| + | http://www.advocate-consulting.co.uk | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 9 January 2009
Advocate is a lobbying consultancy specialising in healthcare, which was formed in September 2007. According to its website, recent lobbying successes have included "helping a major pharmaceutical client secure an ongoing Ministerial commitment to fund an expensive therapy area, and assisting a leading professional body to amend government legislation during its passage through the Houses of Parliament."[1]
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People
Jamie Holyer, Managing Director and founder. Former Labour Party press officer, Holyer was an account director with lobbying agency Political Intelligence and a senior consultant with Fleishman-Hillard (formerly GPC International. He then went back to Labour to work on the party's third successive General Election victory in 2005.[2]
Clients
Clients at the end of 2008 include:[3]
Bayer Schering Pharma | IDIS | Alexion Biopharmaceuticals | Medical Defence Union | Astellas | UKCTA
Contacts
One Queen Anne’s Gate,
London, SW1h 9BT
http://www.advocate-consulting.co.uk
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Advocate website, accessed Jan 2009]
- ↑ Public affairs agency Advocate launched Pharma Focus, Sept 2007
- ↑ APPC register to November 2008
