Open Health launches market access division

Open Health has announced the launch of its new dedicated market access division, leveraging expertise from its sister companies Succinct Medical Communications and pH Associates.

Named Open Access Consulting, the new unit will be headed up by joint managing directors Cathy Jarrold and Cathy Wright and will work with life sciences industry clients to develop and effectively deliver of value strategy for products throughout their life cycles.

The team will work with pH Associates and Harvey Walsh to ensure the value strategy and market access programme is underpinned with accurate and timely data to drive a change in practice.

To be based in Marlow, Open Access Consulting will retain strong links to the wider Open Health group, with many existing clients to benefit from the new service offering.

Sandy Royden, founding partner and chief operating officer of Open Health, said: "As the importance and need for a clear market access strategy continues to grow, we are delighted to be building a robust offering and strong expertise within the area."

Open Health is a discipline and channel-neutral communications group that was launched in early 2011, experiencing strong growth in the past three years. It is part of the global Chime Communications network.