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Clinical studies are crucial to progress in life sciences and new figures have revealed that Germany is one of the top locations in the world for clinical jobs. Research from Germany Trade and Invest has found that there were more than 2,000 clinical studies in Germany in 2020. The country is now one of the top 5 locations in the world for clinical studies and continues to push the envelope where innovation and progress is concerned. Major indication areas include cardiovascular and infectious diseases, as well as oncology, diabetes and inflammatory diseases.

The role of supply chain managers has become ever more intense over the last decade. SCM links the entire manufacturing process, from raw material processing and distribution to effective production, logistics processes for moving goods to manufacturers and consumers, and ever systems for returning unwanted or faulty products. External forces outside the manufacturing companies' reach affect this increasingly dynamic ecosystem of processes.

The German government has announced that by 2025 the science ministry will invest €1.1 billion in quantum computing research and development whilst the economics ministry will invest €878 million in application development. The German economy minister, Peter Altmaier, commented, "Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionise key industries of our economies". He went on to say that it is their goal to establish Germany as "one of the best players worldwide in the development and practical application of quantum computing". This is one example of how Germany is making strides in the IT and technology industry – using technology to reimagining the way we manage supply and demand and testing new active substances.

FinTech has not grown as quickly in Germany as many other locations. However, there are signs that the financial market in Germany is now really getting behind this vibrant and innovative sector. One recent study by Comdirekt Bank found that the German market is now made up of more than 900 FinTech companies - within this the most represented industries are real estate and the financing sector.

By 2025, the German government intends to invest up to 700 million € in research into 6G technology. Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research stated that the first German research project into 6G technology would begin mid-April. The aim of the first funding measure, according to the ministry, is for it to lay the groundwork for an engineering environment for future communication technology, centred around 6G. Federal Research Minister, Anja Karliczek, said "We have to think about the day after tomorrow and help shape new key technologies and standards in communication technologies right from the start.

Cyber security has quickly become one of the most pressing issues for businesses across the world. This has been reflected in the sharp uptake of firms investing in cyber security spending over the last year. This is partly due to the global pandemic as the increase in remote working calls for a greater focus on cybersecurity, because of the greater exposure to cyber risk. Megan Hannes, Cyber Product Head for Hiscox said, "Managing [cyber security] in one office location has morphed into managing [cyber security] in huge numbers of workspaces across the country, almost overnight. The pandemic-induced chaos has bred opportunities for [cyber criminals], and they've been taking advantage".

COVID-19 has had a seismic impact on many areas of the economy and specialists in risk management have been forced into a rethink of many previous approaches. This is something that is starkly reflected in recent data from the Business Continuity Institute drawn from a survey on business risks.

Thanks to the GDPR, compliance has been an even hotter topic in recent years, in particular areas such as the duty to provide information on data protection requests. Article 15 of the GDPR gives individuals the right to ask a company for information about the storage of their personal data with that company and this is something that has caused a number of headaches. There is the time-consuming logistics of searching all available databases and directories for one thing, as well as the potential discrepancies that can arise with spellings.

After a year of intense logistical disruptions as a result of the pandemic, the supply chain and transportation industry were hit by another massive setback that sent shockwaves across multiple international supply chains. The end of March saw a 200,000-ton tanker run aground in the Suez Canal, one of the world's most important trade routes which sees nearly 12% of imports and exports pass through it. One day after the incident, there were more than 100 vessels stuck waiting to transit the 120-mile channel. This catastrophe is set to intensify an already strained pressure point, causing backlogs and delays for days, from which industry professionals across the globe will have to bounce back from.

In light of the global health crisis supply chain, procurement, and sustainability leaders are invested in rebuilding more robust and resilient supply chains. The emerging collegiality between specific topics includes digital transformation and the integration of sustainability indicators into procurement and supplier management processes. To support a post-COVID world, supply chain leaders must rethink strategy, moving away from 'Just in Time' to 'Just in Case' using supply chain resilience as a strategic differentiator. Additionally, a rethink of monitoring is needed to shift toward digitally integrated intelligence that scales internationally at the speed of cloud platforms and adjust easily into ecosystems.

While there is no doubt that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on many areas of life sciences, drawing funds and resources to its cause, there are still R&D projects that continue to thrive. Cell and gene therapy is one of these areas because, despite the fact that the effects of the pandemic were far-reaching, the number of advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) clinical trials continued to increase throughout 2020.

Clinical careers across the spectrum have been influenced by the advance of COVID-19 over the past year - and in many different ways. Research ethics is one area that has faced a number of key challenges since March 2020, as the fight against the virus at the heart of the pandemic has forced progress at high speed. Research Ethics Committees (RECs) have been at the forefront of tackling many of these challenges and analysis has revealed the ways in which RECs have coped with these difficulties on a practical level.

Germany has one of the largest pharmaceutical production industries in the world. They have well-trained professionals, state-of-the-art technical facilities and, close proximity to other industries throughout Europe. Germany's particular strengths lie in the complex production of biopharmaceuticals and as the European leader, in terms of the number of active ingredients produced, staggeringly as a country Germany sit in second place just after the United States when it comes to worldwide positionings. If you're looking to take your career to the next level, the German biopharmaceutical industry is a great place to explore rewarding opportunities that can guarantee both career-progression and personal growth.

Germany has frequently been described as a European tech powerhouse. This name is bestowed upon the nation due to their world-leading research facilities that drive innovative and imaginative new technology ventures. They are established as the second biggest global tech investor, after the USA and are home to an unprecedented number of high-tech start-ups. Germany's status as a technological giant is set to continue over the next decade with a wealth of opportunities for promising professionals to get involved within an ever-growing and fast-paced industry.

Germany represents one of the European states that have halted the rollout of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine following 37 reports of blood clots, out of more than 17 million people vaccinated in the European Union and United Kingdom. After the EU's European Medicines Agency's meeting, they stated that "It's [the vaccine's] benefits in protecting people from Covid-19 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation [that] outweigh the possible risks." This review swiftly prompted EU States such as Germany, France and Spain to resume their vaccine rollout. Pharmacovigilance professionals play an important role in the medical industry and protect public health by ensuring drug safety through the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of the adverse effects of pharmaceutical products.

The German Port of Kiel is using ground-breaking technology from Siemens to monitor energy usage. By optimising the cloud-based technology, the team working there is able to improve operations by collecting a wide range of data. This project focuses on the shore power system which allows ships to connect to an onshore power plant rather than using their own generators, thus improving air and noise quality. Siemens has stated that the new technology will enable operators at the port to "determine consumption, identity faults, avoid downtimes, and plan maintenance routines better".

The European Union is set to face a mammoth task of strategically positioning itself economically in a world of global competition. Europe's economy is set to remain dependent in this process on open and secure world markets to unfold its strength. The EU financial market has a pivotal role to play in ensuring Europe's economic success. One integral precondition for protecting the European and thus the German economy is that EU member states do not allow themselves to be divided and ruled. Undoubtedly, the EU is a market with incredible purchasing power and a productive investment location with almost 450 million citizens. The long-term success of the EU strategy rests on it undertaking a holistic view of the various aspects of the economy.

Frankfurt is the business and financial centre of Germany and the largest city in the German state of Hesse. The city is renowned for its futuristic skyline as well as the busiest German airport. Frankfurt is also the financial capital of Continental Europe and the key transportation centre of Germany. Companies based in key financial locations such as Frankfurt in Germany, have been planning for Brexit for years, and as a result, numerous head offices and teams have moved to the continent to mitigate risk among a legion of other factors.

The German Federal Government has recently approved a law on due diligence, to guarantee the preservation of human rights and the maintenance of environmental regulations at every stage of the supply chain process. The implementation of this regulation ensures that due diligence is upheld not just within the state, but in places where raw materials are extracted and goods are assembled. Companies with more than 3,000 employees will be subject to supply chain standards by 2023, with fines for non-compliance reaching a 2% of average annual sale, for companies that surpass €400 million in sales. Thanks to their industry leading knowledge and a business model founded on being sector-specific, the team at DSJ Global are able to proactively react to this type of industry news as Germany adapts to the 'new normal'.

After a tumultuous period for the manufacturing industry - due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic - positive data has recently been published in the February 2021 PMIS (purchasing managers index survey). This data highlights strong and accelerated growth in Germany's manufacturing sector. This positive turn is partly due to demand from Asia, the US and Europe, which has led to export sales rising to the highest level since December 2017. According to the Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME), the expectations of manufacturers were very positive with regards to the forecasted increase in production levels over the next 12 months. Furthermore, this highlighted the predictions that demand is expected to rebound even further as COVID-19 constraints are relaxed and consumer confidence resumes.

The European Tech industry is leading the way in the transition to a climate neutral economy. Leading cloud and infrastructure providers and data centre operators have created the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact in which a plethora of companies and associations, including the most significant industry players, have agreed to a self-regulatory initiative to make European data centres carbon neutral by 2030. Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal stated, "Citizens across Europe use even more technology to go about their daily lives and want this technology, also to help secure a sustainable future for people and planet."

Germany, as well as many other European states, has faced intense instability and uncertainty throughout the pandemic, adapting to a new way of life which technology has undoubtedly aided. However, disruptions and fluctuations are not new for this sector. For the IT and technology industry, the fourth industrial revolution has provided new challenges and opportunities. Developments in artificial intelligence, 3D printing and quantum computing indicate just a few of the new and evolving technologies available to the industry. Glocomms are also looking towards the future and diversifying their hiring procedures, for example, advancing the number of women working in STEM.

As the world turns a corner in the fight against COVID-19 thanks to the approval and mass production of various vaccines, Germany is leading the way with research and development at a crucial stage of the pandemic. With the added pressure of vaccinating as many people as possible to ensure that the transmission of the new variants is kept to a minimum, vaccination capacity needs to be ramped up throughout the country.

The increase in chronic illness rates, such as oncological cancers, asthma, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, has contributed to an increase in drug consumption. As a result, the demand for new drug and pharmaceutical research has also intensified, making pharmacovigilance careers evermore abundant. Pharmacovigilance has turned into a sector in which billions of people are now intensely relying upon in order to keep the general population safe from adverse and unwanted side effects from medical products such as the coronavirus vaccines.

2020 proved to be a tumultuous year for professionals in the logistics and technical operations industry, as the coronavirus pandemic directly impacted the movement, storage, and flow of goods through borders. Plus, travel restrictions crippled the air transport industry and consequently placed intense pressures on shipping and road freight. Despite the unprecedented challenges faced, many in the industry are keen to ensure that plans to make practises more sustainable will still go ahead, such as plans to reduce carbon footprints and ensure ethical and sustainable supply chains. In order to establish a successful benchmark, category managers will be working to obtain more reliable results from suppliers whilst others will be placing pressure on the industry to adopt more sustainable practises throughout the year.