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PODCAST: Building a Unique Lab IT Solution Provider – a Westbourne Story

In the first ever Westbourne podcast, we do a Q&A with Westbourne Founder and CEO, John O’Sullivan. The topics covered include working with pharmaceutical industry clients and the company's decision to transition to an expert provider of Lab IT support.Latest...

Building a Unique Lab IT Solution Provider – a Westbourne Story

“I founded Westbourne in 1994. At the time, I was working as a customer service engineer for a very successful and brilliant American multinational called Digital Equipment Corporation, affectionately known as DEC. It no longer exists after being bought by Compaq, and...

A New (Science-Led) Approach to IT and Technical Support for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Digital transformation concepts and new technologies are changing the pharmaceutical industry, from individual processes in labs and on production lines to the way businesses operate. With technologies being at the center of these transformational changes, it is...
How On-Site IT Engineers Become Enablers in Your Organisation

How On-Site IT Engineers Become Enablers in Your Organisation

There are many technical issues and tasks that can be supported by remote teams. Others, however, require the physical expertise of on-site IT engineers. On-site IT engineers shouldn't be viewed simply as resources performing specific functions. When set up properly,...

Maximizing Pharmaceutical Digital Transformation ROI

Maximizing Pharmaceutical Digital Transformation ROI

Digital transformation is changing the way pharmaceutical companies run their businesses, manufacture products, and develop new therapies and treatments. These changes are positive, but it is essential that modernization initiatives are justified by maximizing ROI....

Digital Transformation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Digital Transformation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Digital transformation in the pharmaceutical industry involves digitalizing processes in your laboratory and manufacturing operations. It is about more than digitizing elements of a process to enable work on a screen rather than on paper. That is part of it, but...

A Year of Progress and Development at Westbourne

A Year of Progress and Development at Westbourne

The world is changing fast, with new technologies and ways of working transforming all aspects of business. These changes apply as much in the pharmaceutical industry as any other, with the drivers of change ranging from maintaining competitiveness to ensuring ongoing...

Why Upgrade Your Lab to Windows 11 and How to Do It Successfully

Operating systems are becoming more and more important in lab environments, not least because of the increased digitization of equipment, workflows, and processes. For example, the operating systems running in your lab influence performance and productivity. They also...