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Creative
and scientific.

30 years of experience in the Swiss healthcare market: As a full-service and concept agency with in-depth pharmaceutical expertise, we develop tailored solutions - both creative and scientifically grounded. Then, we love the challenges and problem-solving that each project brings. Our owner-managed agency offers a personal and committed way of working, with each consultant backed by an interdisciplinary team of selected specialists - experienced experts and young talents. And it is precisely these people who are at the heart of our success. Get to know the STO team that makes our agency what it is - a reliable partner in pharmaceutical communications.
Melissa Thoma

Melissa has the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while keeping a cool head, no matter how hectic the day may be. She is confident in what she does and thanks to her broad training, she takes on various responsibilities, from UX to UI.

Melissa Thoma
melissa.thoma@sto.ch
Polygraphy | Digital team
Seera Schauwecker

Seera is determined and open to new things. She studied visual communication and finds inspiration in life, everyday moments, and nature. She questions briefings, dives deep into topics, and consistently finds creative solutions that surprise and convince. Her openness to new things results in a very long bucket list.

Seera Schauwecker
seera.schauwecker@sto.ch
Art direction | Graphics
Katja Gueinzius

This holder of a doctorate in immunology would like to have an AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) diploma, but is unfortunately yet to find a suitable course. Today, she is both a Lego fan and medical advisor – in her free time and at STO respectively. Katja Gueinzius has over ten years of professional experience in the pharmaceuticals industry and is unmatched when it comes to making complicated issues comprehensible.

Dr. rer. nat. Katja Gueinzius
katja.gueinzius@sto.ch
Medical | Senior consulting
Andrea Lusti

A delicate touch and power skills: Andrea has sound expertise and over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry. As managing director, she is responsible for the agency’s further development and ensures the quality of our work. To this end, she motivates and supports her colleagues with conceptual approaches and creative ideas – always in search of the optimal solution.

Andrea Lusti
andrea.lusti@sto.ch
Partner | Company management | Senior consulting
Laura Brehm

Whether in person, on the phone or in an online call: Laura is humorous and competent. Her experience as a creative director makes her a valuable sparring partner for clients with an eye for detail. Outside of STO, her two furry friends keep her on her toes.

Laura Brehm
laura.brehm@sto.ch
Consulting
Marc Strub

Action and relaxation: Marc wants both. As a child, he wanted to become a stunt man – today, as a graphic designer at STO, Marc provides action-packed advertising instead. At the agency, he concentrates on creating new designs, and in his free time, lots of sport keeps him fit.

Marc Strub
marc.strub@sto.ch
Graphics
Nicole Cavegn

Globetrotter and homebody:Nicole loves travel and photography, but also likes to be at home and has been with STO for many years. Her friends call her ‘Nikipedia’. This human biologist with research experience in neurobiology impresses with her specialist knowledge, but almost always has an answer to questions outside her field of study as well. On the side, Nicole is also studying veterinary medicine.

Nicole Cavegn
nicole.cavegn@sto.ch
Medical
Juliane Albrecht

Team-oriented and self-reliant: Juliane is both. She is helpful, likes to support colleagues and appreciates great long-standing customer relationships. She has racked up many years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry, so she knows exactly what her customers want. As a counterbalance to daily office life, she likes to discover new places all around the world.

Juliane Albrecht
juliane.albrecht@sto.ch
Consulting
Manfred Zaehnler

Advertising is his passion. A wealth of experience and a freshness boost are notions that apply to Manfred: He successfully brings his sparring nature and many years of experience into play, but can also be counted on to surprise with unconventional and forward-looking approaches.

Manfred Zähnler
manfred.zaehnler@sto.ch
Partner | Company management | Senior consulting
Nelly Sommer

Sommer and summer or nomen est omen: Nelly’s favourite season is summer, which is also what her surname means. Be it hiking, relaxing in the garden, cycling or golfing – this family woman bursting with energy likes to spend time outdoors. At STO, Nelly manages the accounting. She is the go-to person for a wide variety of internal tasks and helps out any colleagues who don’t have change for the coffee donation jar.

Nelly Sommer
nelly.sommer@sto.ch
Accounting
Helena Zähnler

Numbers and art – Helena is a partner and a confidant for everyone at the agency. She juggles numbers and helps to recruit motivated minds for STO. Art and culture are her hobbies – her studio is her retreat.

Helena Zähnler
helena.zaehnler@sto.ch
Partner | Company management | Finance | HR
Simone Matt

Simone has a lot of experience and know-how from the world of marketing. She combines professional competence and soft skills – she knows where the creative process has to lead and what the appropriate strategy has to look like. Simone heads the consulting team competently while remaining team- and solution-oriented.

Simone Matt
simone.matt@sto.ch
Company management | Senior consulting
Leana Domanig

Chatterbox and concentration expert – Leana is our graphics trainee. With her bubbling creativity and cheerful manner, she brings a breath of fresh air into the agency, which is much appreciated by everyone. Her resting pulse rate at work is 80, but when she’s playing handball it shoots up to 180.

Leana Domanig
leana.domanig@sto.ch
Graphics trainee
Alexander Fecker

Cool-headed and tense are two emotional states that Alex knows only too well. This polygraph does his work in a precise, punctual and relaxed manner. On the other hand, FC St.Gallen matches can really rattle this passionate football fan from time to time.

Alexander Fecker
alexander.fecker@sto.ch
Polygraphy
Isabelle Hauser

High-flying and down-to-earth:This former hurdler wanted to be an astronaut as a child. Today, Isabelle is an important pillar in STO’s polygraphy team. She is composed, conscientious and a ‘control freak’ by profession. She makes everyday life at the agency more multifaceted, as a result of her advanced training as a specialist in the printing industry and packaging.

Isabelle Hauser
isabelle.hauser@sto.ch
Polygraphy
Renee McGrath

Team player and solo singer – a multi-talented Renee is great with concepts, full of ideas, and keen to help. This is the perfect foundation for her area of responsibility at STO: quick thinker, concept developer, and innovator. The creative mind dreams of a road trip through Europe, where she can indulge in her passion – singing loudly to the radio.

Renee McGrath
renee.mcgrath@sto.ch
Visual communication
Nicole Muster

Pharmaceuticals expert and nature lover: Nicole is an expert when it comes to the world of pharmaceuticals. She has not only gained experience as a pharmaceutical assistant at chemists and in health-insurance companies, but has also worked for a pharmaceuticals distributor. She is a doer – on the basis of ideas that she finds while horse-riding or walking in nature.

Nicole Muster
nicole.muster@sto.ch
Consulting
Jana Gruetter

Structures and shifts in perspective  – Jana likes both. As a self-proclaimed sunworshipper, summer visits to Lake Constance are a must for her. In everyday life, she tries to view things from different perspectives and questions taboos, stigmas, and prejudices. With her training in organisational communication, Jana brings all the skills needed to help her clients successfully cross the finish line.

Jana Grütter
jana.gruetter@sto.ch
Consulting
Hund Holly

When Holly is at the agency, everyone knows about it. This spirited young Münsterlander greets staff by jumping for joy. She recently passed her test to become a hunting dog.

Holly
Hunting dog
mitarbeiter

Our mediamatician Robin deals with moving images and snapshots. He has a lot of experience in developing and programming websites. In addition, he is an enthusiastic photographer. The focused calm of photography is something that he also incorporates into his work.

Robin Neff
robin.neff@sto.ch
Digital team
Hund Ayo

Her parents never actually expected to have a dog in the family, but in the end, they simply had to: Today, Ajo is everyone’s favourite and the heart of the family. At the agency, she dutifully takes her sleeping place and is happy to be cuddled.

Ayo
Family dog
Urs Scherrer

Urs is a self-confessed hard-rock fan characterised by soft skills. This polygraph with an eye for detail, a flair for software and hardware, and a passion for multimedia is the agency’s pillar of calmness. He has been a stalwart of STO for over 20 years.

Urs Scherrer
urs.scherrer@sto.ch
Polygraphy
Andrea Reichmuth

Humorous and solution-oriented, Andrea keeps a cool head, even though her daily routine is sometimes defined by Excel spreadsheets, formulas and figures. She likes to optimise processes, making them faster and more efficient. She is also a speedster in her free time, as this enthusiastic member of the running club Läuferriege Mosnang is actively involved in the “most beautiful of all half-marathons”, the Schnebelhorn Panorama Trail.

Andrea Reichmuth
andrea.reichmuth@sto.ch
Consulting
Marco Rathenow

The pharmaceuticals industry and the digital world – Marco is at home in both. As a digital specialist with many years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry, he is the digital team lead and acts as key interface between different disciplines at STO. Ideas for process digitisation and digital projects come into being at his desk.

Marco Rathenow
marco.rathenow@sto.ch
Digital team

Open and diverse – in our agency, everyone is welcome and gender doesn’t matter. In our use of language though, it does. All the wording chosen for this website is equally applicable to female, non-binary or male persons at the same time.