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programme. In particular, researchers are faced lack of harmony between laboratory workflows.
with several challenges including process complex- These multiple workflows often hinder the distri-
ity, data indecipherability and questionable tech- bution, reuse and adoption of best practices within
nology efficacy: the global scientific community.
a71 Research work in silos – Traditional chemistry
a71 Multiple workflows – As the life science sector and emerging biology research teams often work
has expanded, multinational pharmaceutical com- alone and fail to make the most of their results
panies have established global laboratories all due to a lack of inter-disciplinary activity. An
engaged in related or similar research activities. inability to collaborate between biology and
However, there has been a deficiency in establish- chemistry processes leads to repeat and redundant
ing suitable methods of sharing findings. In addi- work and inconsistent results. In order to make
tion to this, the industry has seen a rise in mergers the most of their research, each team must work
and acquisitions, which has led to redundancy and together by utilising each other’s results. For
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