# Virgo Health

> Virgo Health is a London-founded healthcare communications agency that combines scientific and regulatory fluency with consumer campaigning. Founded in 2003 and acquired by GolinHarris in 2012 for an undisclosed sum, it now works from London, New York and Chicago and through the wider Golin and IPG network, serving pharmaceutical, diagnostic, consumer-health and patient organizations across more than 50 markets.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Angie Wiles (Co-founder and former Joint CEO), Sarah Matthew (Co-founder and former Joint CEO)
- **Products:** Health Communications, Consumer Health & Wellbeing, Medical Education, The Pharmacy, Strategic Consultancy
- **Notable:** Acquired by GolinHarris in 2012 after growing to 60 people; the transaction price was not disclosed., Named PRWeek Healthcare & Pharma Communications Agency of the Year in 2022., Won PRWeek UK Corporate Affairs Best Agency - Pharma/Healthcare in 2024 and 2025.

## Products & services

- **Health Communications** — Public relations, corporate communications, public health, media relations and insight-led campaigns fluent in scientific and regulatory requirements.
- **Consumer Health & Wellbeing** — Earned, social and integrated campaigns for consumer health, wellness, OTC and self-care brands.
- **Medical Education** — Strategy, scientific editorial and personalized learning across the product lifecycle for healthcare professionals, patients and internal audiences.
- **The Pharmacy** — Virgo Health's in-house creative studio for design, digital experiences, animation, video and campaign production.
- **Strategic Consultancy** — Research, behavioral insight, scientific narrative, medical-affairs and communications planning for regional and global programs.

## Achievements

- Acquired by GolinHarris in 2012 after growing to 60 people; the transaction price was not disclosed.
- Named PRWeek Healthcare & Pharma Communications Agency of the Year in 2022.
- Won PRWeek UK Corporate Affairs Best Agency - Pharma/Healthcare in 2024 and 2025.
- Named Communiqué Communications Consultancy of the Year in 2025 and took three additional commendations that night.
- The Misheard Version increased hearing-test bookings by 66%, grew audiology-related search identification by 138%, reached more than 28 million people socially and generated 400 media stories.
- Time to Unite reported 1.2 billion campaign reach, 238 earned stories, 3,800 attendees, 1,000 leaflet downloads and 55,000 social engagements.
- Industry reporting said the team grew from 40 to nearly 90 by 2023, fee income rose more than 40% across two years, margin reached 25%, and the 2023 new-business win rate was 71%.
- In its 2025 award case, Virgo reported a fifth consecutive growth year and regular AI use by more than 90% of staff despite three client asset failures, shrinking budgets and two major project closures.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Won PRWeek UK Corporate Affairs Best Agency - Pharma/Healthcare after reporting 44% growth from 2021 to 2023 and a 25% margin.
- **2025-04** — Ran a pro bono cross-discipline creative sprint for the British Heart Foundation's retail-donation challenge.
- **2025-06** — Launched Specsavers Home Visits' Most Valuable Portrait with Carers UK, unveiled at the Saatchi Gallery.
- **2025-07** — Named Communiqué Communications Consultancy of the Year and received three further commendations.
- **2026-01** — Joined five other agencies in supporting a paid healthcare-communications training pilot for minority ethnic candidates.
- **2026** — Its latest Communiqué award case reported five straight years of growth, its best new-business win rate in three years, and AI used regularly by more than 90% of the team.

## Links

- Website: https://virgohealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virgo-health/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/virgohealth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virgo.health/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virgohealth/

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Last updated: 2026-09-23