Two new acquisitions for Fishawack Health

Two new acquisitions for Fishawack Health

Fishawack Health headed into January with announcements of two acquisitions: The Hive Health Group, a London and New York-based healthcare marketing and scientific communications agency; and StoneArch, a Minneapolis-based healthcare marketing agency.

The Hive Health Group is made up of two brands, Hive Health and Pollen Health, which partner with clients across the life science industry. The resulting partnership, according to agency leaders, further bolsters a stellar client roster for Fishawack Health, which includes all top 20 pharmaceutical companies and a host of pioneering biotechnology organizations.

“We are delighted to join Fishawack Health, a dynamic and growing business that offers our clients scale, expertise, and breadth of services in the healthcare sector,” says Jas Hummel, global CEO of The Hive Health Group. “The Hive Health Group was acquired by Kin + Carta in 2014, who have more recently focused their commitment on the digital transformation space. The reality is that our healthcare clients need a much wider mix of capabilities and it had become clear to leadership in both organizations, that our offering and priorities were not aligned.”

Hummel notes the similarities between Fishawack Health and The Hive Health Group. “Like The Hive Group, it has a strong and fearless entrepreneurial spirit, and the company ensures humanity, authenticity, and empathy are at the heart of all its work,”’ she says. “We are excited to join the team and give our clients access to a wider pool of expertise and a stronger offering that extends our capabilities in medical communications and consulting, which includes market access, expanded digital offerings, and media solutions. I am thrilled about the next chapter in our journey – as we continue to support our clients to make a real difference in people’s lives.”

According to Fishawack Health co-founder and CEO Oliver Dennis, The Hive Health Group is a perfect fit because “our life science clients are looking for a new breed of partner to help guide them through complex and hypercompetitive markets, which is why we have purposefully sought out and acquired best-in-class agencies to build a nimble and collaborative organization.

“Fishawack Health will support The Hive Health Group as they expand in the U.S., where we each already have a strong presence, and give their clients access to a highly experienced pool of scientific, strategic, and creative experts who offer integrated commercial services across the entire product life cycle.”

For Fishawack, StoneArch brings more than 35 years of experience in content creation and storytelling for the healthcare industry – some of the most sought-after aspects of marketing today. The firm partners with clients across the entire spectrum of the healthcare industry, creating omnichannel campaigns centered on value-added content that connect healthcare professionals and patients with the knowledge they need to live better lives. 

“The Fishawack Health leadership team is first class,” says Marcia Miller, president and CEO of StoneArch. “The company has a strong identity, vision, and values, a newly integrated operating model, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We immediately knew they were the perfect match for us. We’re excited to offer our clients wider resources and a stronger offering that extends our services – in insight, market access, experience and service design, scientific meetings, publications planning, and media offerings.” 

StoneArch has a strong presence in pharmaceuticals, health insurance and care delivery, as well as the medical device and health technology space, which Fishawack executives say brings an exciting range of innovative clients to its growing client base.

“StoneArch brings strategic, creative, and storytelling skills, while their office in Minneapolis – an important healthcare center of excellence – is an exciting addition to our U.S. footprint,” Dennis says. 

According to Gail Flockhart, Fishawack Health Group president, “Our goal is to give all our clients access to a highly experienced pool of scientific, strategic, and creative experts who offer integrated commercial services across the entire product life cycle. StoneArch has an innovative outlook and its unique ability to take complex business challenges and provide engaging content that truly resonates with stakeholders is an asset, particularly in the life science and health technology spaces.”