VCCP Health leads agency nominations for PM Society Awards

VCCP Health has led the table of nominations ahead of the forthcoming PM Society Awards, which will be held in London on January 30th 2015.

The firm has been shortlisted for a total of 14 accolades, more than any other comms agency, with Havas Lynx coming in second with nine nominations and Havas Life Medicom third with seven nods.

McCann Health and McCann Manchester have six entries each, while Bedgebury Communications, bmore creative and inVentiv Health each have five. They are among a total of 28 agencies that have received nominations.

The awards will be held at Grosvenor House and have seen the categories expanded this year in order to recognise both digital and traditional media. The event also recognises client companies, with Mundipharma and Shire leading the nominations in this area.

PM Society Awards chairman Neil Smith said: "It was fantastic to see the number of entries up at the same level as last year and we believe that the changes we've made to the categories and judging process reflect changes we are seeing in the industry."

The PM Society is dedicated to promoting marketing excellence throughout the healthcare and life science industries, with more than 230 member companies across the UK.