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With just another GenSearch Life Science Talk in the bag, I got to thinking about networking. Why is it important to keep hosting and attending industry events and is there a point where you’re done with it? To give the answer up front: no, there is no such point. Throughout your career
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There are trends over trends popping up in leadership discussions and most of the times, what was thought to be good leadership gets somehow turned around. You are now supposed to be authentic and truthful, which aren’t exactly traits the traditional leader was seen as having. But besides all the trends and the billion Dollar leadership coaching industry, there are indeed some examples of leadership principles that have survived over time and thus seem to still be of great value.<strong style="background-color: transparen
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With some valuable insights in the pockets we’ve returned from XIV. BIONNALE in Berlin, where innovative researchers and business executives met to indulge in the full spectrum of life sciences including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. Consequently cross innovat
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For us at GenSearch diversity is particularly important in several ways. With our international team we see on a daily basis the advantages of a diverse team. And we see that this works on the basis of a small or medium-sized company just as it does in a large company. The principles apply to our own work but also affect our service for the diverse customers we have. So whenever the topic comes to talent crisis or skills shortage, we have ways to solve it. Because it’s usually not the shortage of people or even the shortage of talent, it’s mostly
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The pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest suppliers of healthcare systems and solutions. A global industry, its core business is discovering, developing and selling commercialized drugs. However, drugs are only one part of treatment and there is recognition within companies of a need for change including:Discussing outcomes at every stage of the product lifecycle from drug discovery to patent expiry.Stopping programs early which cannot demonstrate positive outcomes for patients.Reconfiguring
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High-level recruiting can be quite challenging, to say the least, and is therefore a very important part of a company’s development. The people you’re searching for there will not only play a very important role in your company, they also need to be a lasting fit for their position. And since you’re fishing in a very exclusive pond in high-level recruiting, candidates are often either constantly approached or at least quite picky with their career opportunities. So you need the right strategy to attract their attention.<s
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Since the Act on secure digital communication and applications in the health care system (E-Health Act) has been passed, there have been some developments to be talked about. One way to do this is the conference conhIT in Berlin, that every year connects exactly these two topics: Health and IT. To
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Attending the Swiss Biotech Day 2016 in Basel this week was interesting once again, not only for the many valuable meetings and contacts, but also for the insights and take-aways that the day had to offer professionally. The Swiss Biotech Report<span style="background-color: transpa
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Bio-based technologies, especially polymers and chemicals were the center of attention at the bio-based start-up day in Cologne yesterday that I attended. Several start-ups introduced their ideas and it was a way for them to get in touch with industry and investors and for all of us to netw
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The further careers advance the more difficult it seems to become to actually “look for a job”. Many of the great career opportunities are not just advertised in the common paper of your choice and many companies who want to fill high-level positions are very hesitant to just put them “out there”. Most of the everyday job-search and application how-to’s don’t apply to high-level positions. Obviously you have to do your homework and prep yourself for an interview but very often these steps are just “the usual”, what comes before is the difficult p
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