Ashley Communications forms new partnership with Southwood Research

Ashley Communications has announced a new partnership with Southwood Research, the clinical research agency recently established by Dr Colin Wheeler.

The medical comms consultancy will leverage the new partnership to provide a unique and broad offering to its growing client base, allowing it to provide a fully integrated communications programme.

Dr Wheeler has more than 17 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries working across all phases of clinical development, regulatory, pharmacovigilance and outcomes research. He has worked with Ashley Communications as a client at various companies over the last 15 years.

This comes as part of the agency's broader strategy of seeking collaborations with clinical research, medical affairs, health economic outcomes research and market access specialists.

Chrissie Ashley, chairman of Ashley Communications, said: "We believe that our clients will really benefit from our combined experience in developing programmes that really add value in today's marketplace."

Ashley Communications has been in business for 20 years and has experience of working with high-profile clients such as Abbott, Allergan, Takeda, Astellas and Merck Sharp and Dohme.