"Over the next decade, the impact of women on the global economy - as producers, entrepreneurs, employees and consumers - will be at least as significant as that of China's and India's respective one-billion-plus populations."
Ernst and Young 2012 High Achievers Report
‘Beating the odds: growing biobusinesses today’ is open to all bio entrepreneurs, industry experts, academics and students wishing to participate in meaningful discussions and network with those who want to be part of the next wave of bio innovation.
The conference partners (Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Miranda Weston-Smith, and OneNucleus) are delighted to have some high calibre and influential women leaders to debate how demographic and economic changes are impacting on bio innovation and financing.
Hear from them in the key panel session ‘Responding to global healthcare challenges’ at the conference on 3 October 2013 at Clare College, Cambridge, UK .
The guest speakers for this panel session include:
- Bahija Jallal PhD, Executive Vice President, AstraZeneca and Head of MedImmune
“She inspires creativity, out-of-the-box thinking and a dedication to scientific excellence to the more than 2,500 employees at MedImmune” - Helen Lee PhD, Director of Research, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Founder of Diagnostics for the Real World
“We want to produce high-quality diagnostic tests and deliver them into the hands of those who need them the most. The success of the company is based on the balance of doing well and doing good.” - Margaret Anderson, Executive Director, FasterCures
“Margaret is the executive director of FasterCures/ The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions, a Milken Institute center that works to speed up the timeline for new medicines to go from discovery to patients.”
Places are limited so we advise early booking to secure your place. Fees apply. Click on the links for more information and to register.
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Conference supporters:
In addition to the key partners, this conference is supported by a number of organisations and student groups including St John’s Innovation Centre, the Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable, the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, the Humanitarian Centre, the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE) and the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC).
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