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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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The Promise and Challenge of Big Data for Pharma

Harvard Business

Historically, the pharmaceutical industry has recruited SAS programmers who have executed well-defined analyses of clinical trials in a standardized, efficient manner. It will increasingly help government health agencies, payers, and providers to make decisions about such issues as drug discovery, patient access, and marketing.

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Why It’s So Hard to Train Someone to Make an Ethical Decision

Harvard Business

Take the decision of Sam Waksal, the former CEO of the emerging biotechnology company ImClone Systems. Remaining efficient and productive overtook deeper reflection on the ethical implications of “selling” products to customers without their knowledge.

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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business

Manufacturers, on the other hand, value safety just as much as performance, so that they don’t have to add extra shielding to the battery that increases weight and diminishes overall efficiency. Draetta of IACS has found many of the same issues arise in pharmaceutical research.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: The Future for Biotech & Health Policy

Tom Spencer

As we stand on the cusp of a political shift in the United States, the intersection of biotechnology, regulatory policy, and healthcare is poised for profound transformation. If policies support research, development, and efficient approval processes, the biotech sector could thrive even amidst political turbulence.