NEW YORK, November 28, 2023 — GCI Group announced today that it has promoted Alexandra (Alex) Canale to Managing Director of uncapped communications, a specialized health communications agency working with biotechnology and medical technology companies to uncap their full leadership potential.
Alex Canale
Canale will lead the uncapped team during a pivotal phase of expansion, as the agency has amassed impressive double-digit revenue growth over the past two years.
A seven-year veteran of GCI Group, Canale has been instrumental in expanding its corporate practice and biotech client roster while also helping to run the North American business. In her new role, Canale will be responsible for driving growth and working with uncapped clients to guide them through their highest-profile moments, from Series funding rounds, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions to launches of first-to-market therapies and significant pipeline developments.
“At this pivotal time for the biotechnology industry, organizations and executives need communication partners who are nimble, strongly grounded in scientific knowledge and expert at driving corporate reputation,” said Kristin Cahill, Global CEO, GCI Group, to whom Canale will continue to report. “Alexand the team at uncapped embrace a truly entrepreneurial spirit, working with some of the most cutting-edge companies in the world to celebrate their science and technology and show their value to a wide variety of stakeholders.”
Canale is supported by a dynamic senior leadership team at uncapped that includes April Seroda, Executive Vice President and a 10-year veteran of GCI Group, Trish Backes, Group Senior Vice President, who previously held senior communications positions at Boston Scientific, and Minyan Weiss, Group Senior Vice President, who previously held senior management positions at Real Chemistry and FleishmanHillard.
“The biotech and medical technology sectors are exhilarating, and uncapped has a front-row seat to the transformational power of scientific innovation,” said Canale. “I’m inspired every day by the progress coming from our clients and the vast opportunities to create greater market value by crystallizing our clients’ corporate and scientific stories.”
About uncapped communications
uncapped communications specializes in helping biotechnology and medical technology organizations uncap their full leadership and market potential through strategic stakeholder engagement, smart scientific storytelling and differentiated communications strategies. In an increasingly competitive environment, uncapped employs a mentality and energy that harnesses the best strategic minds to help companies showcase their leadership, portfolios and pipelines. uncapped is a part of the GCI Group of healthcare specialty agencies. For more information, visit www.uncappedcommunications.com.
About GCI Group
GCI Group is a family of specialty agencies focused exclusively on health, wellness and purpose-driven communications. GCI Group includes its flagship brand GCI Health, a global integrated healthcare communications agency, uncapped, which focuses on uncapping the potential of biotechnology and medical technology organizations at every stage, from discovery through commercialization, Curation, which delivers bespoke communications strategies for brands and companies in highly competitive spaces, and Goodfuse, which is built to fuse humanity into communications and is known for its purpose-driven work. For more information, visit www.gcihealth.com.
