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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO

“It’s a win-win when you can get the long-term vision and growth of a company tied to individual career and professional development,” says Mark Yunger, vice president, head of IT at Servier Pharmaceuticals. From a company standpoint, you minimize turnover and search and recruiting costs.”

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54gene CEO steps down as the company looks to cut more jobs

TechCrunch

The layoffs affected employees, mostly contract staff (in labs and sales departments) recruited to work in 54gene’s COVID business line launched in 2020 to complement its flagship product: a biobank of the African genome.

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J&J’s Jim Swanson brings mission-driven leadership to the CIO role

CIO

He started out as a scientist, working his way up the research and development ranks in the pharmaceutical industry, an experience steeped in curiosity that has helped shape his emphasis on continuous learning to this day.

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Planbox Innovations & Improvements, Summer 2023

Planbox

I scream, you scream, we all scream for… innovation! Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, the pioneering agile innovation management platform, is excited to serve up its latest round of Innovation & Improvements (I&I) to its top-ranking platform. Done and done.

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African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles

TechCrunch

Founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, the three-year-old startup seeks to address the gap in the global genomics market where less than 3% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is African. It was a big part of the company’s operation; at some point, 54gene was one of Nigeria’s largest providers of COVID testing.

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Three Practical Tips to Supercharge Your Next Online Innovation Event

Planbox

Capturing and maintaining people’s attention during any innovation event is hard enough as it is, and the current imbalance between in-person and remote work, along with unpredictable travel restrictions, makes this all the more challenging. Recruit Innovation Coaches To Fine-Tune Ideas. But it’s not all doom and gloom.

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Biotech Boom: Executive Search Strategies in Life Sciences

N2Growth Blog

As the sector evolves and expands, companies increasingly turn to executive search firms like N2Growth to help them identify and recruit top talent for critical leadership roles. The life sciences industry is known for its unique challenges in recruiting and hiring.

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