THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Pharma & Healthcare

This category honors the most effective and creative use of social/digital by companies in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and medical sectors. Objectives may include (but are not limited to) delivering product information to target audiences and fostering support for healthcare-related causes.

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#FutureForWomenInSTEM
There is a large gap in the conversation when it comes to shedding light on the inequalities women …
100 Effed Facts About the Gender Health Gap
We founded Evvy because the female body shouldn’t be a medical mystery — but to this day, it is. Wo…
A First-of-its-Kind Branded LinkedIn Live Event for Genentech’s VABYSMO®
The Genentech Ophthalmology team sought innovative ways to extend peer-to-peer education about VABY…
Acadia Pharmaceuticals More to Parkinson’s
Most people think of Parkinson’s disease (PD) as a physical disorder. But ~50% of people with Parki…
AstraZeneca's 'What science can do' Campaign
Over the past year, the Edelman Trust Barometer Study found that trust in healthcare companies has …
Behind the Breakthroughs: The Faces of Biopharma R&D
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Going “Beyond the Bleed” in Hemophilia
One million people are affected by hemophilia, a chronic bleeding disorder that impairs blood clott…
One Liver to Love
Eisai launched the One Liver to Love campaign in June 2022 to help raise awareness of liver disease…
Overdrive Defense launches as lifestyle & CPG brand dedicated to helping people party safely
Overdrive Defense launched in September 2024, a first-of-its-kind lifestyle and CPG brand to destig…
Precision in Practice — Personalize Patient Care
The Precision in Practice campaign set out to challenge the one-size-fits-all approach that many me…
Preventing is better than predicting
Breast and prostate cancers are the most common in Brazil, yet one in four Brazilians still doesn’t…
Situationship: The Series, With Plan B One-Step
Plan B One-Step, the #1 OBGYN-recommended emergency contraception brand, which has long been consid…
Spot Her on the Street
Endometrial cancer (EC), which is cancer in the lining of the uterus, accounts for 90% of uterine c…
The Eczema Experience: “Stories Itching to be Told”
Imagine living with skin so inflamed it burns, so itchy it disrupts sleep, and so visible it invite…
The Wave
A diagnosis of breast cancer—at any stage—can elicit a deluge of emotions. Patients quickly realize…
Untold Stories: Life with a Severe Autoimmune Condition
Living with a severe autoimmune condition like myasthenia gravis (MG) or chronic inflammatory demye…
ViiV Healthcare x The Skin Deep | Navigating HIV: Real Stories, Real Impact
Imagine a situation where critical conversations about HIV treatment and prevention are stifled by …