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09.18.26 -- When To Trust And When To Verify AI-Enabled Validation Systems
Webinar: Lessons in Building Connected Lab Operations Across Development and GMP As laboratories scale, disconnected processes can create bottlenecks, limit visibility and complicate compliance. Join Bend Bioscience to explore how they standardized and connected GMP operations using IDBS Polar. Learn how digital workflows, improved traceability and quality controls can reduce friction, strengthen consistency and build a scalable foundation for growth.
The Best Quantity Surveying Softwares and Tools
The role of the Quantity Surveyor (QS) in the UK construction industry has shifted from manual measurements on paper drawings to fully digital workflows. In a world defined by BIM compliance, carbon reporting and tight contract margins, digital proficiency is now a core requirement rather than a nice-to-have. For QS professionals, the right technology stack can be the difference between a stressful, error-prone tender and a winning bid delivered days ahead of schedule.
Why Cloud Migration Is The Key To Business Agility
By Stuart Ward, Head of Platform Strategy, IDBS In the high-stakes biopharmaceutical market, commercial success hinges on speed, adaptability, and innovation. Establishing business agility—the capacity to pivot rapidly in response to market disruptions or new discoveries—is essential for high-performing organizations.
05.07.26 -- Using PATs For Real-Time Process Monitoring
At AAPS, drug product experts discuss how formulation, stability, and analytical services enable robust CMC strategies, reduce development risk, and support confident regulatory decision making. Learn more FOCUS ON MANUFACTURING CONTROLS In this segment from the Bioprocess Online Live event, “Aligning CMC And MSAT To Move PATs Out Of Pilot Mode,” our panelists respond to results from an audience poll.
Case Study: Finding the ideal role for a seasoned site manager
All Case Studies How Daniel Owen helped a Site Manager secure the perfect role through a personalised recruitment approach. Name of Company Construction Candidate Sector Construction Location Hampshire, UK Having worked with multiple recruitment agencies, Jason knew the frustrations of poor communication, slow responses, and roles that failed to match expectations. He needed a recruiter who would offer transparency, support, and a tailored approach.
Cloud Migration In Regulated Environments: Validation Implications And Best Practices
By Stuart Ward, Head of Platform Strategy, IDBS Modernizing digital infrastructure is no longer an optional upgrade but a foundational requirement for long-term competitiveness in regulated industries. Transitioning to a cloud-first environment allows organizations to move beyond the limitations of manual hardware maintenance and siloed data, instead embracing scalable computing and automated analytics.
Too important to leave on the backburner: Why 2026 should be the year your financial institution takes control of its digital experience
28 October 2025 02:30 PM By Stuart Ward, Backbase 6 minute read Facebook X LinkedIn Copy link In today’s times, banks are judged on their apps and relying on a technology provider that’s not solely focused on customer experience is a risky move. While in-branch banking is not yet dead, it’s long since ceased to be the default option for Australian businesses and consumers.
Stuart Ward, Author at CXFocus Magazine
A competitive interest rate has always been key to winning business in the hotly contested savings space, and never more so than in today’s times, when cash strapped consumers are …
07.24.25 -- Lilly's Calculated Approach To Upgrade Trade-Offs
FOCUS ON FACILITIES DESIGN If the disruption of implementing and adapting to new technology costs more than its benefits, teams should proceed cautiously. Refurbishing Single-Use Systems To Drive Sustainability How can biopharma reduce its environmental footprint? Discover a refurbishment model that transforms single-use components into a multi-use system, significantly cutting down on disposable plastic waste.
5 Tips For Keeping Your Aerobic Treatment System In Top Shape
Share Share with Facebook Share with Tweeter Share with LinkedIn Aerobic treatment systems (ATS) are crucial components of many wastewater treatment setups. They rely on oxygen to promote the growth of bacteria that break down organic matter, ensuring that effluent water is adequately treated before it is discharged or reused. Just like any mechanical or biological system, your ATS requires regular care and maintenance.
4 Ways To Determine The Type Of Chemical Dosing Agent To Use
Share Share with Facebook Share with Tweeter Share with LinkedIn Selecting the right chemical dosing agent is a critical component in optimizing wastewater treatment processes. The proper agent not only enhances treatment efficiency but also minimizes environmental impact and operational costs. We explore four systematic approaches that help treatment professionals determine which chemical dosing agent is best suited to their unique operational needs.
Is your biopharma company ‘data ready’? How to tell and why it matters
For years, a stash of ancient scrolls have been sitting in storage, still rolled up. They may have belonged to Julius Caesar’s father-in-law, before a volcano buried them — and Pompeii — in 79 CE. Since the scrolls were discovered in the 1800s, they have been carefully guarded. Researchers periodically pull out one scroll at a time to try to unroll them, but every time they’ve tried, the scroll crumbles into dust.
Understanding What
Share Share with Facebook Share with Tweeter Share with LinkedIn Lamella clarifiers, also known as inclined plate settlers, are an essential component in modern wastewater treatment processes. These devices are designed to improve the efficiency of sedimentation and solid separation, allowing for clearer and cleaner water while occupying a smaller footprint than traditional clarifiers.
Types Of Oil-Water Separator Systems
Share Share with Facebook Share with Tweeter Share with LinkedIn Oil-water separators are essential systems used to remove oil from water in various industrial applications. These systems are particularly important in industries like oil and gas, wastewater treatment, maritime operations, and manufacturing, where oil spills, leaks, and contaminated runoff pose environmental and operational challenges.
biopharma's next competitive edge
Biopharma’s gradual embrace of the cloud is picking up pace. In 2022, PwC surveyed more than one hundred pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. Forty percent were already running all of their operations in the cloud; another 55% hoped to join them by late this year. The report also found that the most successful companies used their cloud transitions to jumpstart digital transformation. As generative AI takes off, they may be best positioned to take advantage.
Can Today's ELNs Support Tomorrow's Labs?
Article | March 14, 2024 By Stuart Ward, Head of Platform Strategy, IDBS The global electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) market is growing rapidly, driven by increased competition in the pharma sector and advancements in web and cloud-based ELN offerings. While ELNs offer benefits such as faster drug delivery, improved data security, and enhanced collaboration, there are concerns about digitizing data, time constraints, disruption to routines, and data security issues.
Scotland’s independence impasse is not unique Original
The writer is author of ‘Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain’ In November 1967, a historic by-election in the South...
Scotland’s independence impasse is not unique
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Between Brussels and Beijing: The Transatlantic Response to the Chinese Presence in the Baltic Sea Region
In This Review In This Review Between Brussels and Beijing: The Transatlantic Response to the Chinese Presence in the Baltic Sea Region This book, published by the Jamestown Foundation in cooperation with policy analysts in Latvia, contains case studies assembled to show why Scandinavian and Baltic countries, Germany, and Poland should be more vigilant with regard to economic and political relations with China.
1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch
In This Review In This Review 1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch This book revisits German history in 1923, the year of Hitler’s failed Beer Hall Putsch, when his Nazi Party attempted to seize the city hall in Munich. The putsch took place in Bavaria, Germany’s most conservative region, where even moderate conservatives were anti-republican opponents of the Weimar government in Berlin.
Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain
In This Review In This Review Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain This book investigates a piece of unspoken conventional wisdom: since the loss of the empire, the British people have become unsure what their country represents, an uncertainty that may well trigger the dissolution of the United Kingdom itself. Oddly, given that the author fixes on this hypothetical future, the book itself is almost entirely about the past.
"Application of Quantum Mechanical Techniques to Optical Waveguide Stru" by Stuart Ward
Title Department Name Physics & Astronomy First Committee Member (Chair) Arash Mafi Second Committee Member Rouzbeh Allahverdi Third Committee Member David Dunlap Fourth Committee Member Ganesh Balakrishnan Dissertation Ward, Stuart. "Application of Quantum Mechanical Techniques to Optical Waveguide Structures." (2023). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phyc_etds/283
Quantum decay of an optical soliton
Abstract Optical solitons are known to be classically stable objects which are robust to perturbations. In this work we show that due to quantum-mechanical effects, an optical soliton that is initially in a classical soliton coherent state will shed photons into the continuum and hence decay.
Understanding the Basics of Dissolved Air Flotation Water Treatment Equipment | Environmental XPRT
If you’re responsible for installing, maintaining, or upgrading a water treatment system, then you face plenty of challenges. Clean water is one of the most valuable resources in the world. There is a lot at stake when dealing with water equipment. Of course, there are also more practical concerns. Not only do you have to consider water equipment that will maximize solids recovery. You also must find a solution that is friendly to your budget.
Did Joe Biden’s deeply personal sense of Irish history meet the moment?
The timing of US president Joe Biden’s visit to Belfast and Dublin this week could not have been more delicate. The occasion was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, but the trip was as much an exercise in salvaging a peace process that has teetered on the verge of derailment for some time. The fallout of Brexit in 2016 brought an immediate souring of relations between the British and Irish governments, the likes of which had not been seen in decades.
Will we ever see a referendum in the UK again?
In light of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, Stuart Ward reflects on the place of the referendum in UK politics, placing their use in the wider historical context of the end of the British empire. Nicola Sturgeon’s shock departure as Scotland’s First Minister has many wondering whether the SNP will ever achieve its aim of a second independence referendum. Her inability to deliver on her own deadline of October this year was surely a major factor in her resignation.
Untied Kingdom
Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. How did Britain cease to be global?
Choosing the Best Belt Filter for Wastewater Facilities | Environmental XPRT
Wastewater facilities play an essential role in ensuring that industrial waste is managed correctly. Many substances are contained in these waste materials, and they have to be managed as per the standards. Failure to maintain them effectively means that contamination will be a real threat. One of the machines that you have to install in a wastewater facility is a belt filter.
PEWE - ASO Alpha - Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) - Low Flow Wastewater MBBR Treatment System by Process Engineered Water Equipment (PEWE)
From The ASO® Alpha! MBBR moving bed bioreactor wastewater treatment system is a continuous flow design utilized for the reduction of soluble organics and nutrients. The key to the system is the US Patented media which provides a “home” for biological colonies of bacteria and protozoa to grow and flourish. The media are contained within the sub-grade serial tank system where they are immersed. Water flows via gravity from influent to effluent discharge.
'The Vista' through time, Part 1: From 'wilderness condos' to a haven for marijuana grows
Siskiyou County's once-sleepy backwoods development of Mt. Shasta Vista underwent radical sea change in 2015. The following retrospective is the first in a series by 43-year Vistan Stuart Ward, who hopes to shed light on the subdivision's beginnings. It blends a crazy quilt of jumping-timeline history with personal experiences and reflections. Wilderness condo, anyone?
'The Vista' through time, Part 1: From 'wilderness condos' to a haven for marijuana grows
Siskiyou County's once-sleepy backwoods development of Mt. Shasta Vista underwent radical sea change in 2015. The following retrospective is the first in a series by 43-year Vistan Stuart Ward, who hopes to shed light on the subdivision's beginnings. It blends a crazy quilt of jumping-timeline history with personal experiences and reflections. Wilderness condo, anyone?
Sibos podcast: Top 10 banking trends for 2021
As the calendar turns to another , one of the things I look forward to is putting together my annual Top 10 Banking Trends report. It’s a chance to connect with colleagues and clients and reflect on what the year gone by means for the year ahead in the banking industry and then capture that thinking in an interesting and thought-provoking way. Every year I wind up with more material to fit into the paper than space allows.
The Evolving Role Of The GxP Archivist
By Stuart Ward, Bob McDowall, Damien Tiller This need to protect the data encompasses intellectual property and/or regulatory data integral for marketing submissions. Therefore, ensuring the archivist can guarantee adequate protection and control for regulatory data is critical for organizations to meet their business goals.
The Evolving Role Of The GxP Archivist
By Stuart Ward, Bob McDowall, Damien Tiller This need to protect the data encompasses intellectual property and/or regulatory data integral for marketing submissions. Therefore, ensuring the archivist can guarantee adequate protection and control for regulatory data is critical for organizations to meet their business goals.
Brexit, Australian style: will leaving the EU breathe new life into an old friendship?
This piece is republished with permission from GriffithReview69: The European Exchange, edited by Ashley Hay and Natasha Cica, and published in partnership with the Australian National University When Boris Johnson unveiled his government’s new points-based immigration system in February 2020, designed to deliver Brexit by shifting Britain’s migrant intake “away from a reliance on cheap labour from Europe”, the spin cycle was at full tilt.
Brexit, Australian style: will leaving the EU breathe new life into an old friendship?
This piece is republished with permission from GriffithReview69: The European Exchange, edited by Ashley Hay and Natasha Cica, and published in partnership with the Australian National University When Boris Johnson unveiled his government’s new points-based immigration system in February 2020, designed to deliver Brexit by shifting Britain’s migrant intake “away from a reliance on cheap labour from Europe”, the spin cycle was at full tilt.
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Cloud Computing for the Laboratory
Credit: iStock The pharmaceutical market continues to grow and organizations are looking for innovative ways to manage the ever-increasing amount of data. For many laboratories, the data collected from experiments and processes performed is the most valuable asset they have and underpins the business decisions they make.
Embers of Empire in Brexit Britain
Editor(s): Stuart Ward, Astrid Rasch Published: 25-07-2019 Format: Paperback Edition: 1st Extent: 200 ISBN: 9781350113794 Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm RRP: £19.99 Online price: £17.99 Saving: Save £2.00 (10%) Tell others about this book Lorem About Embers of Empire in Brexit Britain While the British Empire is long gone, it survives as a recurring flashpoint in heated debates about the present and future of Britain and the nations over which Britain once ruled.
Transitioning to the cloud - drivers and challenges
Dr Stuart Ward, head of business analysis at IDBS, discusses why organisations should be considering transitioning to cloud-based software and technologies and some of the important things they should keep in mind. There are numerous incentives for firms that embrace new technologies, especially cloud computing.
Can organisations introduce automation and remain compliant
Reducing time to market is increasingly important for all businesses as they seek to lower costs and increase revenues, and the pharmaceutical industry is no exception. Pharma and biotech organisations need to create breakthrough medicines quickly, while simultaneously juggling sensitive data and complying with stringent regulations.
How imperialism still stops Britain from grasping how it looks to the world
While international editor of the Guardian, Anthony Hartley visited Amsterdam in 1958. Journeying in the opposite direction from Joris Luyendijk, he was immediately struck by the quiet confidence of the citizenry. It seemed such a contrast to the temper of 1950s Britain that he could not help contemplating the underlying cause.
Safe, Efficient and…Cost-effective?
In today’s laboratories, there’s an extensive range of safety rules, guidelines and criteria that must be followed. These rules cover everything from those working in laboratories and making products, to understanding how the creation of a product impacts the environment. So that individuals and companies can show compliance, any information relating to these safety rules and procedures needs to be documented and reported on.
Can a Laboratory be Safe and Efficient While Still Cutting Costs?
In today’s laboratories, there’s an extensive range of safety rules, guidelines and criteria that must be followed. These rules cover everything from the people working in laboratories and making products, to understanding how the creation of a product impacts the environment. So that individuals and companies can show compliance, any information relating to these safety rules and procedures needs to be documented and reported on.
Adjust Your Workflows to Increase Lab Safety and Efficiency
Organizations need to ensure that they meet the various regulations placed on them, depending on both the domain and location they operate in. These regulations can range from ensuring that data integrity is maintained, like the good practice regulations, through to ensuring that work performed in the laboratory is conducted in a safe manner.
Letter to the Editor: Yes on T - No on U
It's a pity the County Board of Supervisors tied banning outdoor grows (Measure U) to handling the flood of illicit grows (T).
A beautiful mess | Robert Skinner
My mother was an atheist, but she was a Catholic atheist, so she had certain expectations. At Christmas she watched us run around in the heat like savages, chasing cricket balls, frisbees, each other. Our Christmas crackers were filled with jokes that never got old, partly because they were never new, but it’s hard to imagine Christ reading any of them out loud. Everyone wore party hats, and by 3 pm the table would be littered with empty champagne bottles.
Between the lines
Making sense of the adult colouring craze “Do you sell the pencils as well?” I asked the woman in the bookstore. She had already recommended her favourite colouring books for adults. They didn’t sell the art supplies, though; I would have to try the stationery store around the corner. At its entrance was a large display, lined with packs of felt-tip pens and tins of pencils. Next to them were more of the colouring books.
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