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Case Study: Organically Bridging the IT/OT Gap for a Pharmaceutical Industry Customer
Bridging the IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) gap is essential when modernising pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory operations. It is also crucially important for the success of your digital transformation strategy. (To find out more...
A Realistic Roadmap for Digital Transformation in Labs
Buzzwords like the Lab of the Future and Lab 5.0 are becoming increasingly common. They each come back to a concept that is important for all industries and sectors – digital transformation. That leaves a question that we will explore in this article: what is a...
There’s an IT/OT Gap in Your Pharmaceutical Laboratory. Here’s How to Bridge It
Digital transformation is on the agenda for all pharmaceutical companies as the option of standing still simply isn't viable. Staying competitive, ensuring ongoing compliance, increasing profitability, and delivering on customer/patient expectations all require...
2024 Pharmaceutical Laboratory IT and Technology Trends
Digitalisation, Industry 5.0, smart manufacturing, and Quality 5.0 are buzzwords that will continue to have significant meaning in 2024 as pharmaceutical businesses strive for growth and drive innovation. Laboratories play a significant role in the success of any...
Unlocking the Value of Data in Your Laboratory with Real-Time Visualisation and Analytics
Laboratories contribute significantly to the vast quantities of data produced by pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. The challenge is not about creating, storing, or even accessing data. In fact, creating, storing, and accessing data are standard tasks for lab...
Overcoming Data Management Challenges in Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Businesses are becoming increasingly data-driven, and the pharmaceutical industry is no different. Data is driving change in all areas of business, from manufacturing and quality control to marketing and R&D. Industry 5.0 technologies, strategies, and best...
6 Regulatory Trends in the Pharmaceutical Industry to Be Aware of in 2024
No industry stands still, including the pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, it’s important that companies in the pharmaceutical industry don’t stand still either as standing still effectively means you are going backwards. You need to stay up to date with the trends...
The Importance of Training to Maximise Your Waters Empower Software Investment
Every investment in technology should deliver a return, and your investment in Waters Empower CDS is no different. The question is how do you maximise ROI? You need to have the right licence arrangements in place, and the software needs to be properly installed and...
10 Benefits of Tailored Waters Empower Training for Pharmaceutical Companies
Laboratory employees must be well-qualified and skilled to work in modern pharmaceutical facilities. Even with this expertise, there is a continuous need for all employees to enhance existing skills, develop new skills, and improve the way tasks are accomplished. This...
Combining Windows Autopilot and Device-as-a-Service to Deploy Remote Devices
Setting up and configuring new devices for remote employees is a challenge, but it is a headache that can be resolved by combining two powerful solutions – Windows Autopilot and device-as-a-service. In fact, by harnessing the potential of Windows Autopilot and...
An Overview of Waters Empower Training for Pharmaceutical Companies
There is a range of options available to pharmaceutical companies when it comes to training on Waters Empower software applications, particularly the Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS) platform. Training on Empower CDS can be delivered in multiple formats with...
Transitioning from CSV to CSA in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The transition from Computer System Validation (CSV) to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) represents a shift in approach to validating software and other computer systems used as part of production or quality systems in the pharmaceutical industry. CSA focuses on...
IT Procurement and Support for UK Companies with EU Staff and Operations
The UK leaving the European Union changed the way many businesses operate. Most headlines focus on the big issues, from the position of Northern Ireland to whether the UK is part of Horizon Europe, the EU's multi-billion-euro programme to fund scientific research....
Overview of the Documentation Required to Validate Computer Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The validation of computer systems in the pharmaceutical industry is crucial to ensure product consistency, reliability, and quality, with the ultimate aim of ensuring patient safety. Creating and maintaining documentation is an essential part of the validation...
Managed IT Services for the Pharmaceutical Industry – Why Regulatory Experience is Essential
Managed IT services can transform IT from being a resource, productivity, and risk burden to being a facilitator of growth, enhanced competitiveness, and positive transformational change. That said, pharmaceutical companies are not like companies in other industries....
Solving the MFA Challenge in Pharma Labs
Using multifactor authentication, or MFA, is recommended for almost all businesses in just about any industry. Its implementation involves a slight trade-off, where a small bit of convenience is sacrificed for substantially enhanced security. In the pharmaceutical...
The Challenges of Computer System Validation in Growing Pharmaceutical Companies
Computer system validation in the pharmaceutical industry is a necessary but typically onerous, challenging, and expensive requirement. It is also a requirement that is often poorly defined in terms of methodologies, standards, and procedures. Optimising the...
Microsoft 365 – Why It’s Better
Microsoft 365 is Microsoft’s productivity platform. It was formerly known as Microsoft Office 365 and features some of the most commonly used business apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Why is Microsoft 365 better than the alternatives and
10 Reasons Why Your Pharma Business Should Use Managed IT Services
Technology is becoming increasingly important in the pharmaceutical sector as data, tasks, workflows, and processes are digitised and, often, automated or semi-automated. As a result, the technology that your pharma business relies on today and in the future must be supported and managed.
Ransomware – The Facts
All businesses and organisations are at risk from ransomware. For many of those companies, the risks are substantial and potentially existential, but they are largely contained within the business and its customers. For companies in other sectors, the risks that ransomware poses are much more significant.
Best Practices to Ensure a Successful LIMS Implementation
Your lab produces data from a range of sources. Some of that data might be manually stored and processed on a spreadsheet, while other elements end up in silos with minimal integration. A LIMS solution will help solve these problems, but how do you ensure a successful...
A Realistic Roadmap for Digital Transformation in Labs
Buzzwords like the Lab of the Future and Lab 4.0 are becoming increasingly common, but each comes back to a concept that is important for all industries and sectors – digital transformation. That leaves a question that we will explore in this article: what is a...
12 Reasons Why Your Lab Needs Managed IT Services
When it comes to IT, labs have requirements that are unique. In most labs, there are also legacy issues to consider. As a result, the information you often find outlining the benefits of managed IT services is not nuanced or specific enough to be relevant to...
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