Tech is the solution to tackling talent shortages: here's why

In an expert view piece, Jim Sykes, sector managing director for pharmaceutical and life sciences at global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions, considers current risks of losing skilled personnel and how these can be addressed.

Suffice it to say, 2016 was a year of incredible political, economic and environmental change. It is clear that there are massive shifts in power occurring around the globe, and not one industry will be spared the impact of these potentially seismic shifts.

For the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, many historical struggles look set to worsen. Ongoing cuts in government spending, patent cliffs, and shifts in business focus between therapeutic areas are all threatening the stability of the sector, but Brexit could exacerbate this.