Automation Is Here To Stay … Hip Hip Hooray!

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” So said Winston Churchill, who noted that persistence was not a universal quality amongst his peers. “Never give up.”The problem is, humans are ill-prepared to approach a situation for the hundredth or millionth time without at least facing some dip in performance. The answer is automation, a growing trend in digital investments and one which has recently entered the pharmaceutical industry. Computers can try and try again, with just as much fervor as with the first attempt.Despite this obvious advantage, when we think of automation, our mind often jumps immediately to the uglier side. Fueled by the storylines in countless dystopian movies where robots ‘take over the human race’, or at the very least displace human workers, automation enters the political crosshairs as a primary cause of job losses. But this view is woefully short-sighted and, in most cases, incorrect.Automation frees up manpower and resources to focus on innovation, which has the cyclical effect of creating new jobs and revenue streams, a situation which has been true of every agricultural or industrial revolution of the past.Within the healthcare industry, it has become a lifeline. Biotech companies are challenged to deliver new medicines quicker and at a lower cost. At the same time, compliance, and pharmacovigilance costs are increasing exponentially.The Everest Group, a leading research house, identifies ...
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