Insights from Vector Space
Insights, scenarios and models to help you understand how artificial intelligence
is transforming the way organisations work.
AI drug discovery in 2026: between promise and production
BCG counted 73 AI-derived molecules in clinical pipelines, but success rates collapse from 80-90% in Phase I to around 40% in Phase II. Insilico Medicine's rentosertib is the first entirely AI-designed molecule to show an efficacy signal in Phase IIa, published in Nature Medicine in June 2025. An honest 2026 map: what works, what doesn't, what is changing in Europe.
Managers and employees don’t use AI the same way
Managers who use AI daily are 3.6 times more productive than their peers. Employees, on the other hand, receive no guidance or support. The AI productivity gap is not a technology problem.
Putting AI on the org chart is a costly mistake
Organizations that place AI agents on the org chart see 15% lower employee engagement. Gartner data on why treating AI as a colleague is a counterproductive strategy.
Your company wants to create a digital copy of you
By 2028, at least one major company will claim the right to create and maintain AI avatars of all its employees. What they are, how they work, and why employment contracts are not yet ready.
Pharma CRM in 2026: the duopoly has broken
For fifteen years Veeva has held roughly 80% of the life sciences CRM market. Since October 2025 Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud has been in production and has already signed AstraZeneca, Novartis and Chiesi. Legacy Veeva CRM on Salesforce reaches end of support on December 31, 2029. For the first time in fifteen years, choosing a pharma CRM is genuinely a choice.
Without AI governance, companies face serious risk
By 2027, AI governance becomes a regulatory requirement. What AI governance means, how to build an effective framework, and why those who do not prepare today will find themselves in trouble.
They fired them for AI, then called them back
By 2029, 30% of companies that replaced employees with AI will rehire them, often at a higher cost. Gartner data on a strategic mistake that is spreading.
Using too much AI weakens your cognitive abilities
Cognitive offloading through generative AI increases efficiency but reduces working memory, decision-making abilities, and professional identity. Gartner data on a risk that few organizations are managing.
AI agents work even when you don’t ask them to
AI agents are autonomous systems capable of planning, deciding, and acting without continuous human intervention. How they work, what sets them apart from simple assistants, and why they are changing the way companies organize processes.
Technical skills have an expiration date
By 2030, the useful life of a technical skill will drop to two years. What changes in the way companies hire, train, and organize work in the age of AI.
