May 6, 2026 | Havas Lynx
Starting out in 1986 as a team of two in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Havas Lynx has much to celebrate, having grown to become an international healthcare communications agency with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.

Havas Lynx, a leading healthcare communications agency with a full-service global offering and almost 400 multidisciplinary specialists, kicked off its 40th anniversary celebrations on May 5th 2026.
The agency, founded by Stuart Wilson in 1986, brings together fresh perspectives, creative thinking, and a progressive approach to partner with clients, healthcare professionals and patients to find solutions for the modern-day healthcare landscape.
“Reaching 40 years is all credit to the brilliant people who’ve built Havas Lynx and kept pushing us forward,” said CEO Claire Knapp.
“This milestone isn’t just about how long we’ve been here, but what we’ve stood for along the way – making an impact that matters for our brands, our people, and our world. Over four decades the industry has changed dramatically, and we’ve evolved with it – meeting new challenges head‑on, and rethinking, how we work, and how we innovate.”
After opening its first doors on Oldham Street, as Creative Link, the company rapidly established itself as a trailblazer in the healthcare sector, out-pitching bigger, international marketing and design agencies to win high profile contracts. Notably, working on the first gold standard Alzheimer’s disease treatment, the first fully integrated pharma campaign to harness social media, an EFGR disease awareness campaign that changed NICE guidelines, and the world’s first photochromic poster for Cancer Research UK. Not to mention developing the first brain emoji; getting the world talking about brain health in a language we all speak.
The company merged in 2012 with global integrated advertising agency, Havas, and today maintains its position as a leading player in the Havas Health Network. It now employs almost 400 creatives across Manchester, London, and New York, making it the biggest creative healthcare department in Europe.
The 2025 launch of Havas Village Manchester, taking two floors of Bruntwood’s No.3 Circle Square, saw Lynx come together with five other Manchester-based Havas agencies, further enhancing collaboration, and the city’s talent and creative pool.
Lynx has garnered over 450 awards and shortlists over the 40 years, last year also scooping Agency of the Year at the PM Society Awards, Lisbon Health, and the LIAs.
Find out more about Havas Lynx’s 40 years of impact here.
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