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Why “Living Intelligence” Is the Next Big Thing

Harvard Business

Two other technologies advanced sensors and biotechnology are less visible, though no less important, and have been quietly advancing. This is the new reality of living intelligence: systems that can sense, learn, adapt, and evolve, made possible through artificial intelligence, advanced sensors and biotechnology.

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From Lab to C-Suite: The Future of Life Sciences Consulting

Tom Spencer

In recent years, there have been large M&A deals involving pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and a significant area of expansion in the technology space – health tech. The global life sciences consulting market is expected to grow by around 10% per year from 2024 to 2029. What is life sciences consulting?

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Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

Harvard Business

However, young people are less common in other industries such as oil and gas or biotechnology, where the average age is closer to 47. In software startups, the average age is 40, and younger founders aren’t uncommon.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

San Francisco, and the Bay Area in general, is famous for its long history of leadership in computing, semiconductors, software, biotechnology, the Internet and other innovation-based industries. C1 Consulting: A boutique life-sciences consulting firm committed to helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., The industry breakdowns were determined using eight major sectors (similar to those in the Global Industry Classification Standard system): Consumer Discretionary (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

Harvard Business

She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? Elizabeth Grace Saunders. Take another client of mine, whom I’ll call Karen. Her role was to work with marketing to ensure that promotional campaigns and materials were in line with government guidelines.

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Weekend fun – read a good book: “Makers”

Killer Consultant

The story makes you learn about important innovation trends, like 3D printing, open innovation, crowdsourcing, biotechnology body enhancing, etc. The story plays in the near future, where some of the emerging trends of today are already steampunk, and the up-and coming gizmos of the science labs are found in the small store next door.