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2020 CGI Client Global Insights for Life Sciences

Annually, CGI leaders around the world meet face-to-face with business and IT executives to gather their perspectives on the trends affecting their enterprises, including business and IT priorities, IT spending, budgets and investment plans. In 2020, we conducted in-person interviews...

looking under a microscope while testing for a vaccine
looking under a microscope while testing for a vaccine

Applying Human Centered Design to drive a successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccine mindset

Rehana Wolfe Rehana Wolfe

September 10, 2020 Scientists and life sciences companies around the globe are racing to find an effective vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. The sheer magnitude of funding and effort applied to this process is staggering. It is a mobilization of the scientific community, the likes...

Charting the path forward with resilience and adaptability
Charting the path forward with resilience and adaptability

Charting the path forward with resilience and adaptability

Three organizational capabilities industry leaders will need to help navigate the business challenges caused by COVID-19

intelligent automation being used in a life sciences lab
intelligent automation being used in a life sciences lab

Employ intelligent automation to drive value in life sciences quality operations

Danielle Metzger Danielle Metzger

July 1, 2020 Employ intelligent automation to drive value in life sciences quality operations The biggest misconception around the use of intelligent automation (IA) is that its aim is to replace people. In fact, IA tools free people to focus on the critical...

quality culture
quality culture

Embedding a quality culture in life sciences: are you an asset or a gatekeeper?

Christy Mazzarisi Christy Mazzarisi

May 29, 2020 A former colleague once told me the concept of quality must be owned by the entire organization, not just the quality department. That sentiment still resonates today. Establishing a successful quality culture in a pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device company...

Scientist in a lab looking through a microscope to create change.
Scientist in a lab looking through a microscope to create change.

Embracing change versus adapting to it: how new demands will speed digital transformation in life sciences

Rehana Wolfe Rehana Wolfe

May 12, 2020 Black swan events such as the COVID-19 pandemic leave business with little time to think. Actions must come fast. Products and services must continue to meet customer demand in an environment of social distancing and travel bans. As life sciences...