More than 125 medtech customers use Veeva applications for seamless execution across product development
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) today announced that 18 of the top 20 medtech companies leverage Veeva Development Cloud and Veeva Commercial Cloud applications to streamline processes across the total medtech product lifecycle. Veeva MedTech enables more than 125 customers with deep industry expertise and technology from ideation to commercialization. With an increasing need to keep up with industry changes for faster time to market, medtech companies are moving to connected applications on a single cloud platform to execute key processes more efficiently.

“With dozens of studies across hundreds of global sites, simplifying clinical operations with unified document management and streamlined workflows is a top priority,” said Matt Christensen, senior vice president at Smith+Nephew. “Using Veeva MedTech’s unified clinical solution drives transparency, ensures integrity of study files, and speeds trial timelines.”
Veeva MedTech enables end-to-end product lifecycle management with Veeva Vault Clinical, Veeva Vault RIM, Veeva Vault Quality, and Veeva Vault Commercial. Using advanced applications built with medtech industry best practices, customers can access real-time insights to make data-driven decisions, automate processes, and maintain inspection readiness. This reduces manual work and improves cross-team collaboration while driving growth, cost efficiency, and compliance.
“This momentum shows that the global medtech industry has made great strides in modernizing systems, establishing a foundation across the product lifecycle to leverage into the future,” said Seth Goldenberg, vice president, Veeva MedTech. “With the top medtech leaders standardizing on Veeva applications, we will continue to learn and advance the industry toward more streamlined processes to deliver innovative new devices and diagnostics to patients in need.”
More than 200 industry professionals will network, share best practices, and hear valuable insights from medtech leaders, including Bio-Rad Laboratories, Philips, and ZEISS Medical Technology, at Veeva MedTech EU Summit. Medtech industry professionals can register for the Nov. 5 – 7 event in Amsterdam.
About Veeva SystemsVeeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves. For more information, visit veeva.com/eu.
Veeva Forward-looking StatementsThis release contains forward-looking statements regarding Veeva’s products and services and the expected results or benefits from use of our products and services. These statements are based on our current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those provided in this release and we have no obligation to update such statements. There are numerous risks that have the potential to negatively impact our results, including the risks and uncertainties disclosed in our filing on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2024, which you can find here (a summary of risks which may impact our business can be found on pages 36 and 37), and in our subsequent SEC filings, which you can access at sec.gov.
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But skills gap persists with just one security professional for every 86 companies
CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Socura, a UK-based cybersecurity services business that protects many of the nation’s biggest NHS trusts, councils, and private companies, has released its UK cybersecurity careers 2024 report, ‘Their next job was in cyber’. 

The report is released four years after the UK government’s infamous ‘Fatima’ ballet ad promoting cyber as a career option. Based on Office of National Statistics data, it reveals that cybersecurity is now the fastest growing tech occupation in the UK, with the number of people in cyber roles more than doubling (128%) between 2021 and 2024. Despite this growth rate, there are not yet enough cybersecurity professionals to tackle the growing threat to UK businesses, with only one security pro for every 86 companies. 
Other key findings of Socura’s report include: 
There are 4,600 more women in cybersecurity roles in 2024 compared to 2021. However, the percentage of women in cybersecurity roles has decreased and now stands at 17%, down from 24%. London is less of a hub for cybersecurity professionals than it is for other IT professionals. 25% of all IT workers are based in London, compared to 17% of cyber workers.Northern Ireland and Wales are the countries in the UK with the fewest cybersecurity professionals. “Cybersecurity may be the fastest growing IT occupation in the UK but the skills shortage in the industry remains a concern,” said Andy Kays, CEO at Socura. “Many businesses simply do not have the specialists they need to defend against cyber attacks.  
“To fix this problem at a national level, we need more initiatives like the NCSC-backed Academic Centres of Excellence and ways to reach even younger people so that they can discover technology in schools. For organisations struggling to recruit cybersecurity experts, finding a trusted managed services partner to bolster capabilities and ease the load remains vital to bridging the gap.” 
“Attracting more workers, particularly women, into cyber remains a key challenge for the industry,” said Dr Kathryn Jones, Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University. ”However, gender imbalance and the low representation of women is a wider issue in the tech sector, not only cybersecurity. The number of women enrolled on computer science and software engineering courses, for example, is typically also low.  
“Cybersecurity is an exciting and varied career choice but more initiatives like the NCSC’s Cyber First Girls competition are needed to raise awareness.” 
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Read summary blogDownload full report Methodology Socura’s analysis is based on UK ONS annual population survey data, which tracks occupation figures based on 15 IT-related Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2020) codes such as 2135 cybersecurity professionals. The ONS annual population is a continuous survey that consists of 12 months of survey data, which is broken down and released on a quarterly basis. 
About Socura Socura reduces cyber risk by proactively detecting and responding to threats, 24/7. Our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service operates as an extension of an organisation’s security team – supplying highly skilled SOC experts and the additional capabilities needed to scale security operations and accelerate response to attacks. 
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Findings follow 300 million review milestone, 19% YoY bookings growth (at constant currency) in the UK for trusted global platform
LONDON, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Trustpilot, the global independent review platform, today unveiled the findings of its 2024 Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) study. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Trustpilot found that organisations that deployed Trustpilot received a 401% return on investment, generating a $959K net present value, or a total value of $1.2M. 

 
 
The TEI study demonstrated how investing in Trustpilot helped organisations leverage reviews, build brand equity and trust, and spur customer acquisition at scale. Forrester interviewed representatives from organisations using Trustpilot and surveyed 221 respondents across the UK, US, Italy, and Germany. The findings were combined into a composite profile of a global, industry-agnostic organisation with $200 million in annual revenue. The three-year, risk-adjusted present value (PV) quantified benefits include:
Trustpilot improved customer acquisition worth $1MTrustpilot improved operational efficiencies worth $189kTrustpilot helped increase traffic by 35% in year 3 (25% in year 1, 30% in year 2)One of the Trustpilot customers interviewed, Adam Lindsey VP –  Global Operations at Groupon, said “The biggest risk of not working with Trustpilot is you don’t know what’s happening and you can have some rather viral type of comments that aren’t handled.”
The study revealed additional qualitative benefits of partnering with Trustpilot, including:
Enhanced brand awareness – Trustpilot provides organisations with highly valued third-party validation. In the Forrester survey of 221 professionals, 98% agreed that reviews and ratings helped their organisation improve brand reputation.Improved employee experience (EX) – Study found that positive reviews lifted morale in the workplace and helped create a supportive and positive culture.Richer insights into customer sentiment – Trustpilot enabled organisations to gather unique and extensive customer feedback they wouldn’t have been able to access otherwise, which helped them manage operations more effectively.Improved customer satisfaction – The platform allowed organisations to engage directly with customers and in a prompt manner. By enabling organisations to act quickly, Trustpilot helps build trust and loyalty that boosts customer satisfaction.”Our team has always believed that connecting brands and consumers and advocating for transparency in the reviews process can help build trust and deliver business growth” said Alicia Skubick, Chief Customer Officer at Trustpilot. “We’re delighted that the Forrester study reinforces this and highlights both the qualitative and quantitative results our customers have experienced by including Trustpilot in their marketing, insight gathering, and customer acquisition efforts.”
Trustpilot’s TEI study follows the company’s most recent earnings report, revealing that bookings growth is up 19% globally, with exceptional performance in the UK, where bookings growth is up 19% at constant currency. The company also saw a 16% year-over-year growth in revenue at constant currency in the UK. Globally, the company recently achieved over 300 million reviews, including 53 million in 2023 alone.  
Find out more on how Trustpilot drove growth for its customers at: https://uk.business.trustpilot.com/calculate-roi 
About Trustpilot
Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever – to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial – we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve.
Today, we have more than 300 million reviews on the platform and 67 million monthly active users across the globe, with 127 billion annual Trustpilot brand impressions, and the numbers keep growing. We have more than 900 employees and we’re headquartered in Copenhagen, with operations in Amsterdam, Denver, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, Milan and New York.
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