Innovations from Women in STEM

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (1). This day focuses on the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and emphasizes the need to close gender gaps in STEM through supporting girls in targeted programs and promoting actions and policies surrounding inclusion.

In recognition of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, PharmTech will be interviewing industry experts on the innovations and successes women have achieved in the pharmaceutical industry. We will also be highlighting some recent news about notable CEOs, scientists, and innovators impacting the industry and improving patients’ lives.

The following are some of the women we will be highlighting in the weeks to come:

• Jennifer Levin Carter, MD, MPH, MBA is Founder & CEO of Medzown. Dr. Carter is a globally recognized leader in precision medicine, with a proven track record of building transformative companies at the intersection of data, technology, and patient care. Dr. Carter will be discussing lessons she’s learned from founding her own company in the biotech field. Watch Part One of our interview with Dr. Carter now, in which she discusses the differences between personalized medicine and precision medicine. Check back in February for more with Dr. Carter.
  https://www.pharmtech.com/view/personalized-medicine-vs-precision-medicine
• Recently, Elisabeth Gardiner, CSO of Tevard Biosciences, sat down with PharmTech to explain how transfer RNA is impacting the development of gene therapies for diseases with unmet needs. In an upcoming interview, Elisabeth will discuss how women working in STEM fields uniquely contribute to areas such as rare disease treatment development.
  https://www.pharmtech.com/view/gene-therapy-rare-diseases-and-transfer-rna
• María de Miguel, MD, PhD, MBA, will be joining PharmTech to talk about her work as director of Clinical Research at START Rioja, which is an early-phase oncology clinical trial unit located within General Hospital San Pedro in Logroño in northern Spain. Check back on February 11 to watch the interview.
• Additional interviewees include Dr. Stacy Lindborg, CEO of IMUNON, which is advancing a novel non-viral, DNA-based immunotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and experts from Symbiosis, Quotients Sciences, and more.

Be sure to visit PharmTech.com on February 11 for all of our coverage of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Reference

1. UN. International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February. UN.org. https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day