A branding agency for biotech companies.

Second Eight is an independent branding agency for biotech and life science companies. We turn complex science into a name, an identity, motion and a website that investors, partners and scientists understand quickly.

It is a small studio by design. Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project, and we take two clients at a time.

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What we do for biotech companies

Biotech brand identities

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What a biotech brand has to do

Explain science nobody can see.

Most of what a biotech company does happens at a scale no camera reaches. The identity has to give that work a shape: a mark, a graphic language and motion that make the mechanism clear in seconds.

Tessel applications: a keynote stage, the mark on a smartwatch, a reception screen, a cell cluster and the app on a phone

Speak to three readers at once.

Investors read the deck, scientists read the data and partners read the website. One system has to feel credible to all three without splitting into three brands.

Hold up as the company changes.

Pipelines move, programs get renamed and a platform becomes a product. We build systems with rules, so new programs and materials fit without a redesign.

How a biotech branding project runs

We get to know your company , explore directions , build the system and launch it with your team.

  1. Understand

    Kickoff call, research into your company, market and audience, and a brief we agree on together.

  2. Concept

    Two distinct visual directions, each with its own logo approach, type, colour and graphics. You choose one.

  3. System

    The chosen direction becomes a full system: logo, typography, colour, graphics and key applications.

  4. Launch

    Guidelines, final files and a handover, so your team can use it with confidence.

Questions about biotech branding

It gives a biotech company a clear identity: the positioning, the name if needed, the logo, typography, colour, graphics, motion and the website. The goal is that investors, partners and scientists understand what the company does and trust it.

Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project. Trusted collaborators join for animation or development when a project needs them. You talk to the person doing the work.

Yes. Many of our clients are between pre-seed and Series A. We design brand systems that can grow with the company.

Most identity projects take a few weeks. We agree the scope and the timeline with you before we start.

Yes. We start with an audit of the current brand and recommend what to keep and what to change. Naming is part of the service when you need it.

Yes. We design and develop websites in the brand, and we design product and dashboard UI.

Yes. We work with companies in the United States and Europe, and calls run on Google Meet.

We work on a weekly rate and agree the number of weeks with you before we start. Book a call and we will scope it together.

Also: ScienceTech and AIHealth techStartupsMotion

Start your biotech brand.

Taking new projects. Two clients at a time.

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A 30-minute intro call on Google Meet.

What to bring

  1. 01Your company What it does and who it is for.
  2. 02Your stage Pre-seed to established.
  3. 03What you need A brand identity, a rebrand, a brand and a website, a brand with motion, or a brand with 3D and imagery.
  4. 04Your timeline When you would like to launch.

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