STEM industries are notorious for their low figures when it comes to female recruitment, and although the life sciences sector’s rates are somewhat better than the average, there is still a lot of work to do in this area.

Typically, women must work harder to prove their ability, and they are still facing bias from their work colleagues, especially when bringing work/life balance into the equation. Since workplace diversity is so important, there is an urgent need to address gender inequality in life science recruitment.

But how do organizations overcome their gender biases? How can they approach inclusivity more effectively?

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The world as we know it changed forever in 2020. Countries around the world struggled to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and everybody found they were taking drastic measures to deal with the threat. It’s no wonder that we all began to reimagine the ways in which society operates.

Now that we’re well into the “new normal,” our world still seems quite uncertain, and recovery isn’t yet secure. In these fragile times and today’s changing world, can the life sciences sector really flourish?

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If your company is in high-growth mode, the question, “how will we keep our company culture?” might be on your mind often.

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Teamwork is undeniably important when it comes to being successful in the life sciences sector. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations were moving towards a more agile way of working. Technology was starting to be used to connect people around the world so that talented life science professionals could collaborate. This was still in its infancy for most areas before the pandemic, with the changing world forcing organizations to become more agile and allow for remote working almost overnight.

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Prior to the pandemic, very few people would have been able to predict how the world would change. The life sciences sector is one that had to adapt quickly to a changing world as research into the COVID-19 virus, treatments, and vaccines were all needed quicker than people were used to working. On top of this need to work at speed to create solutions, several factors made it more difficult. If people had known a pandemic was on the way, they would have done things a bit differently. Here are some examples:

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