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Why Values are Important for a Biopharma Startup
Why Values are Important for a Biopharma Startup
by Christine Sands
Posted in Biopharma
Your values support your vision, shape the culture of the business and importantly help you make the best hiring decisions. So, what are the key benefits of formalizing your values early on and where do you start?
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Should You Ever Accept a Counteroffer?
Should You Ever Accept a Counteroffer?
by Andrew Maddison
Posted in Life Science & Diagnostics
50% of employees receive a counteroffer when they resign. For your employer, it’s undoubtedly a costly process to recruit your replacement and it is only natural they would try to keep you. But should you ever accept and can your underlying issues be resolved?
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Tips for New Biopharma CEOs: Building a High-Performing Team
Tips for New Biopharma CEOs: Building a High-Performing Team
by Christine Sands
Posted in Biopharma
As a recruitment consultancy supporting CEO transitions, one of the most common things we hear from leaders is the desire to develop a high-performing executive leadership team, with the aim to enhance overall team and company performance.
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Biotech Funding Rounds and Key Findings | June
Biotech Funding Rounds and Key Findings | June
by Andrew Maddison
Posted in Biopharma, Life Science & Diagnostics
In this blog, we explore the latest updates throughout the month of June. You can subscribe to Katies biotech funding updates over on LinkedIn to keep up to date with the ever-growing biotech market.
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The Impact of the UK Labour Government on MedTech
The Impact of the UK Labour Government on MedTech
by Tanya Ridding
Posted in MedTech & Devices
The new UK Labour government's impact on the Medtech sector will be multifaceted, involving changes across a number of key areas. This could present both opportunity and challenges for companies operating in this space depending on how they can adapt to the changes.
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Navigating MedTech Talent & Innovation in a Post-Non-Compete Era
Navigating MedTech Talent & Innovation in a Post-Non-Compete Era
by Tanya Ridding
Posted in MedTech & Devices
The FTC’ s final noncompete rule marks a new era for employee mobility and innovation, with a comprehensive ban on new noncompete for all workers including for senior executives and making existing non-competes unenforceable for those non deemed a senior executive.
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Biotech Insights: Key Discoveries | May
Biotech Insights: Key Discoveries | May
by Katie Davis
Posted in Biopharma
Head-hunter Katie Davis is consistently keeping up to date with the latest news within the biotech industry. In this blog, we explore the latest updates throughout the month of May. 
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Hiking 38km for Cancer Research UK
Hiking 38km for Cancer Research UK
by Christine Sands
Posted in Uncategorised
This June, three members of our team took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 24-mile (38.6km) round trip route, including 1585m (5200ft) of ascent. Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen-y-ghent. The team completed the peaks challenge in just over 10 hours, and managed to raise an incredible £360!
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Digestive Health: The Startups Revolutionizing GI Care
Digestive Health: The Startups Revolutionizing GI Care
by Tanya Ridding
Posted in MedTech & Devices
At DDW, Tanya Ridding had the opportunity to connect with start-up founders, innovators & pioneers in this sector, working to bring both life-changing and life-saving GI technologies to market. In this blog, let's delve into some of the under-the-radar start-ups in the space that you might not know about.
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