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What do my kids know about collaboration that you don’t?
Collaboration is everywhere these days–especially within the pharma industry. But getting it to work well relies on proper planning and co-operation that spans disciplines to allow better use of, and...
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The next leap in bioanalysis productivity
Are too many square pegs and round holes getting in the way? With the increasing globalization of bioanalytical (BA) operations, there can’t be many labs anywhere in the world that aren’t looking for...
View ArticleThe Mayans got it wrong. Welcome to a year of Big Data & Big Collaboration
A new collaborative data environment that will transform the world There’s nothing quite like the morning after a good party. It’s a rollercoaster of reflection, recovery and sometimes embarrassment....
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UK takes leading role in genomic medicine
The recent news of an NHS driven DNA database for 100,000 subjects in the UK is a major statement of intent from the government. Following up on announcements regarding access to patient data via the...
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It’s all about the data
Big Data is a Big Topic, fuelled by the impact of low cost genomic sequencing, adoption of electronic medical records and growth in personalized medicine approaches. From research to the clinic,...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Data
I urge you to read John Nosta’s recent article in Forbes. He explains how digital technology has failed to keep pace with clinical innovations. I like to compare it to how the telecoms industry was 20...
View ArticleSmart Labs: Getting the data right, part 1
So much gets written about the woes of R&D. It’s time to stop. Think. Act. That’s our message at this year’s IQPC SmartLab’s conference in Munich (#SLABx) this week. Getting the data right inside...
View ArticleSmart Labs: Getting the data right, part 2
Part two of our ‘smart lab’ blog series around ‘getting the data right’ looks at managing external partner relationships and standardization challenges, based on the infographic released by Smart Lab...
View ArticleBreaking down the silos
Exciting news from the US last week. The CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association, has been formed with the promise of transforming the face of national healthcare. The headline...
View ArticleMeetings matter. But meeting people matters more.
Why not make some great connections in Marseille this May? I don’t know about you, but I spend a large amount of my time in meetings. Sometimes they are pre-meeting meetings, mainly meeting meetings,...
View ArticleReleasing the Inner Superpower by Liberating your Data
I’ve been talking recently about the idea that every R&D organization has an inner superpower waiting to be unleashed – but most of them are yet to discover it. In fact, many are squandering their...
View ArticleThe social network
Make science social! That’s our mantra as we head to Bio-IT World this week. People believe that certain individuals are natural communicators: politicians, media moguls, celebrities, but R&D...
View ArticleGood scientists make mistakes
According to James Joyce, mistakes are the portals of discovery. Good science means making mistakes. I recently read a great article that encourages just that; researchers to be open and honest about...
View ArticleThe Missing Link: The Book of Research
The UK, as one of the world’s leading innovation centers, continues to be “good at generating great ideas in our universities but less good at turning them into products and businesses of the future.”...
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The Great Genome Gold Rush
A fascinating New York Times article on how US cancer centers are racing to map patients’ genes has made me think how personalized/precision medicine can be approached successfully. The article refers...
View ArticleBig Data: Setting Science Free
Recently I wrote an article for Bio IT World on how our ‘always-on’ digital world has us swimming in oceans of data. IBM’s view that up to 90% of today’s data has been generated in the last two years...
View ArticleAre true drug breakthroughs really a thing of the past?
I recently commented on an article in Fierce BioTech which questioned whether true drug breakthroughs are a thing of the past. The FDA recently announced a new ‘breakthrough’ drug status to urge...
View ArticleData – the lifeblood of every business
In this first of two blogs relating to the food and drink industry, I’m reflecting on how businesses can shorten their own learning curve by drawing on other people’s experiences. Smart industries...
View ArticleData – the lifeblood of the food and drink industry
In my first blog on the food and drink industry, I looked at how the use of enterprise data management and electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) can deliver business benefit to data intensive...
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Do it your way
Knowing that English is the de facto language of science and the default international business language helps facilitate global communication and collaboration. Advising on successful international...
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