The quality management software firm QT9 Software has outlined features of its QT9 ERP platform, an enterprise resource planning system designed for firms in regulated life sciences sectors, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. QT9 ERP is a pre-validated system that includes support for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and approvals. According to…
US political drama is pushing life sciences talent toward Switzerland, Basel leader says
When Washington turns research budgets into a political battleground, it sends what one Swiss ecosystem leader calls a “fatal signal” to scientists watching from around the world. Increasingly, that signal is redirecting their attention toward Switzerland, and especially toward the Basel region. “We are hearing more and more from US scientists and companies that they…
Are AI agents skipping the trough? Early evidence from life sciences
A familiar expectation in technology goes like this: breakthrough innovation sparks euphoric predictions, investors pile in, reality disappoints, valuations crash and only then does the technology mature quietly into actual utility. This is the Gartner Hype Cycle, a framework created in 1995 that became an industry institution after one analyst used it to correctly predict…
Conexus CEO: AI momentum in pharma isn’t slowing, but maturity is uneven
Pharma and biotech are fielding AI pilots across discovery, clinical and commercial, but the gains still hinge on having the right plumbing, culture and talent. That means integrated platforms, governed data, and trained users. The harder truth: AI tends to magnify dysfunction rather than fix it. This foundational work is especially vital when AI-driven recommendations…
Thermo Fisher unveils Talos 12 TEM to boost life sciences research
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Talos 12 TEM, a 120 kV transmission electron microscope aimed at life sciences research, pathology and drug development. The microscope targets fields like cell biology, structural biology and nanoparticle characterization. It offers configurations for routine imaging of cells and tissues, advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy,…
Waters to combine with BD’s biosciences unit, creating a $40B life science and diagnostics heavyweight as financial pressures mount
Waters Corp. announced Monday it will merge with Becton Dickinson’s biosciences and diagnostics unit in a $17.5 billion tax-free deal structured as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. The move will create a combined testing, life sciences and diagnostics company with a projected $6.5 billion in revenue for 2025. It is also expected to double Waters’…
Google: AI is more profound than fire and a key to the future of life science R&D
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has often highlighted the transformative impact of AI, stating that it’s a “more profound” tool than the human discoveries of fire or electricity. Shweta Maniar, Global Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Google, echoed this sentiment in a recent interview. AI’s applications in the life sciences are broad, and the…