San Bruno B.A.R.T.

  Gardiner-Caldwell Pacific, an agency in the KnowledgePoint360 Healthcare Communications Network, celebrated its first year of operations this month.

  The agency has its office in San Bruno, Calif. Over the past 12 months, Gardiner-Caldwell Pacific has added scientific directors, medical writers, editors, and account managers to serve West Coast-based pharmaceutical,biotechnology and medical device companies with publication planning, live educational events, strategic consulting, and a broad range of medical communications services.

  "We are delighted with the strong business relationships already established in this first year," stated Sean Allen, Vice President of Gardiner-Caldwell Pacific. Dr. Allen relocated from KnowledgePoint360's offices in Macclesfield, U.K., to become head of the San Bruno office.

  "The rapid expansion of our business throughout this first year reflects the exciting opportunities for us to support the needs of a growing number of Life Science Companies in California", added Richard Lawrence, president of Gardiner-Caldwell Pacific.

  KnowledgePoint360 Group is a leader in education for healthcare professionals, offering medical communications services, publication planning, live educational meetings ranging from international congresses to dinner meetings, strategic consulting, exhibit design, e-solutions for communications programs, and workflow solutions to support speaker programs.

  Its separate Professional Postgraduate Services division provides award-winning certified CME programs in key therapeutic areas. Through all of these activities, KnowledgePoint360 offers Insight, Innovation, and Integrity in healthcare information.

  KnowledgePoint360 businesses also include Gardiner-Caldwell Communications, ACUMED, Physicians World, Scientific Connexions, GeoMed, eMed-Media, Gardiner-Caldwell London, Gardiner-Caldwell U.S., and Medex-Media. Headquarters are in Secaucus, N.J., with additional offices in Macclesfield, Maidenhead, and London, U.K.; Newtown, Pa., New York, Chicago, and San Bruno, Calif.; and Mannheim, Germany.

E-mail Sean Allen at sean.allen@gc-pac.com