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RPA presents a multitude of opportunities for the life sciences industry that is more than mere back-office operations.

FREMONT, CA: Life sciences industry need robotic applications for their ability to perform tasks that are beyond human potentials. Due to trend changes in the design automation and life science laboratory environments, increased interaction with the robotics has resulted in major impacts. Testing and discovery processes like high-throughput-screening, drug pharmaceutical, and life science blood sampling, research and development in both connected fields. These vital roles, together with the manufacturing of medical devices and implants, put robotics at the forefront of the life sciences markets. Here are three ways robotics can be leveraged in life sciences. 

• Clinical Development

It takes years to complete clinical-stage studies, making it an expensive stage in life sciences. Robotics can be useful with drug safety cases, regulatory submission and trial management processes. By making administrative tasks more efficient with robotics, companies can shift more of their focus on bringing safe and effective drugs to market at a reduced cost. Robotics can support consistency in data entry, quality control and audit readiness during clinical and regulatory processes. 

It also mitigates human error due to mismanaging data and ensures trial procedures are compliant.

• Sales

One of the biggest complaints from sales reps is how they are still spending a lot of time completing data entry. Most of this comes from having to manage data across several systems. Using robotics allows the sales team to spend less time on menial tasks and more time developing relationships with providers and stakeholders. Robots act like personal assistants that can manage sales activities, expenses and track inventory. With robotics, the sales team will have more time identifying how they can offer better health outcomes for patients.

• Personalize Customer Engagement

The way life sciences companies engage customers today is changing. The majority of customer interactions today are managed without a human. Chatbots are being deployed across the healthcare and life sciences industries. Conversational bots can play a significant role in allowing users to complete a task and instantly retrieve information. They can also enhance response times and reduce costs, offering increased access to millions of users.

See also: Top Robotics Companies