Our Health Change Makers
We’re an international consultancy based in London – part of the PRGN global agency network – covering the US, EMEA, LATAM and APAC. As one of the largest independent health & life sciences specialist consultancies in the UK – we combine expert market access, stakeholder and communications knowledge across the globe and Europe.
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Jenny
Ousbey
CEO & Founder
Jenny is a recognised leader in healthcare communications and advocacy. She began her career as a journalist and created numerous high-profile campaigns in-house and agency-side for some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. Some of her achievements for clients include securing additional investment in dementia R&D, recognition for brain cancer patients, improved access to medicines for rare disease patients and policy change in the field of cell & gene therapies.
Prior to launching OVID Health in 2018, she successfully built up an award-winning healthcare communications practice at another agency. She is a former political adviser to a UK government health minister where she advised on national policies covering topics such as suicide, social isolation, dementia, ageing, mental health and social care.
Jenny previously led the public affairs function at a national health trade body and there led a number of high-profile campaigns – including an award-winning campaign on social care. Other roles included working at a social affairs policy think tank. Jenny is a thought leader on topics such as political strategy, patient engagement and policy-making. One of her proudest achievements is founding the Patient Partnership Index in 2020 – a pro bono initiative which has led to a step-change in how patient programmes between third sector organisations and pharmaceutical companies deliver impact across the globe.
Our Directors
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Jenny
Ousbey
CEO & Founder
Jenny is a recognised leader in healthcare communications and patient advocacy. She began her career as a journalist and has created numerous high-profile campaigns in-house and agency-side for some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. Some of her achievements for clients include securing additional investment in dementia R&D, recognition for brain cancer patients, improved access to medicines for rare disease patients and policy change in the field of cell & gene therapies.
Prior to launching OVID Health in 2018, she successfully built up an award-winning healthcare communications practice at another agency. She is a former political adviser to a UK government health minister where she advised on national policies covering topics such as suicide, social isolation, dementia, ageing, mental health and social care.
Jenny previously led the public affairs function at the NHS Confederation and there led a number of high-profile campaigns – including an award-winning campaign on social care. Other roles included working at a social affairs policy think tank. Jenny is a thought leader on topics such as political strategy, patient engagement and policy-making. One of her proudest achievements is founding the Patient Partnership Index in 2020 – a pro bono initiative which has led to a step-change in how patient programmes between third sector organisations and pharmaceutical companies deliver impact across the globe.
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Davide
Scalenghe
Head of Global Strategy & Partnerships
Davide Scalenghe is a communications and public affairs leader with more than 25 years’ experience working across global health, humanitarian action, climate and international development. He advises organisations navigating complex policy, reputational and geopolitical environments, helping shape strategies that influence funding, partnerships and public engagement.
Before joining OVID Health as Head of Global Strategy & Partnerships, Davide was Head of Global Public Health at Edelman, where he built and led the agency’s first global public health practice. His work has spanned governments, multilaterals, philanthropies, NGOs and global brands, including the World Health Organization, Gavi, the Stop TB Partnership, ICRC, UNAIDS, Amref Health Africa and the Mastercard Foundation.
Earlier in his career, Davide held roles with organisations including Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxford Policy Management and the World Resources Institute, alongside a background in international media and journalism, including CNN and Al Gore’s Current TV. He is particularly interested in the intersection of health, climate, equity and geopolitics, and how strategic communications can help organisations navigate a rapidly changing global landscape.
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David
Talbot
Head of Public Affairs
David leads OVID’s Public Affairs practice. David has spent over a decade in public affairs, advising a wide range of life science companies in the UK and globally. He has delivered strategic communications and public affairs campaigns for several leading pharmaceutical companies, including clients in the oncology space. He advised Novartis Oncology for two years, including on campaigns on ‘How to retain the Cancer Drugs Fund’ – a key revenue pipeline for their portfolio. He also worked with them to raise parliamentary awareness of neuroendocrine cancers. He helps clients navigate and shape an increasingly complex UK healthcare landscape.
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Richard
Beardmore
Operations Director
Richard is responsible for ensuring the agency runs smoothly. Since setting up OVID’s systems in 2018, Richard has ensured that we are state-of-the-art in terms of IT and finance including robust policies to underpin this. As a degree-qualified professional engineer, Richard has a strong background in technology, finance and project management. Prior to OVID, Richard worked as Vice President of R&D at a global engineering firm, leading major infrastructure projects as well as roles in the manufacturing and transport sectors. He has a passion for STEM education and is experienced handling procurement with large and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies.
