TheWayHealthScience launches its Emerging Health Convergence practice, which focuses on clients in drug development and screening, digital therapy, personalized treatments and interventions, decision support, disease prevention and early detection. New Practice Delivers Integrated Investor and Public Relations Strategy and Execution and Digital Communications Solutions Designed to Help Companies Dedicated to Innovation and Prosperity in Today’s Market Uncertainty . It will use a different service model than LHS Health’s current business practice, which works with companies and brands as they prepare for commercial launch, FDA approval and beyond. Companies well suited to practice LHS Emerging Health Convergence are pre-revenue, venture-backed, or small-cap public companies in early clinical development through Phase 2 or equivalent. “We recognize the need to provide a unique set of services to future-focused biopharma and medtech companies that are the right size to meet the unique communication needs of these companies in today’s market,” said the president and CEO of LaVoieHealthScience.
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Accuracy Value & Healthwhich provides complementary, integrated and specialized capabilities across the go-to-market continuum, acquires Makara Health, a UK-based international health communications agency. Makara will be part of the Precision Value & Health team, working closely with PRECISIONscientia, an agency dedicated to providing medical and scientific communications that interpret and translate the science of medicine. Founded in 2013, Makara has capabilities in learning and development, medical and patient education, public relations and brand promotion. The acquisition aims to expand Precision’s European footprint and strengthen the company’s growth position in the market through its core capabilities in Europe. “Ensuring scientific rigor and accuracy for those responsible for patient care is a business imperative for Precision, and Makara’s proven track record complements our offerings beautifully,” said Doug Fulling, president of Precision Value & Health.
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Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd is named Best Public Relations Manager in North America by the World Communications Forum Association in Davos, Switzerland. WCFA also recognized top communications experts from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and South America. Mudd, who founded Axia in 2002, is an advisor and strategist for brands including American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s and H&R Block. WCFA is a global professional organization of communication experts, including top-level practitioners, CEOs and managers, universities, institutions and students. Cision and O’Dwyer’s sponsored the WCFA event.