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In mid May, leaders from the life sciences industry gathered in London for the annual Life Science eXecutives (LSX) World Congress. Now in its ninth year, LSX brings together C-suite executives, from innovative start-ups through to multinationals, and key players from the sector including investors, business development & licensing teams, R&D leaders, and top-tier service firms.

When it comes to interim management and life sciences what was once a niche stop-gap activity now plays a key part in providing organisations with the talent they need to succeed in a competitive and fast-moving environment.

In the spring of 2021, Marja Halma began working at Centrafarm with the responsibility for placing a new Parkinson’s medication on the Dutch market. Despite mostly working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, …

In medicine, cell and gene treatments are currently one of the most active areas of study and investment. Because of the recent success of numerous innovative gene and cell treatments, as well as considerable funding from private …

Boardroom performance and board composition are integrally related.  If you don’t pay attention to its formation and know what you want, you may end up with a dysfunctional board.

A talent shortage is a problem for all industries, but particularly acute in the Life Sciences industry with a record number of job openings and a higher need for recruiters than most industries.

In May 2021, just as Mark van der Ploeg was wondering whether he was ready for a new challenge in the pharmaceuticals sector, he received a call from Herakles Pharma Staffing.

Even before the pandemic hit, the digital health sector was expanding fast. According to figures from Rock Health Digital Health Venture Funding Database, funding of US-based start-ups rose from $1.2 billion in 2011 to $8.5 billion in 2018.

As associate scientist, Sibel Yildiz feels totally at home at MSD Animal Health. Serological and molecular testing for diseases in animals is totally up her street. Recently, she got a permanent contract at MSD.

David Nolan, Chief Executive of the executive recruitment arm of Talentmark, discusses trends and issues in the life sciences industry and the role that Talentmark has played in helping companies bring innovative treatments to market over the past 50 years.

With a wider network and more resources, we are guaranteed growth. Which means we can offer our seconded employees more opportunities, provide our clients with an even better service, and it gives our team of recruiters more options to develop.

Whether Herakles Pharma Staffing wanted to become part of Talentmark, the renowned international recruitment and outsourcing agency for Life Sciences. Rob Helmich, business unit director, didn’t take long to decide.