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News|Articles|October 9, 2025
Report - Digital Transformation in Biopharma: The Gap Between Hype and Implementation
Author(s)Christopher Cole
Comparing our survey results with recent headlines uncovered biopharma’s digital transformation paradox: high potential vs. low adoption.
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As new bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing and development approaches move toward commercialization, traditional industry modalities are under intense pressure (1-7). At the same time, automation, advanced analytics, digital twins, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are evolving quickly and promising to transform how medicines are developed, produced, and delivered.
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