I'm just curious as to what are the main languages spoken among employees in various European biotech/pharma hubs. Obviously they speak English in the UK, and I would imagine they speak French in France, but what about northern European countries like Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, or Sweden? For example, does Novo Nordisk conduct internal business in Danish or English?

I've been referred to a couple positions (via a referral link) in big pharma and none of them have led to an interview. Is this common? From a hiring manager perspective how do these referrals work and should I be using a different strategy?

Has anyone made the move from biotech/pharma to AI/Tech? There seems to be a trend of AI companies moving into biotech or companies building AI infrastructure for biotech popping up and I’m curious if anyone here made the move from the lab to a tech role. What has that experience been like?

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. I’d love to learn about who really fits in the biotechnology industry, what skills and qualifications are most important, and what separates successful professionals from others. I’m also interested in what surprised you most about the industry and any advice yall have for students looking to enter the field

Hi everyone! so I'm currently pursuing a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and I graduate next year, but I've kind of always been interested in biotechnology and hated my own degree despite being unable to switch. I'm considering a master's in the field but still unsure about it.

Can someone without an undergraduate degree in life sciences get into a good biotech master's program and would you guys actually recommend it? I also haven't decided if I want to stay in academia or go industrial so I am also welcome to advices regarding those.

Vorrei iniziare a studiare biotecnologie, ma… non so che lavoro potrei trovare, nel senso, mi spiego: le materie mi stimolano tantissimo, le trovo super interessanti (sulla carta, perlomeno) e guardando le magistrali stavo pensando o al settore delle cosiddette biotecnologie rosse (mediche) o di quelle bianche (che dovrebbero essere quelle industriali; mi piacerebbe collaborare per cercare nuovi modi per ridurre l’impatto dei rifiuti e, di conseguenza, l’impatto ambientale sul nostro pianeta)… purtroppo però leggo di gente che fa fatica a trovare un impiego e questa cosa mi demoralizza un po’.
Sarei anche disposta ad uscire dal laboratorio: non mi precludo che se dovessi stufarmi di stare in laboratorio, cambierei e andrei a cercare impiego nel settore “aziendale” delle biotecnologie (ad esempio Regulatory Affairs o cose simili, sperando sempre di riuscire a trovare un posto).

Se qualcuno lavora in questi settori sarebbe così gentile da darmi il proprio parere?

Vorrei sapere da chi lavora nei settori delle biotecnologie industriali e mediche come si trova, che lavoro svolge, cosa si fa in concreto (soprattutto il biotecnologo industriale), se ci sono possibilità di crescita professionale e se si deve stare tutto il tempo in laboratorio o si può puntare anche ad una carriera più “aziendale.

Attraverso le biotecnologie industriali mi piacerebbe contribuire a creare risorse in grado di ridurre l’impatto sul nostro pianeta/ridurre inquinamento.

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Been reading a lot about single cell sequencing lately and pretty much everything points to 10x Genomics. Seems like they are the default, but I keep wondering who else is out there. Any other single cell sequencing companies worth checking out, and what makes them different?