NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Public
Relations Group (OPRG), a division of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC)
announced today a strategic alliance with LaVoieHealthScience (LHS)
to bring global clients a broader set of integrated health- and
science-experienced teams. The alliance combines the scale of OPRG
with LHS's capabilities in strategic communications, including
investor relations and financial communications as well as
expertise in development-stage health and science innovation. The
agencies will share client referrals and marketing resources as
well as new business development opportunities.
OPRG's combined agency health verticals create an offering
called OPRG Health, consisting of 1,200 health consultants across
14 agencies in more than 100 countries globally. As the health
landscape becomes increasingly complex and disruption through
innovation happening faster than ever before, OPRG Health has been
organized to deliver best in class teams of consultants and
specialists that can scale quickly worldwide to deliver solutions
for any business-defining moment.
"The biotech and life science sector has been key in the
year-on-year growth within OPRG's health portfolio," said
Paul George, Global Business Leader,
Health at Omnicom Public Relations Group. "With
LaVoieHealthScience's added expertise, we will deliver to clients a
full suite of integrated communications, investor relations, change
management, advocacy, policy and marketing services from Series A
through IPO, product commercialization and beyond."
"At LaVoieHealthScience, we help health and science companies
launch, emerging companies develop, and established companies grow.
Our year-on-year growth is being driven by the rapid pace of
innovation in the health and science fields fueled by
record-breaking annual U.S. healthcare funding levels, market
valuations and continued marketing approvals of 48 new medicines in
2019 in the US alone. Providing clients with end-to-end
capabilities in global markets is imperative in our agency's
strategy and client-service plan," said founder and CEO,
Donna L. LaVoie,
LaVoieHealthScience. "We've been working together for a year now
and formalizing the alliance seemed fitting, given our combined
track record of success."
About Omnicom Public Relations Group
Omnicom Public
Relations Group is a global collective of three of the top
global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies
in areas including public affairs, marketing to women, global
health strategy and corporate social responsibility. It encompasses
more than 6,300 public relations professionals in more than 370
offices worldwide who provide their expertise to companies,
government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of
industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group delivers for clients
through a relentless focus on talent, continuous pursuit of
innovation and a culture steeped in collaboration. Omnicom
Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group of Companies, a
division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) that includes more than
200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines including
advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer relationship
management, events, promotional marketing, branding and
research.
About
LaVoieHealthScience
LaVoieHealthScience partners with
leading health and science brands to build value for their
companies, attract capital and reach key stakeholders through
integrated communications, access and marketing. The firm provides
strategic consulting, public relations, investor relations to build
recognition and increase sales and value for health science
innovations and has two trademarked methodologies for its strategic
communications advisory services. The agency has received over 30
awards in recognition of the work done by its strategic thinkers
for health and science industry-leading clients. LHS was
inducted in the 2018 Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame List of Fastest Growing
Private Companies, as well as ranked on the O'Dwyer's list
of 2018 Healthcare Public Relations Firms and on Boston
Business Journal's top PR Agencies in Massachusetts.
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