In the coming year, efficiency and automation will take center stage to maximize constrained resources but balancing sensible financial management with strategic investments will be vital. Image credit: WrightStudio | stock.adobe.com The breakneck pace of digital transformation spurred by COVID-19 continued to reshape the life sciences landscape in 2023. Rather than a single watershed moment, this year marked an inflection point as companies begin to move from reactionary adoption to the deliberate integration of advanced technologies across the value chain. Over the year, the focus for life science companies once again remained on advancing R&D and process efficiency—as well as improving data quality in an effort to become more data-driven—all whilst fighting to keep heads above water amidst increasingly diverse regulatory requirements and the need to drive greater productivity from fewer resources. Now at the crest of foundational disruption and optimization, the overnight digital transformation sparked by the pandemic has cleared the path for life sciences leaders to reach the next level in 2024, where data and technology amplifies human potential rather than displaces it. Let’s reflect on the key events that defined this transitional year and glimpse the future digital strategies that will separate the thriving from the […]