​5 essential tips for employers, hiring managers, and HR on the hiring process in Life SciencesThe interview process, from initial phone call screenings and psychometric testing, to face to face interviews with the hiring manager and onsite tours, can often be a long and laborious process.So it is imperative to keep the interview process streamlined and engaged, to ensure ta...

Discover key manufacturing insights and the dynamic forces reshaping the industryGlobally, the biologics market overall is witnessing robust expansion, causing a surge in the demand for highly skilled Life Sciences professionals.One of the biggest concerns that could impact growth of the sector is talent scarcity and a skills gap. Increasing investments, a rise in R&D activi...

​Should flexible working be a staple of job offers, and what are the best questions hiring managers should ask in a job interview?Here at EPM Scientific we hosted an exclusive gathering of Biotech companies to connect and learn from each other, answering the above questions and more. This exclusive round table discussion was led by EPM Scientific Germany experts in Clinical...

CV writing is an art in and of itself and can be tricky. Especially as highly specialized talent professional in the Life Sciences, your CV needs to reflect the caliber of your know-how and experience to attract your next challenge. Yet crafting your CV comes with several challenges itself:  ·         How do you handle quick job changes that might give a wrong impressi...

Our guide, A Career in Contracting, offers those considering the challenge of becoming a contractor or consultant an informative insight on what to expect when making the change. We cover the benefits, challenges, experience required and essential details to help you begin a career contracting.

​​​The annual EPM Global Job Confidence Index aims to measure the beating heartbeat of the life sciences labor market, their confidence in the economy, securing or finding a job, compensation and bonus, flexible working patterns, and whether the bull-bear factors in employment have altered.

​As we look ahead to global recovery and relaunch, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cast a shadow on many countries and plague economic activity. The Life Sciences sector is a crucial pillar, supporting a wave of economic growth and plugging the gap to solve world health challenges. To continue innovating and fuelling economic activity post-pandemic, the sector needs a str...

​The historical events of the past year made most firms pivot and re-evaluate their talent acquisition processes. Despite the resetting of traditional workplace rules, on the back of many businesses continuing to limit travel and in-person collaboration, what can be said for the virtual recruitment landscape then? ​At EPM Scientific, a subsidiary brand of the Phaidon Inter...

There is overwhelming evidence that companies with diverse workforces perform better on every possible metric, with diversity positively impacting every level of a business, from the cleaning staff to the board of directors. Bringing in as many perspectives, working styles and experience as possible to a workplace leads to integration, success and growth to those businesses ...

​As many businesses are finally reopening their doors, the life sciences workplace will be virtually unrecognizable. What short and long-term impact will the pandemic have on the workplace? How will these changes affect talent? While the global pandemic will inevitably result in long term transformations to the form and function of the workspace, the short term will mostly b...

​The global relevance of equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I), as a business value and organizing principle, remains a key concern for recruiters and many organizations. ED&I is a powerful enabler of innovation and growth; companies that lead with this progressive course of action, not only address systemic barriers, but drive impactful change within all areas of the corp...

​​In light of the anxiety and stress caused by the global health crisis and its fallout, it’s no wonder that many have felt the weight of the past twelve months on their shoulders. Social isolation, video call fatigue, and an increase in employee burnout are some of the driving factors impacting the lives of so many this year. Whether you are struggling to stay motivated, fe...

​Workforce flexibility, employee wellbeing, and the rise of technology dominated talent topics last year and continues to be a focal point for 2021. There is a discussion concerning talent mobility that, in many ways, may have been swept under the carpet on the back of the global pandemic. This raises the question, has the pandemic halted the movement of talent through the l...

​At the beginning of 2020, many life science companies were firmly thrust into a remote working trajectory, a watershed year for digital transformation within the workplace. For the past year, the high-speed mass adoption of flexible working required employers to redefine and re-examine the workplace. If flexible agility, clinical trial innovations, and bioinformatics a...

​The global health crisis caused by Covid-19 has resulted in many becoming accustomed to spending endless time at home. With the days blending seamlessly into the next, how have individuals made productive use of this time during local lockdowns and periods of self-isolation? Some have utilised this new-found time to prioritise self-care, rediscover a particular passion, or ...

​Ahead of International Women’s Day, we invited female industry experts to gain insights on how they have managed the pandemic as leaders and what long-term effects we can expect in their field. Hosted by Isabel Kennedy, the panel discussed recent changes to the industry and how this affects productivity in different areas of life sciences.

​It’s tempting to enter 2021 with blind optimism, eager to put the challenges of 2020 behind us. However, to learn as much as possible from the adversities we all faced last year, we’d like to suggest that we begin 2021 with a brief period of reflection.

​Phaidon International, the parent brand of EPM Scientific, is honoured to be recognised for its part in BioNTech's journey towards a successful vaccine against Covid-19.​The German-based biotechnology company who was the first to bring a successful vaccine against Covid-19 to market, acknowledges key partners in making this historic achievement possible.Ugur Sahin, CEO and ...

​EPM Scientific exhibited at this year's MEDICA Trade Fair, taking place entirely online as virtual.MEDICA 2020​The world-leading information and communication platform for the medical technology industry took place from 16 to 19 November 2020, and for the first time in its history it was held fully virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.Thousands of medical technology prof...

​We are at a crossroads. The health and wellbeing of the workforce has never been more closely intertwined with the state of the economy.The public health crisis caused by Covid-19 has forced operational change and reflection on the way that people organize and work. Global lockdowns have meant that many companies have shifted to remote working – where they are able to – res...