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Leading in Pharma: a woman’s pathway
Here, to mark International Women’s Day, Dr Ekaterina Malievskaia from COMPASS Pathways reveals her path to working in mental health and the pharma industry.
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Women Inspiring Pharma
In this series, our Science Editor Dr. Zara Kassam, interviews influential decision-makers and female leaders within the pharmaceutical industry, as they discuss their careers, the challenges they’ve faced and the importance of breaking through self-imposed barriers.
Although women have struggled for centuries to be recognised for their talent and the contribution they can bring to the pharmaceutical industry, significant strides have been made within the last 100 years. As a result, we have seen an increase in the number of female leaders and those with positions of power emerging in some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
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Largest global clinical site hires all-female key leaders in Europe
Three all-female key leaders in Europe have been hired by Velocity Clinical Research, the largest clinical sites business globally.
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Pistoia Alliance launches Women in STEM leadership pilot
A new collaborative initiative involving 15 large pharma companies will support diversity in executive roles and cross-company leadership skills development.
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Recipients of Suffrage Science awards announced
The Suffrage Science awards recognise the efforts of 22 leading women in life sciences and mathematics & computing.
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Female directors are quicker to recall defective medicinal products, finds study
The presence of female directors makes boards more likely to report lower-severity defects and faster to recall products with high-severity problems, suggests research.
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Gender inequality in STEM publishing due to female dropout rates, says study
New research has revealed that despite a rising number of women in STEM publishing papers, there is a large gender difference due to females leaving academia.
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Little progress shown for gender diversity in major pharma companies
A new report shows that there is still a lack of female representation within the senior roles of the major pharmaceutical companies.
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Dr Penny Heaton, Bill & Melinda Gates MRI: ‘Lift while you climb’
As part of EPR’s Women in Pharma series, Dr Penny Heaton, Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about the need to disrupt global health product development by applying cutting-edge science and technology to combat age-old diseases in the world’s…
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Learning the unwritten rules and dynamics of power
As part of EPR’s Women in Pharma series, Nawal Ouzren, CEO of Sensorion, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about the diversity in drug development, creating a new growth mindset and elevating conversations beyond obvious beliefs...
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The future of precision medicine
As part of EPR’s Women in Pharma series, Ruth March, VP and Head of Precision Medicine and Genomics at AstraZeneca, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about decreasing the clinical risk associated with solid tumour biopsy, balancing a scientific career with family life and taking advantage of company initiatives…
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Shehnaaz Suliman Theravance Biopharma: ‘Being a healer in the face of inequality’
As part of EPR’s Women Inspiring Pharma series, Shehnaaz Suliman, SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Theravance Biopharma talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about fighting for human rights, inequality and the challenges women face in their careers...
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Innovation and leadership drive success
As part of EPR’s Women inspiring Pharma series, Gowri Sukumar, Associate Director, CMC and Regulatory Affairs at ESSA Pharmaceuticals, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about having a positive mindset, diversity and the key to success…
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Liz Barrett, Novartis: ‘My personal mission is to help find cures for cancer’
As part of EPR’s Women inspiring Pharma series, Liz Barrett, CEO Oncology, Novartis, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about finding cures for cancer, identifying meaningful partnerships and acknowledging unconscious biases…
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Agility and Broad Understanding of Business Drive Success
As part of EPR’s Women in Pharma series, Claudia Geis, Head of Region Europe, Ascensia Diabetes Care, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about returning to work after maternity leave, setting expectations within a team and sticking to your values…
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Culturing diversity to empower success
As part of EPR’s Women in Pharma series, Elisabeth Prchla, Managing Director at Merck KGaA, talks to Science Editor Dr Zara Kassam about the secrets of overcoming gender imbalance and harnessing science and innovation...
