Stimulating international research
Our Challenge
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) funds vital research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases. The charity’s challenge was to stimulate research to deliver revolutionary advances within the field, while also increasing its international profile.
What we did
We worked with the BHF to launch the Big Beat Challenge – a unique research funding award
One of the largest Grand Challenges of its kind, the competition culminated in a single research award of £30m aimed at accelerating breakthroughs in heart and circulatory disease research that could transform lives around the world. We publicised the award globally, with a paid media campaign across multiple channels.
We designed and created marketing assets to use in paid content placements and emailers, and to distribute via the TrendMD network. We ran Google Ads campaigns and issued press releases, which secured coverage in many top-tier publications and journals.
The Results
The Big Beat Challenge achieved its aim of gaining global interest
The competition attracted international and multidisciplinary teams worldwide, spanning academia, industry and technology. In total, there were:
75 applications led by principal investigators from 21 countries, and supported by 750 leading experts, located in over 40 countries.
Our press release announcing the shortlist had coverage in 23 countries, across six continents.
The statistics
Our press release announcement achieved:
Our Work
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