ON eNews
August 2020
3 Years Into the Journey Approaching each anniversary of me becoming CEO at One Nucleus, I always look back to see where our journey has reached. This past year must rank as one of the strangest in many ways. Through the latter part of 2019 we worked on how to support our members as they focussed on their day job whilst also preparing for Brexit, dealing with distractions such as a General Election and so on. Then, early 2020 lands and nobody was expecting a pandemic and the disruption that comes with it. Through all that however, the sector has remained dynamic, responsive and growing. This in no small part has been down to the excellent leadership in many companies, often invisible outside that organisation and not in the headlines, but critical and first class. Of course, the challenges that were there prior to Covid-19 have not disappeared. Brexit impact still looms, accessing capital is still a challenge that has to be met and creating new healthcare interventions such as therapeutics, diagnostics and technologies is complex. At One Nucleus we have had a strategic review on-going throughout and whilst Covid-19 has certainly adapted how we can support members best going forward, our focus remains firmly on helping our members and wider network where possible to succeed. Your success ultimately means better outcomes for patients. We are all likely be in that position at some stage. Next Steps Against that back-drop, it is as always, a pleasure to welcome you to our monthly newsletter, updating you on our forthcoming activities, the free 3-month extension on membership through Covid-19, our latest survey, current discounts, profiling opportunities available and more. Your Voice Matters I mentioned our latest survey here. This has been prompted by a number of factors that are people related. The recently published UK R&D Roadmap raised some key questions such as how we are going to attract global talent to the UK and how can we make R&D more inclusive. Attracting and retaining the right employees is a frequently raised concern by members, not least with Brexit changes and high growth increasing competition for talent. Much like the data we hold to promote the region and members to global investors and partners, securing data on employment trends and opportunities is equally key in attracting the best. Members are free of course to post vacancies across R&D and operational roles on our website, the jobs page being particularly popular amongst visitors. We also hear talented people are increasingly looking at the purpose and social responsibility of potential employers as a differentiator. Covid-19 has very clearly shown the strong sense of social responsibility within the sector as donated PPE, equipment, collaboration and diverted resources have been seen from companies of all shapes and sizes. How do we harness that for good going forward, encouraging more bright people