Innovation and the workplace

With the increasing pressures on the pharmaceutical industry to meet the ch allenges of producing more drugs, in less time and at lower costs, all aspe cts of streamlining the process of discovery and development need to be add ressed. The author discusses how a design process that focuses on process c hange, on key workplace characteristics and on setting clear performance ta rgets will create the right framework for delivering innovative solutions t o workplace design for drug discovery. He explains how, in an industry wher e time means more money than one likes to think about, such solutions will help the pharmaceutical community optimize performance and reduce costs.