Conshohocken, Pa. – September 28, 2026 -- TJP, an independent agency focused on value and patient access for life sciences, has acquired Evolution Consulting & Research, a market research organization serving global pharmaceutical and biotech clients.
Acquisition completes TJP's end-to-end commercial platform for life sciences brands
The deal integrates Research, Strategy, Creative, Pull-Through, and Analytics into a single operating model. It follows TJP's earlier addition of FX2 Virtual, which brought Virtual Sales Professionals, Virtual Key Account Managers, reimbursement specialists, and omnichannel data analytics into the agency's portfolio.
TJP CEO says the combination bridges early insights and field-level execution
Rino Mariconda, CEO of TJP and Operating Partner at Renovus Capital Partners, said the acquisition fulfills the agency's vision of a unified platform. He said combining FX2 Virtual's commercial deployment infrastructure with Evolution's market research expertise allows clients to move from clinical and commercial insights to active market pull-through under one organization.
Evolution Partner cites alignment of research with strategy and creative execution
Mike Heasley, Partner at Evolution Consulting & Research, said market research delivers the greatest value when insights directly inform strategy, creative execution, and downstream commercial pull-through. Evolution was founded by industry veterans Jim Heasley, Mike Heasley, and Jim Cummings, and provides qualitative and quantitative insights to pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers navigating market dynamics and brand positioning.
Combined agency targets pharma and biotech clients facing complex pricing environments
TJP said the merged capabilities are designed to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners manage increasingly complex market access and pricing conditions by harmonizing primary research, access strategy, creative campaigns, virtual sales execution, and advanced analytics. TJP, founded in 1972 and recognized as an MM+M Top 100 Agency, is a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm founded in 2010 that invests in healthcare services, life sciences services, education, and technology services.