Virgo Health

What Virgo Health does

Virgo Health is a global integrated healthcare communications agency operating from London (global HQ), New York (US HQ), and Chicago, with delivery reach into 50+ markets through its parent network. Founded around 2003-2005 and integrated into the Golin Group within IPG since approximately 2015, the agency serves pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and consumer health clients, alongside selected non-profits and professional associations. Its core services span the full product lifecycle: clinical trial recruitment and pre-launch communications, global advisory committees, regulatory milestone support, product launches, and mature brand communications, combined with peer-to-peer medical education and HCP influencer engagement. The agency's differentiated capability is the pairing of high-science expertise (PhDs, MDs, PharmDs in scientific strategy and editorial roles) with consumer-grade creative execution, delivered through a named in-house creative studio, The Pharmacy, and a Digital Solutions practice covering virtual training, podcasts, and interactive platforms.

Virgo Health generates revenue through professional services engagements sold directly to enterprise clients via relationship-led business development and RFP processes, with cross-referrals inside the IPG and Golin networks. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with bespoke agency retainers. The go-to-market is hybrid: sales-led for enterprise pharma/biotech/medical device accounts, and community-led for HCP and KOL-driven peer-to-peer education programs delivered through advisory boards, speaker bureaus, and medical congresses. Customer evidence includes named retainers and award-winning campaigns for AbbVie, Bayer, CooperVision, Specsavers, Estée Lauder, WaterWipes, ASICS, Nurofen, and British Heart Foundation, with quantifiable outcomes such as a 1220% over-target hearing-test booking uplift for Specsavers and 112M earned media reach for CooperVision's myopia awareness campaign. Leadership is structured with a President of Global Healthcare, separate US and UK Managing Directors, and EVP-level heads for Scientific Strategy, Client Services, Medical Education, Consumer Health, Digital Health, and The Pharmacy creative studio.

Name

Virgo Health

Legal name

Virgo Health

Website

https://virgohealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Virgo Health is a global integrated healthcare communications agency within the IPG/Golin network, serving pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and consumer health clients with peer-to-peer medical education, scientific strategy, and award-winning creative across the full product lifecycle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Communications

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

KOL Engagement & Medical Education (Advisory Boards/CME Support) (HLAGALAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare communications
• Medical education services
• Pharmaceutical public relations
• Scientific storytelling
• Health creative campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Communications Services: Virgo Health generates revenue through providing integrated healthcare communications services to pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, medical device companies, diagnostics companies, and healthcare organizations. Services span the product lifecycle from clinical trial recruitment and pre-launch communications to global advisory committees, regulatory approvals, product launches, and mature brand communications.
2. Medical Education: Medical education and scientific editorial services delivered across the whole product lifecycle from strategy to execution, using the latest principles of human learning and behavioral science.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Virgo Health is a global integrated healthcare communications agency that delivers high-science medical communications, peer-to-peer education, and creative health campaigns for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and consumer health clients. Its services span the full product lifecycle—from clinical trial recruitment and pre-launch strategy through regulatory approvals, product launches, and mature brand communications—and include medical education, scientific storytelling, and content production through its in-house creative studio, The Pharmacy.

Product overview

Virgo Health is a global integrated healthcare communications agency offering a unified portfolio of services built around peer-to-peer education and medical communications. The core offerings include Health Communications (spanning pre-launch strategy through mature brand support), Medical Education (leveraging human learning principles), and The Pharmacy (their award-winning creative studio for content creation including video, animation, illustration, and data visualization). These services are delivered alongside Scientific Storytelling capabilities and Digital Solutions, all unified under the agency's 'Being Human' ethos to deliver science-first, pioneering healthcare communications that make impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Pharmacy: Virgo Health's award-winning creative studio that develops illuminating content to capture attention - from peer-to-peer education to medical affairs materials, publications to infographics, covering design, digital, animation, and video production.

Products and services

• Healthcare Communications Services Integrated healthcare communications offering spanning peer-to-peer education, medical communications, scientific strategy, and creative campaigns across the full product lifecycle for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and consumer health clients.
• Health Communications (Peer-to-Peer Education) Peer-to-peer education and high-science communications delivered across all stages of a brand's lifecycle, including clinical trial recruitment, pre-launch communications, global advisory committees, regulatory approvals, product launches, and mature brand communications.
• Medical Education Medical education and scientific editorial services delivered across the whole product lifecycle, from strategy to execution, using the latest principles of human learning and behavioral science to deliver personalized, engaging, and memorable education experiences.
• The Pharmacy (Creative Studio) Award-winning in-house creative studio (PMLive T40 Creative Agency 2019, 2020, 2021) developing illuminating content across peer-to-peer education, medical affairs materials, publications, infographics, creative direction, graphic design, video production, illustration, and data visualization.
• Digital Solutions Digital communications offering spanning virtual training toolkits and meetings, virtual programming, interactive expertise, podcasts, and apps, with expertise in digital platforms that deliver medical learning programmes and meetings.
• Scientific Storytelling Practice of crafting scientific narratives enriched by creativity to engage audiences intellectually and emotionally, transforming complex data into action based on new knowledge and understanding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66% increase in hearing test bookings and 138% increase in audiology search traffic for Specsavers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Taylor Bennett FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Virgo Health is sponsoring the Healthcare Communications Training Programme launched by Taylor Bennett Foundation and Healthcare Communications Association. The four-week, full-time, paid programme supports aspiring Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse professionals interested in healthcare communications. Virgo joins five other agencies (Ignition Consulting, Mearns & Pike, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Resonant Group, Synergy Vision) in this initiative.
• Healthcare Communications Association (HCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Partnership with Healthcare Communications Association to deliver the Healthcare Communications Training Programme supporting diversity in the healthcare communications industry. Programme builds on TBF's 17-year track record of delivering award-winning training initiatives.
• Golin GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVirgo Health is part of the Golin Group, which enables the agency to leverage large agency capabilities while maintaining boutique spirit. Golin provides access to global network resources, integrated communications solutions, and collaborative opportunities across the IPG family of agencies.
• IPG (Interpublic Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs part of the IPG network of agencies, Virgo Health can connect and collaborate with agencies across the communications landscape - from digital to film production, from paid support to influencer relations - to deliver global, integrated solutions.
• The Eve AppealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirgo Health partnered with The Eve Appeal, focusing on gynaecological health awareness. Partnership accompanied specific line management toolkits, workshops and webinars for employees as part of women's health policies.
• Skin Health Alliance (SHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Skin Health Alliance for WaterWipes account to empower global HCPs to advocate the product. Collaborated at 2021 World Congress of Paediatric Dermatology for interactive Q&A on product ingredients and atopic/diaper dermatitis.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Publicis Health: Publicis Groupe's global health communications network offering advertising, PR, and medical communications services across pharma and consumer health - comparable IPG-equivalent competitor with broader portfolio reach.
• Syneos Health Communications: Large CRO-adjacent commercial solutions provider with dedicated medical communications and PR division serving pharma across product lifecycle - vertically integrated peer competing for similar life-sciences engagements.
• Havas Health & You: Havas' global health network offering integrated healthcare communications, advertising, and medical education across pharma, consumer health, and wellness - competes for the same global pharma AOR engagements.
• Edelman (Health Practice): Global PR firm with substantial health practice (formerly Edelman Biocom) providing healthcare PR, policy communications, and patient engagement - competes for pharma and consumer health PR mandates.

Direct peers

• McCann Health: Global integrated healthcare communications network within IPG/competitor McCann Worldgroup, offering similar medical education, KOL engagement, and creative services to pharma and consumer health clients - directly comparable in scale and offerings.
• Ogilvy Health: WPP-owned global health communications agency providing brand communications, medical education, and KOL engagement to pharmaceutical and consumer health clients - serves the same blue-chip pharma customers as Virgo with deeper bench.
• Springer Healthcare: Springer Nature's medical communications division offering medical education, publications, and KOL engagement services to pharma and biotech - directly comparable specialist med-comms competitor in UK and global markets.
• Ashfield Health: Specialist medical communications and healthcare consulting agency (formerly Ashfield Healthcare Communications) providing medical education, KOL engagement, and publication planning - Gregor Fyfe joined Virgo from Ashfield Health, indicating direct talent/comp overlap.
• Evoke (formerly CDM): Omnicom-owned global health and wellness communications agency offering data-driven pharma marketing, HCP engagement, and creative health campaigns - competes for the same brand communications budgets as Virgo.
• Real Chemistry: Data-driven healthcare marketing agency (formerly W2O) with strong KOL influence mapping, PR, and integrated medical communications capabilities - direct competitor for pharma and biotech clients seeking peer-to-peer education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/virgohealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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