About Us | Alto Marketing

Specialist marketing communications expertise

We make a difference. Combining PhD level scientific knowledge with decades of industry experience and marketing know-how, we deliver confident and creative scientific marketing communications and strategy to support life science, biotech, healthcare and related companies.

We care - about our team, about our clients, and about success. Working in collaboration, we make the day to day lives of our clients easier, strengthening their teams and providing valuable resource and expert advice to support them to make a difference and meet their goals. We believe that long term, proactive partnerships get the best results for everyone and so we’ll automatically go the extra mile, always focusing on what should be done and not just what could be done.

The Alto story

Our journey began in 2002 when we identified a gap in the life science and healthcare market. Life science and healthcare companies wanting to increase their visibility needed a marketing agency that would not only understand the intricacies of marketing, but also have extensive scientific expertise - to deliver high-quality content and drive results.

Today we’re a committed and close-knit team of 10 trusted by many companies in the life science and healthcare sectors - from some of the biggest names in the industry to smaller companies and start-ups.

Our offering includes strategic consultancy and full-service marketing communications, generating direct business results and excellent return on investment for our clients.

Clients like to work with us because…

Decades of market knowledge

We specialise in life science, healthcare and industry, so we understand the environments in which you operate. And because we understand, we’re best placed to advise and support your routes to market.
Technical understanding

With an experienced PhD-level team, we can understand, synthesise and communicate the applications and benefits of even the most technical products and services.
Ideal marketing mix

We know the channels that are relevant to your business, with a clear understanding of how to use these to your advantage. We devise customised programmes that work for your business and produce tangible results that work for you.
Our results speak for themselves

Clients hire us because we consistently deliver results (and they like working with us too). We’re accountable and never forget that maximising your ROI is what our relationship is all about.
We’re easy to work with

Sounds obvious, but when it comes to delivering results, good relationships are key. We never forget who the client is. And as we’re always in it for the long term, we’re proactive and our clients know that they get real value (without any unexpected surprises!).

Meet the team

Your alto team

Associate Consultants

Careers

If you’ve got dynamism and drive, and want to work for a company that truly values their employees, we’d love to hear from you. Please email CV and covering text to KellyB@alto-marketing.com.

Find our current opportunities on our careers page.

Charitable support

As a responsible employer, we support a number of charities throughout the year. Our support is not just financial, we also give our staff paid leave to do charity work as well. Click here to find out more.

“I want to thank you for ALL your help and understanding with all these changes, we LOVED the slide deck and I’m talking on behalf of our entire team.”
Marketing Manager, Boca Biolistics
“From my perspective the best content pitches – whether press releases or features – are those that are succinct, show understanding of our publications’ priorities, do not need to have the difference between marketing and editorial copy explained, and in the case of commissions, follow the brief. I’ve dealt with Kelly and her colleagues at Alto Marketing across more than one title over several years and found them exemplary in these respects; always pleasant to deal with and always professional.”
Brian Attwood, Editor, Lab News
“We can always rely on the team at Alto to deliver, whether it’s content creation, PR coverage or generating new ideas to engage prospects, they’re ready, willing and more than able to help.”
Marketing, Cherwell Laboratories
“I was so pleased with the outcome of our first project with Alto that I asked for their support on several further projects. Why?  Because they sought to understand the scientific area we work on and were quickly able to deliver high quality work communicating complex topics simply and effectively.  Their project management skills and client communications helped keep our projects on track.  I would happily recommend their service to others looking to successfully communicate consideration and decision-making content to scientists.”
Global Marketing Leader, Cytiva
“Alto are always on hand to offer fast, friendly and industry-appropriate advice. From content creation to scientific PR they help with strategy, messaging, creative ideas, are always on time and always available. I can’t recommend Alto highly enough for the best industry knowledge and easiest team to work with.”
Content Marketing Manager, Aptamer Group
“My goodness they are a great resource for me. Professional, experienced and plain old good. Enthusiastic and happy customer of Alto Marketing.”
Global Market Development Director, Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc
“I am greatly influenced by the professionalism of Alto Marketing and team. Highly-supportive English native agency that strives for making their client happy with impactful business outcomes. I recommend Alto Marketing for content marketing and PR.”
Digital Marketing Coordinator, Pentax Medical
“Alto provides EKF with global PR, digital media planning/buying and campaign management. Their understanding of the global media, both digital and print, has allowed us to target our customers regionally throughout Europe, the US and South America. Our products can be complex but Alto’s clinical and scientific knowledge enables them to produce easily digestible PR materials. Alto are always available, and able to perform quick turnarounds.”
Marketing Communications Manager, EKF Diagnostics
“It has been a pleasure to work with Alto’s digital marketing experts over the last 4 years. Their knowledge and expertise of how Google Ads can best be utilised by Life Science companies has really helped us develop the quantity, and more importantly the quality, of our Google Ads leads.”
Digital Marketing Manager, Oxford Gene Technology
“I was impressed by the high scientific quality of the content that Alto Marketing developed for us. The cooperation was extremely pleasant, not only thanks to the fabulous response time of our contact persons.”
Scientific Communications Manager, Eppendorf SE
“Alto has shown proven ability to provide high-quality work to demanding timelines with true enthusiasm. They are a pleasure to work with and are committed to understanding our needs and delivering results.”
Director of Communications, Oxford Gene Technology
“Always providing fresh ideas, Alto’s relationships with the media has gotten the IDT name out where it wouldn’t have been possible without them…and their service and response time is stellar.”
Marketing Communications Manager, IDT Inc
“Alto Marketing is almost part of our company; an enthusiastic, innovative and industrious communications resource that has enabled us to generate creative programmes that reach out to our prospective clients, raise our profile and drive enquiries, worldwide.”
Sales and Marketing Director, Innovnano