About Health Union
Health Union operates condition-specific online communities and uses AI to connect patients with relevant health information, peer support, and clinical trial opportunities.
Mission & Story
Mission
Create a scalable, reproducible, online health community model that would have a mutually beneficial impact on patients, caregivers and healthcare industry partners
Founding Story
Founded in 2010 by Tim Armand and Olivier Chateau, two pharmaceutical industry colleagues from GlaxoSmithKline who understood the untapped potential to leverage technology to enable people living with chronic conditions to learn, connect and share in meaningful ways. They resigned from GSK to build the company.
Clinical Focus
Medical conditions and clinical areas addressed by Health Union.
Who It Serves
Milestones & Awards
Recent Milestones
Launched 2027 Innovation Suite with AI personalization tools (June 2026), expanded portfolio with new communities in Oncology and Rare Diseases (February 2026), launched Social Health Awards (2026), partnership with Institute for Responsible Influence for patient advocacy standards (April 2026)
Awards & Recognition
Social Health Awards program (company-run), award-winning programs mentioned, gold standard designation for patient advocacy and digital compliance
Key Partnerships
Social & Media
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Latest Updates
Health Union Opens Entries for the 2026 Social Health Awards
Health Union and the Institute for Responsible Influence Set the New Gold Standard for Patient Advocacy and Digital Compliance
AI in Patient Communities: Why Patients Still Choose Each Other
Bridging the Gap: Tailoring Research for Hard-to-Engage Patient Populations
The “Buy Now” Era of Pharma: Navigating Pharma’s Direct-to-Patient Revolution
Company Details
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Employees
- 200
- Stage
- acquired
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