FRANCE – Lions Health, the healthcare-focused kick-off to the Cannes Lions Festivals 2015, just released the shortlist for Pharma and Health & Wellness Categories.
In its second year, Lions Health has sifted through 1,862 entries from 61 countries, 432 in Pharma and 1,430 in Health & Wellness – a 30% increase in submissions from 2014. The winners will be announced on the Lions Health Awards Ceremony on Friday at UTC +1 8:00 (GMT +8 2AM), hosted by WebMD.
Here’s the list:
Health & Wellness
Lions Health – Health and Wellness Shortlist
Pharma
Lions Health – Pharma Shortlist
APAC Performance
A total of 58 entries from the Asian Pacific region made it through the shortlist of the Pharma Lions and Health & Wellness Lions.
A total of 180 entries from 36 countries have made it to the final round of the Health & Wellness Lions.
China (Y&R Shanghai, DDB China Shanghai / Tribal DDB SHANGHAI ) and Australia (Ogilvy & Mather Melbourne / Ogilvy & Mather Sydney, J. Walter Thompson Sydney, GP Y&R Brisbane, M&C SAATCHI Sydney / BANG PR Sydney, J. Walter Thompson Sydney/ Hill & Knowlton Sydney) leads with 12 Health & Wellness Lion entries each.
The rest of the contenders in this category are Singapore with 7 (Grey Group Singapore, Lowe Singapore), Japan with 6 (Ogilvy & Mather Japan, Hakuhodo) India with 3 (McCann Worldgroup India) and the Philippines with a lone entry from TBWA/Santiago Mangada Puno.
Meanwhile, 79 entries from 17 countries have been shortlisted for the Pharma Lions. India accounts for 7 entries (Medusa Communications, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai), Australia (GPY&R Melbourne, Saatchi & Saatchi Health Sydney, Grey Melbourne) and Japan (McCann Health Communications Japan, Ozma, Hakuhodo Kettle) with 4 each. South Korea (Cheil Worldwide) and Thailand (BBDO Proximity Thailand) has one shortlisted entry each.
