INVIVO Communications completes merger with Spongelab Interactive

TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - INVIVO Communications, Inc., is pleased to announce the merger & integration of Spongelab Interactive, as INVIVO'S learning technologies division.  Merging Spongelab's products and technologies with INVIVO's established agency model will produce greater service for Spongelab's clients in the education, not-for-profit and healthcare markets under one recognized corporate brand.

It will also allow INVIVO's clients to benefit from Spongelab's platform. "For the past 19 years, INVIVO has operated a highly successful agency model for healthcare clients," says INVIVO President, Andrea Bielecki. "Our clients are increasingly asking for platform technology that allows them to distribute learning material throughout their companies. Integrating Spongelab's platform technology and game engines allows us to do that seamlessly."

"STITCH, our proprietary learning & content management system, will become the platform of choice for INVIVO clients to deliver amazing learning and communications experiences," says Spongelab Interactive founder Jeremy Friedberg. "STITCH has been used successfully in the K-12 educational space, not-for-profit organizations, museums & science centres, and is now ready for growth in the healthcare vertical."

INVIVO will continue to produce award-winning medical animations, and applications for the healthcare industry and educational apps such as Build-a-Body (over 3 million downloads), as well as operating Spongelab.com, a global community of over 2 million science enthusiasts, educators and students. Spongelab.com has delivered over 10 million units of learning content to 650,000 teachers and students in 140 countries since its launch in 2012.

ABOUT INVIVO:
INVIVO Communications Inc. is a specialized digital healthcare agency with a passion for connecting people and science.  Since 1998, INVIVO has pioneered the integration of technology and visualization into communication solutions, garnering over 115 global industry awards and counting. INVIVO has achieved this through its cultural commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation.

SOURCE Invivo Communications