Understanding the unique challenges faced by life science companies, the partnership between The Life Science Cluster and Bizzmine offers tailored support to streamline the transition from traditional paper-based methods to advanced digital solutions. Bizzmine's flexible platform, combined with The Life Science Cluster’s collaborative expertise and cluster library, provides a robust foundation for companies looking to optimise their quality management systems. The system’s flexibility coupled with the availability of specific industry templates directly within the platform, were 2 crucial factors in The Life Science Cluster’s decision to choose Bizzmine over alternative software options. By adding the proprietary and dynamic cluster library on top, this constitutes an excellent tool which supports life science companies in transitional phases to reduce time and cost for building the right quality system at the right time.
Members of The Life Science Cluster are granted entry to the cluster’s QMS library based on the Bizzmine platform, which houses a curated selection of pre-constructed content aligned with the Bizzmine framework, including a comprehensive Quality Handbook and Quality Manual.
The cluster provides member support by assisting in the development of their initial operational plan and facilitating straightforward access to both the Bizzmine platform and its extensive library, as well as the cluster library focusing on health and bio industrial companies’ quality system needs with various export options tailored to meet the specific requirements of the companies.
Furthermore, The Life Science Cluster boasts a solid collaboration with the University of Oslo via the SPARK Norway innovation program, which fosters a vibrant collaborative environment. This collaboration underscores the cluster's commitment to innovation and education. Moreover, The Life Science Cluster actively encourages collaborations with spin-off ventures originating from other academic institutions, thereby enriching the innovation cluster with diverse academic insights and entrepreneurial spirit.
“We are thrilled about this collaboration as it aligns perfectly with our commitment to fostering the growth of start-ups and spin-offs in Life Sciences. We are eager to contribute to their journey through regulatory intricacies, ensuring their readiness for a successful scaling journey with the Bizzmine platform”. - Ilse Bracke, Director Partnerships at Bizzmine
As part of the collaboration, Bizzmine and The Life Science Cluster will enhance the cluster’s QMS Forum, providing a dedicated space for bi-monthly discussions and fostering personal relationships among members. This forum becomes a hub for sharing insights, experiences, and best practices within the life science community.
"The Life Science Cluster supports industry growth and bringing new life science solutions to the market, within health and bioscience. A crucial part of this, is supporting the SMEs to develop the right in-house competence and make it easier to build and develop what they need. One of these areas is understanding of regulatory and QMS /QHSE requirements and reduce time needed to build the correct system at the right time. When supporting companies in a cluster setting, we get the additional benefit of creating a community of people with similar responsibilities across companies, which strengthens the ecosystem as a whole." - Hanne Mette Dyrlie Kristensen – CEO at TLSC
Diatec and Polypure, as part of the initial collaboration, stand as prime examples of companies both benefiting from and contributing to this innovative partnership. Their experience showcases the effectiveness of gathering knowledge from the early stages of operations to structure quality systems from the outset. They have donated contents to form the solid base of the cluster library. As more members participate, they both receive and share, and the platform has developed significantly from the initial stage.
“As one of the founding members of the cluster, Curida Diatec has a strong focus on sharing of competence and knowledge to the best of the ecosystem. Building the right quality system at the right time is one important factor for life science companies. We digitalized our quality system using the Bizzmine platform, and we are happy to see that sharing our non-competitive experiences and systems can support the growth of companies coming after us.” - Bjørn Pedersen, Curida Diatec
For life science companies seeking a comprehensive solution to elevate their quality management processes, the partnership between Bizzmine and The Life Science Cluster offers a unique blend of technological innovation and collaborative expertise.
About The Life Science Cluster
The Life Science Cluster is the largest life science cluster in Norway, and a network for all companies and organisations for which life science is key. The Life Science Cluster has over 120 members across the health, technology, marine, and agriculture sectors. The cluster aims to strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing in industry, academia, and the private and public sectors, thus contributing to more new jobs in internationally competitive export industries. The cluster has received support from Stiftelsen Teknologiformidling to build the library and database, and also to deliver support to selected startups.