AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven, integrated biopharmaceutical company employing over 62,000 people in 100 countries and with a turnover of almost £33 billion (2009). They develop, manufacture and market prescription medicines in six key areas of healthcare – cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, and respiratory and inflammation. Research and Development is critical with over 11,000 employees and an annual budget of over $4 billion.

We were asked to support an internal collaboration and communication project within the R&D Division. We produced an audio podcast series where we interviewed specialist and experts about their own projects. This information was shared within R&D with the aim of helping improve cross project communication and awareness and help support R&D collaboration. We arranged to record experts globally using cost effective ISDN links so saving travel costs and time. We were responsible for planning, recording and production of each program.

Note: Due to the confidential nature of the information the podcasts were only ever used internally to the organisation.