Mobile R&D: The on-the-go lab
Relentless business pressures are forcing some interesting changes to the way research and development (R&D) focused organizations are working and the informatics they use. Mobile technologies rank...
View ArticleBreaking down the barriers: multi-omics collaboration
Translational science, research and development (R&D) organizations and hospitals are starting to break down the barriers to open data collaboration. Most recently we’ve seen Johnson & Johnson...
View ArticleGreen is the new black
Going green is the new black. Everyone is getting involved, from the world’s Governments pledging to cut carbon emissions to supermarkets doing away with plastic bags. Being more environmentally...
View ArticleGreat R&D isn’t just about what you know
But the why, when, where … and who There are some people who know a lot about a little. There are those who know a little about a lot. Then there are the few who know pretty much about everything there...
View ArticleCan MedCity bring ‘coopertition’ to UK life sciences?
The recent news that Boris Johnson has launched MedCity is a welcome investment in the life sciences arena. It is encouraging to see the well-known research hubs of the UK, namely Oxford and Cambridge,...
View ArticleElectronic Laboratory Notebooks: Reinvigorating the LC-MS process
With the evolution of science and technology over the past 20 years, many lab operations are well developed. Data processing, review and reporting still remains a burden. The use of electronic...
View ArticleConnecting the links of the data value chain
In this digital era, the power of data is unquestionable, but it has to be good quality data to be valuable. Industries ranging from consumer goods to food and drink to pharma and biotech are dependent...
View ArticleRecap: Connect comes to London
Connect 2014 opened in London today and it was buzzing with customers, industry leaders and experts from around the globe. The focus: optimizing data management and sharing ideas to overcome some of...
View ArticleConnect 2014: highlights and key talking points
Another year, another fantastic conference. Connect 2014 took place in London last week and was a truly international event, attracting more of our clients, industry speakers and R&D experts from...
View ArticleTo Tweet or not to Tweet, that is the question
A recent story in Scientific American, Twitter to Release All Tweets to Scientists, explores the concept of harnessing historical tweets to advance research. This is an interesting notion which would...
View ArticleHow well do you know your own operations?
Improving productivity and efficiency through business change and investments in software are high on the agenda. But without sufficient insight into the current, ‘as-is’ state of operations,...
View ArticleTuning the engine: four trends driving the future of lab informatics
Lab technology has gradually become the grease to the wheels of R&D teams. Next generation tools will be essential in dealing with the R&D challenges of tomorrow. A number of leading thinkers...
View ArticleEffective externalization accelerates ‘Eureka moment’
Today many large companies find themselves working across geographies to drive research and development (R&D) programs forward. A recent story in the Financial Times (FT) highlights Sanofi’s...
View ArticleExternalization – a Collaborative Future for Life Sciences R&D
Nowadays, trying to cover the entire research and development (R&D) life cycle in-house makes little economic sense. Externalization is viewed as an effective way of dealing with the twin...
View ArticleThe 86 million dollar question: how can we make science social?
Millennials will represent 40% of the total working population by 2020 – that’s 86 million people. This group has never known a world without the internet and will be more tech-savvy than any working...
View ArticleDigesting the science of viability and efficacy of new pharmaceuticals
Ask any Italian how they like their pasta cooked and they’ll say ‘al dente’. Most trained chefs rely on taste and many throw it against the wall to see if it sticks as a measure of ‘cooked’. This...
View ArticleBringing genomics to the bedside
With the right time, the right data analytics and the right expertize, bringing genomics to the bedside can become a reality. The ambition and vision is there, but major challenges still lie ahead....
View ArticleBack to the future: shaping the lab of tomorrow with the knowledge of today
The advancement of technology used in everyday life occurs at a tremendous rate. Now take that speed of change and apply it to the laboratory. Keeping pace is a challenge for anyone creating...
View ArticleLet scientists concentrate on innovation and continuous improvement, not admin
Biopharmaceutical professionals will be familiar with the scientists’ lament about the amount of time they waste trying to track down data or, worse still, having to re-run experiments because of...
View ArticleOil’s well that ends well
The oil and gas industry is essential to us all. It heats our homes, provides fuel for transport and produces many related products which enhance our day-to-day lives. But what goes on behind the...
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