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Women in Biotech Symposium
September 18, 2015 | 1–5 PM
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

Why are women underrepresented as leaders in the biotech industry?

It’s a perplexing issue which warrants examination and discussion. Bringing together scientists, industry and venture capital leaders, and academics, this symposium will explore the divide between the large number of women who pursue advanced degrees in related scientific fields and their representation in leadership positions in biotech firms. Speakers will also share new research, experimentation, and promising models that may help industry, universities, government, and private capital improve the current system. Join us to gain a deeper understanding into this situation.

Register online and view the full schedule: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2015-women-in-biotech-symposium

Speakers:

Alison Wood Brooks, assistant professor of business administration, Harvard Business School
Victoria A. Budson, executive director, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Daniel Carpenter, director of the social sciences program, Radcliffe Institute; Allie S. Freed Professor of Government in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Ann DeWitt, senior director of investments, Sanofi-Genzyme Bioventures
Deborah Dunsire, president and chief executive offer, Forum Pharmaceuticals
Robin Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Culture and Community, Harvard Business School
Monica C. Higgins, Kathleen McCartney Professor in Education Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Anula Jayasuriya, cofounder, Evolvence India Life Science Fund and India Life Science Fund II; founder, EXXclaim Capital
Janet Rich-Edwards, codirector of the science program, Radcliffe Institute; associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School; and associate professor in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Laurel Smith-Doerr, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The event is free and open to the public.

LOCATION:Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20150918T170000Z DTEND:20150918T210000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR