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Software for life sciences: managing research, trials and compliance

Chris Barry, Founder 4 February 2025 7 min read

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Blocks is MakeMoreDigital's platform for building intelligent business applications. It is modular, composable technology that lets organisations configure workflows, AI agents and data pipelines without the usual development overhead.

Instead of months of custom development, Blocks lets you assemble pre-built components tailored to your industry. It is enterprise software that adapts to how you work, not the other way around.

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Life sciences needs better software

Better research software can directly improve health outcomes. The UK's pharmaceutical and biotech industries are a government priority sector, important for both public health and economic growth.

Drug development is slow and expensive. The average new drug takes more than a decade and billions of pounds to reach the market. Any practical reduction in that timeline has real human and economic value.

What we build for life sciences

Research pipeline management

We build systems that let research organisations track how compounds move through development:

  • Trial phase tracking — manage clinical workflows clearly
  • Regulatory documentation — generate FDA and EMA submissions
  • Trial monitoring — track patient recruitment and outcomes
  • Complete audit trails — compliant with Good Practice regulations by design

Research tools

Software can help researchers:

  • Analyse complex biological datasets
  • Identify promising compound candidates
  • Estimate trial outcomes based on historical data
  • Automate literature review and analysis

Laboratory operations

We build software that helps with day-to-day research:

  • Equipment scheduling and maintenance
  • Sample tracking and chain of custody
  • Protocol management and reproducibility
  • Connection to laboratory information management systems

Results

A pharmaceutical company achieved:

  • 40% improvement in trial enrolment
  • 30% reduction in regulatory submission time
  • Faster early-stage research

Supporting UK life sciences

Better software helps life-sciences companies by:

  • Making research faster through automation of routine tasks
  • Reducing the compliance burden with built-in regulatory support
  • Supporting collaboration across research sites
  • Protecting intellectual property with secure data handling
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