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#LifeScience Collaboration Gap
Discover the results of recent research, which looked at how information-related needs are evolving in life sciences, and how well systems are keeping pace with escalating demands. Join the discussion with our experts! Log in & ask questions!
The Life Sciences Collaboration Gap
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Box Deutschland
Very interesting discussion so far! Remember, to ASK A QUESTION, please log in to Crowdchat. Now, @gxp_alex: Why is Box best positioned to bridge the collaboration gap in life sciences? https://www.crowdchat.net/s/95qdl
https://www.crowdchat.net/s/95qdl

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Alexander Schweigart
Box is used by over 90.000 customers globally and we are proud to have partnered with of 1,100 LifeSciences organizations (including 12 of the Top­15 pharmaceutical companies) where over 1.1 million users rely on Box.
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Alexander Schweigart
With over 13 years of experience in the area of collaboration, the Box Cloud Content Management platform was enhanced with Box GxP Validation in 2017 to finally break the barrier of
regulated and non­-regulated content.
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Dale Vile
It's relevant that two areas high performers focus on is implementation of access controls at a document and data level, and the provision of access to controlled information via generic desktop/mobile environments.
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Dale Vile
It's also no coincidence that modern cloud-based repositories (like Box) deal with both of these requirements.
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Dale Vile
They can be accessed via an application (e.g. when used to underpin a clinical trials management system) or directly via a browser, desktop office tools or a mobile app.
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Sieglinde Loeffler
Sometimes it is also interesting what existing customers do with Box @Lillypad: In a rapidly changing Life Sciences industry, where abundance of data
is enabling never­before­possible initiatives, Eli Lilly is an innovator.: https://youtu.be/la8_2ULHLM8
https://www.youtube.com/embed/la8_2ULHLM8
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Lilly builds better patient outcomes
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Alexander Schweigart
Our network of partners (like @Medidata, @Generis_Cara, @IQVIA_global, Sparta Systems, etc.) and 1,400+ available integrations to applications like Office365, Slack, ServiceNow and many other leaders provide a unique position for Box.

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Suhela Dighe
To me, real life use cases are always the most interesting part of any discussions. I want to see what best practices look like. There two are very impressive.
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Dale Vile
Those integrations are extremely important IMO
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Jule
Another great example is @AstraZeneca:
Have a look!
https://youtu.be/D12Wzw-YFJU
https://www.youtube.com/embed/D12Wzw-YFJU
Box Success Story: AstraZeneca macht Produktivität (bis hin) zu einer Wissenschaft
Box Success Story: AstraZeneca macht Produktivität (bis hin) zu einer Wissenschaft
Astra Zeneca hat 20,000 Box Anwender, die cloud-basiert kollaborieren, erklärt Dave Smoley, CIO. Erfahren Sie mehr über Box: https://go.box.com/inhalt.html
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
it seems like Slack integration would provide the best real-time collaboration - how does this work cross-organization?
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Dale Vile
@at_crowd The nice thing is that if you share Box documents via links in Slack, for example, the policies attached to a document are still enforced.
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
so the cross-.org collab needs to be set up on both slack and box to work seamlessly?
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Alexander Schweigart
Exactly - Box is providing security and governance on a document level, so all other applications can benefit from these central controls
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Dale Vile
If you can be confident of your policies being enforced at a document level, it takes the brakes off collaboration in general.
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
so documents remain controlled but the slack discussion is uncontrolled
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Dale Vile
Well, you can control the discussions in slack - depends how you set up and manage the 'team' - but your crown jewels - your data - will always be protected, even if someone is less diligent in how Slack is used
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Dale Vile
(assume the documents sit in Box)
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Suhela Dighe
Anything is possible with the many app integrations @Box has to offer. Totally enterprise ready and secure. I'm definitely a convert. :)
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Jule
Me too - and I just started to use @Box !
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
;) you can see that I am more skeptical - my experience is that Interaction is always reduced when controls are put in - the tech gets in the way
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Suhela Dighe
@at_crowd It's good to be skeptical. :)
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
and the yellow bar people in the survey are skeptical too
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Alexander Schweigart
Technology has been created problems in the past - which would may be not have been there without technology ;)
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Dale Vile
It's worth exploring modern cloud-based systems more closely as the good ones (like Box) are designed to make policy enforcement almost invisible.
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Dale Vile
This is one of the huge benefits of having policy live at the document level
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
I totally believe the needle can be moved - tech innovation is my life - but the progress I’ve experienced is very slow in this area
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Alexander Schweigart
But taking a different approach and put the usability in the center of system design changes this.
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
will try to get a closer look at the box magic - thanks the encouragement!
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Dale Vile
Re technology creating problems in the past, this is most noticeable when solutions haven't kept up with changing requirements, practices and behaviour.
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Dale Vile
There's a huge difference between traditional document management systems and a modern cloud-based repository that is 'compliance aware'

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Box Deutschland
Let’s start by looking at why the study was done. What were the aims? How was the study done and who was surveyed? https://www.crowdchat.net/s/85qbl #pharma #lifescience
https://www.crowdchat.net/s/85qbl

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Box Deutschland
The study was sponsored by @Box and @Medidata, and conducted by@freeformcentral in collaboration with @TheRegister.
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Alexander Schweigart
Views were gathered from 127 respondents via an online survey. Approximately half of the respondents were from the life sciences industry, with the remainder drawn from other highly regulated sectors.
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Alexander Schweigart
The sample was global but weighted towards North America and the UK, with a range of organization sizes represented.
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Sieglinde Loeffler
What job leel did you interview?
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Dale Vile
The participants were a really good mix - some senior, some practitioner level - involved in both solution delivery and the use of systems. Gave us a pretty rounded view.
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Suhela Dighe
Since the study was hosted by @TheRegister, a lot of people would have seen it. When was it done?
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Dale Vile
What was interesting was that there was a lot of consistency in the responses, i.e. the there seemed to be a consensus on the requirements, challenges, etc
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Box Deutschland
For those who haven't seen the report in full, you can download it here: https://www.box.com/en-gb/resources/db-medidata-li... But do follow along now, as we discuss the results
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Suhela Dighe
Interesting that the challenges and requirements are similar across different countries.
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Rene Werth
What would you call the most interesting finding out of this report?
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Dale Vile
Yes
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Box Deutschland
@baerlinizer We get to that in a minute. :) :)
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Box Deutschland
Life Sciences organisations deal with regulated data and apply strict controls to comply with privacy and GxP regulations, especially in R&D, yet information sharing and collaboration are key to innovation.
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Dale Vile
One of the main things we wanted to get from the study was insights into how highly-regulated companies are dealing with key digital and information-related trends.
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Dale Vile
A big question we had was how the proliferation of electronic information sources, and evolving needs and expectations of users around access, sharing, etc, sit with the ongoing requirement to manage risk and compliance.
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Dale Vile
We recruited participants from a spectrum of regulated industries, but put a focus on #LifeSciences as the sharing of data between institutions to support collaborative research and innovation added an important additional dimension.
Box Deutschland
We are nearing the end of our Crowdchat today, but this chat window will remain open for 24 hours for more questions. Panelists, what is your main takeaway from the study and discussion today? https://www.crowdchat.net/s/25qe9
https://www.crowdchat.net/s/25qe9

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Suhela Dighe
Ok, so for me, the key finding was that most of the respondents in #lifescience #pharma and other regulated industries say that they have huge information management needs and their systems are NOT performing. Investment needed..
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Alexander Schweigart
My key take-away is that the discussion needs to involve the business stakeholders earlier and make sure that all steps of the process are taken into consideration.
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Box Deutschland
We thank our panel of experts! You can download “The #LifeScience #Collaboration Gap” Report here: https://www.box.com/en-gb/resources/db-medidata-li...
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Alexander Schweigart
Only systems that align to the end-to-end workflow (and all systems that need to be used to get work done) will have a positive impact.
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Box Deutschland
If you would like to learn more about Box for #LifeScience, please visit our website. A good starting point is here in English:  https://www.box.com/gxp  OR GERMAN: http://bit.ly/2DBshby
https://www.box.com/gxp
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Alexander Schweigart
or go here: https://www.box.com/industries/life-sciences-biote...
https://www.box.com/industries/life-sciences-biotech
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Box for Life Sciences and Biotech
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Dale Vile
One last point I will make is that as analysts we frequently get in involved in discussions about whether technology is really the answer. People quite-rightly highlight the importance of culture and process change.
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Dale Vile
The truth, of course, that you need to deal with all of these dimensions, but asking/encouraging people to work differently doesn’t get you very far if they have to battle existing systems.
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Alexander Schweigart
or (of course) contact us directly and we are happy to share more details and customer case studies.
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Dale Vile
For me the big takeaway is the imperative to modernise
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Box Deutschland
A big thank you @dale_vile and also @baerlinizer and @at_crowd for your active participation. #TheFutureOfWork is a big topic for us, as well.
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Dale Vile
Great - enjoyed it!
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Alexander Schweigart
Thanks for the great discussion!
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
@GxP_Alex it is clearly still early days for this tech - lots of opportunity!
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Box Deutschland
Getting there.. Box is used by over 90.000 customers globally and we have partnered with of 1,100 LifeSciences organizations (including 12 of the Top­15 pharmaceutical companies) where over 1.1 million users rely on Box. It's quite robust.
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Jule
Thanks for the insights!!
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Alexander Schweigart
@at_crowd agree on the opportunity, but there is progress already as we have the pleasure to serve over 1,100 Life Sciences clients (with 1 million+ users) already
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Sieglinde Loeffler
Thanks for the good discussion. Here is also a blog that might be interesting to look at https://blog.box.com/blog/life-sciences-lifer-pass...
https://blog.box.com/blog/life-sciences-lifer-passion-it-innovation
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Alexander Schweigart
@at_crowd and even the FDA selected Box for modern content management: https://blog.box.com/blog/fda-approved-us-food-and...
https://blog.box.com/blog/fda-approved-us-food-and-drug-administration-box
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
yes, i understand why IT would support it - definitely a big improvement from their side
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RiedelAtCrowdChat
every step forward helps