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Research conducted by Pioneer Group sheds light on the current investment trends shaping the life sciences landscape, offering insights into where capital is being allocated and what it means for the sector. The fall in venture capital investment levels over recent years has caused some concern in the real estate sector. However, it’s important to note that 2021 witnessed a whirlwind of venture capital activity, particularly in the first and second quarters. These periods were marked by a handful of colossal investments, including landmark figures pumped into entities like CMR Surgical,…
Blog written by Elisabeth Goodman of RiverRhee Consulting... Introduction by Monalisa Breazu, Learning & Development Administrator, One Nucleus:Following on from our Building Life Science Adventures (BLSA) conference series, we are delighted to be able to continue those conversations with a new BLSA Special Interest Group (BLSA SIG). What this means is that this will now be a series of shorter seminars/workshops to deliver valuable advice and fill knowledge gaps on key topics to best support our members in retaining and developing teams. We’re thrilled to share that our first…
Guest blog by Mitigo Deepfake technology, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create highly realistic but fake images, audio, and videos, is rapidly emerging as a significant threat in the cyber security landscape. As cyber criminals adopt this technology to exploit vulnerabilities, businesses must understand its implications and strengthen their defences. What are Deepfakes?Deepfakes involve the use of AI algorithms to create convincing forgeries of individuals' likenesses. This technology can fabricate realistic images, videos, and audio recordings, making it increasingly difficult…
At this year’s ON Helix event ‘New Horizons for BIO Innovation’, a key note session expertly moderated by Precision Life’s Rowan Gardner, covered the ins and outs, or ones and zeros, of Tech-Bio. But first, have you protected all your valuable digital data from exfiltration? Is your cybersecurity up to snuff? A hostile attack leading to extortion and worse, can be just one click anyway, as data security expert Naveen Kaushik from ZenZero demonstrated. In May, United Health confirmed the company paid hackers a $22m ransom, which led to questioning of the CEO by US Senators. Assuming you have…
  Tony Jones, CEO and Richard Dickinson, Chief Technical Specialist, One Nucleus The path from ideation to patient benefit in bio-innovation can be a long and winding route involving a myriad of people, institutions and companies. It's not a journey for the faint-hearted as one might suggest when it’s possible to take so many wrong turns or simply be outdone by nature, yet we see progress year on year against many disorders, so it’s as well that the life sciences industry is packed with brave-hearts rather than faint-hearts. The curiosity, passion, optimism and resilience among bio-…