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A Saturday morning briefing on the consulting industry

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The Top 25 Life Sciences Consultants and Leaders of 2025

The Consulting Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Life Sciences Consultants and Leaders of 2025. Progress in life sciences depends on scientific advances as much as it depends on the systems that support them. The individuals recognized here work in the space where those two elements meet. They advise on decisions that shape research priorities, clinical execution, regulatory preparation, and how organizations use data and technology (Read).

Charles Wong Joins Simon-Kucher as Partner

Simon-Kucher, a prominent consultancy focused on commercial growth and pricing, has appointed Charles Wong as Senior Partner to lead its Retail and Digital Banking practice across the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Wong will lead the firm’s retail and digital banking expansion, helping clients boost commercial models, speed digital growth, enhance customer experience, and improve pricing and monetization (Read).

Bain Warns Tech Services Face Major Revenue Risk

A new Bain & Company report warns that technology services firms could lose 30% or more of their revenue if they continue operating with a business-as-usual approach. The report, “The New Growth Equation for Tech Services,” states that industry margins have already fallen by over 200 basis points, and valuations have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Bain notes that AI, economic nationalism, demographic changes, and the energy transition are reshaping the technology services sector (Read).

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Top Life Sciences Consultant: Accenture’s Petra Jantzer

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Capgemini, SAP Partnership Strengthens

Capgemini has announced an expanded partnership with SAP to advance digital sovereignty and accelerate agentic AI-based transformation for organizations across Europe. The companies will launch a Sovereign Technology Partnership aimed at helping public sector institutions, defense organizations, and highly regulated industries innovate securely and maintain control over sensitive data and operations (Read).

Cognizant Buys 3Cloud

Cognizant has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 3Cloud, one of the largest independent Microsoft Azure services providers with strong capabilities in AI enablement, data modernization, and cloud platforms. The acquisition will expand Cognizant’s Azure portfolio and strengthen its position in enterprise AI transformation by integrating 3Cloud’s expertise in app innovation, analytics, and cloud engineering (Read).

ZS Names Sunil Dixit as CPO

ZS has appointed Sunil Dixit as its new Chief Product Officer, marking a key addition to the firm’s platforms and products business. Based in San Francisco, Dixit brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software, having held senior roles at Salesforce, Numerify, IRI Worldwide, and most recently at Clearwater Analytics, where he led global product strategy. ZS aims to strengthen its solutions that integrate data, analytics, and AI with domain expertise to help clients accelerate growth (Read).

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Driving Growth and Value: Level Equity’s Co-Founder & CEO Ben Levin

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L.E.K. Tracks China’s Expanding Clinical Trial Role

L.E.K. Consulting, in collaboration with PharmaDJ, has released “Advancing Innovation and Global Reach: The Next Chapter in China’s Clinical Trial Development,” a report examining how China’s clinical development ecosystem is entering a significant phase marked by stronger innovation, wider international participation, and greater use of AI-driven tools. The analysis shows China’s clinical trial volume has climbed to about 80% of U.S. levels and roughly 10% above the EU in 2024, underscoring its rising global research role (Read).

Booz Allen Secures Naval Contract

Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a $99 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) to engineer, deploy, and maintain advanced wireless networks across its government-operated ships. The company will equip vessels in the Pacific, Europe, and the United States with secure connectivity supported by Low Earth Orbit satellites, modern wireless systems, Wi-Fi technologies, and 5G communications (Read).

CGI to Support HMRC’s Integration Services

CGI has secured a contract worth up to about $313 million over five years to operate and maintain integration services for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Under the agreement, CGI will work alongside HMRC’s in-house team to manage interfaces, APIs, and messaging services that support the department’s daily operations and long-term digital transformation. The firm will also deliver new integrations to support major transformation programs in line with HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap (Read).

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UPCOMING FEATURES

Top Operations and Supply Chain Consultants and Leaders of 2026

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Good News

Nestlé Joins Global Effort to Strengthen Food Systems

Nestlé and the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at strengthening global food systems as climate change places increasing pressure on agricultural communities. The WFO, which represents over one billion farmers across more than 50 countries, and Nestlé will work together to promote regenerative practices, develop viable farming models, and advocate for policies that reflect the realities farmers face (Read).

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“If you want to build
something great, you
should focus on what
people actually do, not
what they say they do.”

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