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CREATING CONNECTED BRANDS THAT Make Science Meaningful

VMLY&R Health

Building Connected Brands in health

VMLY&R Health is a global communications agency united around a single purpose: improving health all over the world by making science meaningful.

We believe in building connected brands that touch lives, inspire new behaviors and fuel better health.

At VMLY&R Health, our health expertise is deep and specialized but our perspective is broad and extensive. Our teams have experience all over the world at every touchpoint in the health ecosystem. We have a diverse wealth of knowledge and talent, and we know how to use it – at the right time, in the right place, and for the right reason – to shape experiences that matter.

We’re leaders in building connected brands in health. Touching lives. Inspiring new behaviors. And improving health all over the world. And we are growing fast – all thanks to our fantastic experts.

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Making science meaningful

We believe in creating connected brands that make science meaningful.

There’s never been a greater appreciation of the power of medical science. But to transform health, scientific advances must connect with human need. It isn’t easy. Human need, just like science and the healthcare environment, is always changing. Life is complex.

If brands are going to make a difference to health they have to cut through the complexity and connect. They have to speak to people in ways that are relevant, engaging and – above all – meaningful.

Making those real world connections requires authentic understanding of communities and cultures, behaviors and needs. And it takes specialist expertise and brilliant creativity to translate that understanding into brand communications that connect the science to the needs of everyone that matters.

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Global health expertise like no other 

VMLY&R Health offers a complete range of health communications disciplines across our specialist global network:

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HCP comms

Personal/non-personal promotion; P2P engagement; scientific platforms; congress

Consumer comms

Patient journeys; point-of-care comms; patient education; digital & social; experiential

Patient Partnership

One of the sector’s largest global patient partnership programs including partnerships with 40+ patient groups as well as the Patients Association, ESPCH and EPA.

Medical

Medical consulting; scientific strategy; audience mapping; publications; gap analysis; medical education; value proposition; P&R; HEOR; biotech consulting

Data & Insight

Business/customer/consumer/caregiver insights; scenario planning; media partnership; optimization

Policy & public affairs

Coalition building; advocacy group outreach; strategic messaging; lobbying; policy

Market research

KOL Identification & mapping, digital OL identification, KOL mindset & sentiment tracking, primary & secondary research, ethnography; physician & consumer panels

Technology & Innovation

Architecture, design, e-Commerce, AI, Mobile; marketing & tech for life sciences; digital marketing and UX

Enterprise Software Platforms

KOL management, HCP contract-to-pay, virtual advisory board/meeting platform, KOL/HCP social media surveillance, end-to-end field medical insights management

Public Relations

Advocacy; corporate; disease awareness; patient activation; crisis comms; brand comms and media; DE&I strategic consultancy

 

Our Specialist Teams

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Market Access at VMLY&R Health
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Patients Podcast

Patient Podcasts

Our patient podcasts offer an insider view to the workings and challenges of different disease areas directly from the leaders of patient groups around the world. You will be hooked by their personal stories and struggles as well as the insights into the disease areas themselves – from the disease areas you know about and more rare diseases you don’t. If you work with patients these podcasts are essential listening. Thanks as always to all the patient groups who give us so many valuable insights.

The disease areas we cover are: IBD, Autism, Neuromyelitis Optica, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Skin Cancer and Melanoma, Digestive Diseases, Alkaptonuria and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Turner Syndrome and Brain Tumours.

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Our Work

We believe creative thinking should never be limited to headlines and visuals. Creativity infuses everything we do. It can help communicate complex data in simple, memorable ways, it can find the emotion in hard facts and it can make a voice heard when no one is listening.

Take a look at some of our (award-winning) work to see how we connect people, across platforms, around the world, through shared experiences.

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Health News & Highlights

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News & Highlights
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  • Lisbon Advertising Festivals

    Lauded in Lisbon

  • MM+M Agency 100 and VMLY&R Health logo on black background

    Agency 100 2023: VMLY&R Health

  • Photo of Natxo Diaz in front of company logo

    VMLY&R creates global health exec role to revamp creative strategy for healthcare clients

  • CLIO Health 2023

    A Healthy Showing

  • Two people with a dog in the desert

    VMLY&R and KDog join forces in project to train abandoned dogs to become medical detection dogs

  • NYF Health

    Winning at NYF Health

  • Dirk Rossbach headshot

    Daily Transformation: A Career of a Brand Custodian

  • figure holding globe above head surrounded by colourful lines

    World Health Day 2023: Health for All

  • Graphic of the globe with people figures overlaid

    Lesser spotted, but loud and proud: elevating the patient voice in rare disease

  • Robotic arm in front of a blank canvas

    From patients to paintings: VMLY&R, Gilead use AI to create art from breast cancer testimonies

  • glasses wearing woman with lots of charts and graphs in her head

    Why science itself needs Lessons in Chemistry

  • red, green, yellow and blue painting

    Gilead combines artificial intelligence and art to draw attention and hope to MBC

  • green and yellow painting

    World Cancer Day 2023 – closing the gaps in cancer care to give more patients access to life-changing medicines

  • blue and white painting

    How VMLY&R Health and Gilead use AI to highlight breast cancer

  • Blood cells

    ASH 2022: bad blood but big advances

  • List of major awards won in 2022

    A great year of creativity

  • Medical professional holding a drug between fingers

    Challenge, change and champagne moments: just another year in pharma

  • Molecules and cells

    The Italian Job: Why the I-O Siena Think Tank Believes Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Will Revolutionize Cancer Care

  • Eurobest 2022

    Simply the Best

  • Sugar Kids campaign image

    Creative Insights: Natxo Díaz on VMLY&R Health’s ‘Sugar Kids’ Campaign

  • Picture of Natxo Diaz

    VMLY&R Health's Natxo Diaz on 'Paintings of Hope' and Other Creative Triumphs in Healthcare

  • Claire Gillis headshot

    The Darker Side of Pink

  • Woman lifting arm and checking breast for lumps

    Health advertising is shifting the balance of creativity – here’s what we can learn

  • Flow chart showing connection between patients and medical professionals

    5 Ways Your Market Access Strategy Can Create a Better-Connected Patient Experience

  • Walt Geer sitting on a chair looking at camera

    The Future of Pharma Marketing: Making your message ‘Meaningful, Memorable and Magical’

  • Photo of Jo Crouch and Khalid Latif

    VMLY&R Health London Taps Top Talent

  • Top 3 Best Place to Work in Marketing & Advertising

    Top Honors as Best Place to Work

  • MM+M logo next to VMLYR snowflake logo

    HEALTHY RANKING

  • Walt and John

    Elite Recognition for VMLY&R Creatives and Client Partner

  • Claire Gillis

    Claire Gillis announced as CEO of VMLY&R HEALTH

  • Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

    Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

  • Women influencers

    How influencers can chart a new course for women’s health awareness

  • Women making science meaningful

    Women making science meaningful

  • Red and white graphic with text World Cancer Day It's Personal

    Why there are so many reasons to be optimistic about cancer care

  • Gold Winner

    VMLY&R and AstraZeneca Win Gold

  • 2022 spelled out with a stethoscope

    4 Trends That Will Supercharge Health Comms In 2022

  • Jason Gloye photo

    Health Leader Honors

  • Image of a Clios statue

    Healthy Dose of Clios

  • Cannes Lions Health

    5 takeaways from Cannes Lions Health 2021

  • MM+M Agency 100 logo and VMLY&R snowflake logo

    VMLY&R Named Top 20 Healthcare Agency

  • Sean Rooney headshot

    VMLY&R appoints Sean Rooney, PhD as Chief Science Officer

  • Louisa Holland

    At the Top of Her Game: VMLY&R Leader Honored with MM+M Pinnacle Award

  • Nichole Davies

    VMLY&Rx Announces Nichole Davies as Global Chief Strategy Officer

  • Claire Gillis

    VMLY&R POWER PLAYER

  • Kat Piscatelli

    Kat Piscatelli Named to MM+M 40 Under 40

  • DTC Awards on display

    Prescription for Success

  • Augé Reichenberg

    VMLY&R Hires Augé Reichenberg as Chief Creative Officer of Health Practice

  • Kat Piscatelli headshot

    VMLY&R HEALTH Practice Leader Honored

  • Viagra Connect Love Story Hero

    VMLY&R launches new campaign for Viagra Connect

  • Chantix turkey

    VMLY&R Named Top 20 Healthcare Agency

  • Belle Frank

    Clarity in DTC TV ad drug pricing

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    VMLY&R’s Amber Chenevert Named to PM360 ELITE 100

  • Stethscope lying on a computer keyboard

    Life Science Brands in COVID-19

  • Ray Liotta in a CHANTIX commercial

    CHANTIX AWARDED GOLD AT ADVERTISING RESEARCH FOUNDATION AWARDS

  • Scientist looking in microscope

    PhRMA's Go Boldly Campaign wowed industry leaders

  • DTC trophies

    VMLY&R Honored at 2019 DTC National Advertising Awards

  • Hall of Fame logo

    VMLYR's Belle Frank Named to Hall of Femme

News
  • MM+M Agency 100 and VMLY&R Health logo on black background

    Agency 100 2023: VMLY&R Health

  • Photo of Natxo Diaz in front of company logo

    VMLY&R creates global health exec role to revamp creative strategy for healthcare clients

  • Two people with a dog in the desert

    VMLY&R and KDog join forces in project to train abandoned dogs to become medical detection dogs

  • Photo of Jo Crouch and Khalid Latif

    VMLY&R Health London Taps Top Talent

  • Claire Gillis

    Claire Gillis announced as CEO of VMLY&R HEALTH

  • Sean Rooney headshot

    VMLY&R appoints Sean Rooney, PhD as Chief Science Officer

  • Nichole Davies

    VMLY&Rx Announces Nichole Davies as Global Chief Strategy Officer

  • Augé Reichenberg

    VMLY&R Hires Augé Reichenberg as Chief Creative Officer of Health Practice

  • Viagra Connect Love Story Hero

    VMLY&R launches new campaign for Viagra Connect

Insights
  • Dirk Rossbach headshot

    Daily Transformation: A Career of a Brand Custodian

  • figure holding globe above head surrounded by colourful lines

    World Health Day 2023: Health for All

  • Graphic of the globe with people figures overlaid

    Lesser spotted, but loud and proud: elevating the patient voice in rare disease

  • Robotic arm in front of a blank canvas

    From patients to paintings: VMLY&R, Gilead use AI to create art from breast cancer testimonies

  • glasses wearing woman with lots of charts and graphs in her head

    Why science itself needs Lessons in Chemistry

  • red, green, yellow and blue painting

    Gilead combines artificial intelligence and art to draw attention and hope to MBC

  • green and yellow painting

    World Cancer Day 2023 – closing the gaps in cancer care to give more patients access to life-changing medicines

  • blue and white painting

    How VMLY&R Health and Gilead use AI to highlight breast cancer

  • Blood cells

    ASH 2022: bad blood but big advances

  • Medical professional holding a drug between fingers

    Challenge, change and champagne moments: just another year in pharma

  • Molecules and cells

    The Italian Job: Why the I-O Siena Think Tank Believes Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Will Revolutionize Cancer Care

  • Sugar Kids campaign image

    Creative Insights: Natxo Díaz on VMLY&R Health’s ‘Sugar Kids’ Campaign

  • Picture of Natxo Diaz

    VMLY&R Health's Natxo Diaz on 'Paintings of Hope' and Other Creative Triumphs in Healthcare

  • Claire Gillis headshot

    The Darker Side of Pink

  • Woman lifting arm and checking breast for lumps

    Health advertising is shifting the balance of creativity – here’s what we can learn

  • Flow chart showing connection between patients and medical professionals

    5 Ways Your Market Access Strategy Can Create a Better-Connected Patient Experience

  • Walt Geer sitting on a chair looking at camera

    The Future of Pharma Marketing: Making your message ‘Meaningful, Memorable and Magical’

  • Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

    Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

  • Women influencers

    How influencers can chart a new course for women’s health awareness

  • Women making science meaningful

    Women making science meaningful

  • Red and white graphic with text World Cancer Day It's Personal

    Why there are so many reasons to be optimistic about cancer care

  • 2022 spelled out with a stethoscope

    4 Trends That Will Supercharge Health Comms In 2022

  • Cannes Lions Health

    5 takeaways from Cannes Lions Health 2021

  • Belle Frank

    Clarity in DTC TV ad drug pricing

  • Stethscope lying on a computer keyboard

    Life Science Brands in COVID-19

Awards
  • Lisbon Advertising Festivals

    Lauded in Lisbon

  • CLIO Health 2023

    A Healthy Showing

  • NYF Health

    Winning at NYF Health

  • List of major awards won in 2022

    A great year of creativity

  • Eurobest 2022

    Simply the Best

  • Top 3 Best Place to Work in Marketing & Advertising

    Top Honors as Best Place to Work

  • MM+M logo next to VMLYR snowflake logo

    HEALTHY RANKING

  • Walt and John

    Elite Recognition for VMLY&R Creatives and Client Partner

  • Gold Winner

    VMLY&R and AstraZeneca Win Gold

  • Jason Gloye photo

    Health Leader Honors

  • Image of a Clios statue

    Healthy Dose of Clios

  • MM+M Agency 100 logo and VMLY&R snowflake logo

    VMLY&R Named Top 20 Healthcare Agency

  • Louisa Holland

    At the Top of Her Game: VMLY&R Leader Honored with MM+M Pinnacle Award

  • Claire Gillis

    VMLY&R POWER PLAYER

  • Kat Piscatelli

    Kat Piscatelli Named to MM+M 40 Under 40

  • DTC Awards on display

    Prescription for Success

  • Kat Piscatelli headshot

    VMLY&R HEALTH Practice Leader Honored

  • Chantix turkey

    VMLY&R Named Top 20 Healthcare Agency

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    VMLY&R’s Amber Chenevert Named to PM360 ELITE 100

  • Ray Liotta in a CHANTIX commercial

    CHANTIX AWARDED GOLD AT ADVERTISING RESEARCH FOUNDATION AWARDS

  • Scientist looking in microscope

    PhRMA's Go Boldly Campaign wowed industry leaders

  • DTC trophies

    VMLY&R Honored at 2019 DTC National Advertising Awards

  • Hall of Fame logo

    VMLYR's Belle Frank Named to Hall of Femme

VMLY&R Health Global Leadership

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  • Claire Gillis

    Claire Gillis

    Business Title
    CEO, VMLY&R Health
  • Nichole Davies

    Nichole Davies

    Business Title
    Chief Strategy Officer VMLY&R Health
  • Jason Gloye

    Jason Gloye

    Business Title
    North America Lead & Chief Client Officer, VMLY&R Health
  • Walt Geer

    Walter T. Geer III

    Business Title
    Chief Experience Design Officer, VMLY&R Health
  • Sean Rooney headshot

    Dr. Sean Rooney

    Business Title
    Chief Science Officer, VMLY&R Health
  • Louisa Holland

    Louisa Holland

    Business Title
    Executive Officer of Science Integration VMLY&R Health
  • Natxo Diaz

    Natxo Diaz

    Business Title
    Global Head of Health Craft, VMLY&R Health

Work with Us

We're experts at connecting. And we'd love to connect with you. If you're a brand or company looking to take your health marketing to the next level, reach out!

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Join Our Team

If you’re ready to make work that brings people together, we might be the place for you. With a wide variety of positions, there are plenty of opportunities to join our team.

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