Talent
Does the European Medicines Agency’s move to Amsterdam presage a brain drain from the UK?
Last week’s long-awaited announcement of the new home for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), from March 2019, puts the big question behind us but...
The UK is a leader in life sciences. How can we make sure that it remains No.1 in Europe?
After spending a day in mid-October at this year’s excellent UK BioScience Forum, I was left with one particular thought ringing loud and clear...
How hiring the best leaders maximizes biotech exit values
We’ve seen some major exits in the biotech market in 2017. Early in the year, in Switzerland alone, Actelion was sold to Johnson &...
Engaging with executive interims – time for a fresh perspective
Habits are hard to break and all too often we return to established patterns of behaviour rather than looking for innovative ways to do...
Diversity: A call to arms for Biotech Leaders and Investors
A panel discussion, led by The RSA Group, at the recent BIA UK CEO & Investor Forum discussed the demographic time bomb facing biotech boards...
The value of engaging Pharmacoeconomic executive interims
So what is Pharmacoeconomics? Pharmacoeconomics, is the “scientific discipline which evaluates the clinical, economic and humanistic aspects of pharmaceutical products, services, and programmes, as...
Hiring international executives and the (true) costs of failure
A tale of two …points of view? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of...
Building talent and saving lives
London was the setting last week for the 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Therapy. The huge increase of clinical trials...
A Report from BIO-Europe Spring 2017
The blue skies and balmy weather of Barcelona were the perfect backdrop for BIO-Europe Spring this year. The 2,400 biotech pros at the conference...
Behavioural profiling in the search for medical affairs professionals
In pharmaceutical companies, medical affairs professionals play a vital yet complex role: acting as a bridge between the medical and commercial groups, and as...
Report from J.P. Morgan 2017
So, that’s the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference done for another year. For just a few highly energised days it felt as if nearly every...
A report from the 2018 J.P.Morgan Healthcare Conference
A quiet JPM18? I don’t think so. One thing I learned at JPM18 was that journalists see the world differently to me. There were...
Shaping up for growth in a world of change
The 34th FT Global Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference brought together life science and pharma companies as well as emerging new players. Discussions centered on industry challenges,...
Change for the better
Talent is more global now than ever. In light of the recent Brexit vote and the fact that demand for talent in Europe is...
Hiring new talent – it pays to be diligent
Companies hire new senior talent to fuel corporate success. Too often it proves to be an expensive failure. New data from Leadership IQ1 across...