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The latest thinking, advice, and expertise from the Westbourne team

Blended IT, OT, and Scientific Expertise – a Unique Value Proposition

Laboratory operations in life sciences sector companies require support from specialist vendors at various times and for various reasons. You might need medium-to-long-term scalable and flexible support to augment your existing team, for example, or you might need...

The Benefits of Pharmaceutical Digital Transformation

Digital transformation in the pharmaceutical industry involves integrating laboratory and manufacturing systems, equipment, and instruments so processes and workflows can be automated, optimized, and digitalized. The benefits of pharmaceutical digital transformation...

PODCAST: The Importance of Roadmaps to Digital Transformation Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry

​In this episode of the Westbourne podcast, David Tucker, IT Program Manager at Westbourne, explains the critical role of roadmaps in achieving digital transformation success. The focus of the conversation is the use of digital transformation roadmaps in the...
17 Features You Need in a Global Service Desk

17 Features You Need in a Global Service Desk

In today's digitally connected world, a global service desk is more than just a support function. It’s the backbone of seamless operations, uninterrupted service, and exceptional user experiences. Choosing the right global service desk provider is a pivotal decision...

A Complete Guide to Computer System Validation

A Complete Guide to Computer System Validation

Computer System Validation, or CSV, is a modern, risk-based methodology that confirms software used in pharmaceutical operations functions as intended. The risk-based approach is based on critical thinking. CSV has applied to the pharmaceutical industry for many...

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...

What Empower Users Need to Know About Changes to USP 621

USP Chapter 621 Chromatography has been updated by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Why has the chromatography chapter been updated, what are the main changes compared to the previous version of Chapter 621, and how will the changes impact Empower users?  ...