Breaking Silos episode 4: “Technology Uplift” and collaboration

By Donna Foulis

February 08, 2023

Welcome to Breaking Silos!

We've launched this podcast to help people within digital roles address the big challenges they face and discuss the industry's key themes by leveraging today's best ideas in business and technology to break down old barriers to collaboration and business success.

Each week you will be joined by one of our three Breaking Silos hosts from Ideagen and together you will learn from experts across diverse industries to save time, cut costs and simplify your workflows. We aim to help you build a more connected, digital-first tomorrow.

This week, Breaking Silos brings you a fascinating chat between Ideagen’s Raj Nagra and AstraZeneca’s Miriam Guest - Principal Microbiologist, New Modalities & Parenteral Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations. They discuss:

  • What is meant by “technology uplift”
  • How Microbiology departments and labs have progressed over recent years
  • The challenges labs have faced when it comes to collaboration and using technology
  • The need for collaboration and partnership between labs
  • How a technology strategy comes into play
  • Regulatory guidelines and who needs to be involved in an audit process
  • And much, much more - including Miriam’s top tip for when beginning your technology uplift.

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As Digital Content Executive with Ideagen, Donna creates content which delivers value to the reader and provides insights and solutions into the challenges they might be facing. With a strong background in content writing, Donna is passionate about creating quality pieces which resonate with our audience across the digital sphere.