Podcast: Dr. Augustus White on the Diversity Summit in Washington, DC
Dr. Augustus White is author of “Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care” and a pioneer in equitable care. Dr. White will be delivering the keynote address at this year’s Diversity Summit at...
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ASBMB and the 2012 Diversity Summit
BIO is glad to hear that the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is helping the biotech community by promoting diversity. ASBMB has put forth a number of recommendations in...
View ArticleDiversity Critical to Building Rich Bioscience Centers
Whether producing natural gas from coal or creating lifesaving medicines, unique experiences are what often lead to great discoveries. The more diverse the backgrounds and interests of those working in...
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“Diverse Candidates Can Win If They Can Get the Interview.”
Diversity is gaining more attention among biotech investors and companies alike. At entry level, 50% of workers are female, but by the functional leader stage, that number tapers off to 30% and...
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Biotech Faces Up to Our Own Leadership Diversity Challenge
Disease is an equal-opportunity enemy. It strikes men and women; children and seniors; and people of every race, ethnicity and nationality. It’s hard to imagine an industry with a more diverse customer...
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Diversity in Biopharma Leadership Makes Dollars and Sense
A series of recent studies examining diversity and financial performance have fueled a growing insistence among big-name private equity firms, pension funds and money managers that their investees hire...
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Wednesday’s Fireside Chat: Financing Innovation & Doing Social Good
Massachusetts’ biopharma industry is arguably the strongest in the world. That is due in large part to the successful cooperation of industry and governmental leaders to create an environment that...
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“Real Opportunity” to Boost Diversity in Biotech
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has set a goal for its member companies to have 50% gender diversity in the C-suite and 30% gender diversity at the board level by 2025. How to achieve that –...
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BIO Commends Rep. Comstock for Introduction of SUCCESS Act
This week, Representative Comstock introduced the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018, also known as the SUCCESS Act, which seeks to advance the cause...
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Bipartisan SUCCESS Act is Good for American Innovation
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously reported the bipartisan SUCCESS Act. Co-sponsored by Representatives Adams, Chabot, Comstock, Goodlatte, Handel, Jeffries, Johnson, Nadler,...
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BIO Sponsoring Cultivating Change Summit as Part of ‘Right Mix Matters’...
Today, June 19, kicks off The Cultivating Change Summit in Iowa. The three-day event, which is hosted by the Cultivating Change Foundation and sponsored by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization...
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IPOs Are a Gateway to More Diverse Biotech Boards
As more biotechnology executives begin to focus on strategies to diversify their boards to avoid groupthink and strengthen corporate governance, an emerging consensus is forming that initial public...
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