Chicago, Illinois, May 1st, 2026—Citrus Health Group, Inc., and NaviMed Capital announced today that they have acquired The Medicine Group, a medical communications agency focused on communicating the scientific and clinical evidence for products in development for the treatment of CNS disorders. The Medicine Group was founded by Philip Sjostedt in 2010 and is based in Doylestown PA.
“Citrus has developed centers of expertise in oncology, rare diseases, and CNS disorders and The Medicine Group adds considerable expertise and experience to our CNS center of expertise,” stated Neil Matheson, CEO of Citrus Health Group. “Philip has built an impressive team of experienced scientific communications professionals, and we are excited to have them join the Citrus family” added Matheson.
Philip will continue in his leadership role as a consultant to the business and a member of the Citrus Executive Team.
“While our clients are very happy with our present service offering, we are excited to be able to offer them a much broader range of medical affairs services through Citrus Health Group,” stated Sjostedt. “We are excited to join the Citrus team and work with people who understand the need to generate and effectively communicate the evidence to support the value of new products to maximize success at launch and ultimately provide patients with access to affordable new treatments,” added Sjostedt.
About Citrus Health Group, Inc.
Citrus Health Group, Inc. is a boutique strategic communications partner with evidence at its core and patients at its heart. We partner with life science innovators to overcome patient access challenges through insight‑driven strategy, convincing evidence, and clear, compelling communication of value to all stakeholders. We are patient first, grounding our work in the realities of the patient journey, clinical practice, and patient–physician interactions that shape outcomes. We build flexible, fit‑for‑purpose client teams that align deep expertise and experience with each client’s objectives, and we believe that value must be underpinned by robust scientific, clinical, and real‑world evidence, communicated in an engaging, audience‑specific, multichannel manner.
About The Medicine Group
The Medicine Group is a strategic medical affairs agency that specializes in CNS disorders. Our team of medical communication and publication planning experts develops strategies and implements tactics to effectively disseminate core clinical data that is foundational to all scientific communications programming.
