WISE LOTTE BIOLOGICS | Empowering Learning and Growth ✨ Since launching our first Employee Resource Group at the Syracuse campus-WISE (Women Inspiring Success & Excellence)- we've stayed focused on WISE's goal: • Empowering women across our organization • Connecting colleagues through shared experiences • Fostering learning, mentorship, and community This month, WISE hosted a thoughtful, energizing session on Emotional Intelligence (EI). We explored the four pillars-Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Empathy, Relationship Management-and practiced being present, self-affirmation, emotional agility, and everyday empathy. The discussion was genuine and practical, with takeaways we can use at work and in life. Thank you to everyone who came to learn, connect, and grow. WISE will keep creating spaces for open conversation and empowerment, helping women at LOTTE BIOLOGICS lead with confidence, authenticity, and empathy. 🌿 #WISE #ERG #WomenAtWork #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #LifeAtLOTTEBIOLOGICS

There’s still a long way to go.   McKinsey’s 2024 Women in the Workplace report shows a telling truth about our industry: women hold the majority of entry-level roles in pharma and medical products, yet representation steadily declines up the ladder, culminating in just 28% at the C-suite. That disconnect is one I see and feel every day in life sciences. Women are delivering results that shape healthcare’s future—leading through uncertainty, navigating IPO droughts, raising critical capital, and building the cultures that keep organizations strong. Yet too often, those contributions go unseen or under-acknowledged. Thank you to Life Science Leader for publishing my article: The Power of Women Shaping the Future of Healthcare, where I highlight just a few of the phenomenal women driving our industry forward. Leaders who act with authenticity and resilience in the most challenging conditions. Whether it’s CEOs who execute boldly without overselling, or the growing Biotech CEO Sisterhood that’s redefining what true leadership networks can look like. Isn’t it obvious? Women aren’t just good representation; we are good for business. It’s time to ensure the outcomes we deliver are fully recognized, celebrated, and visible, for ourselves and for those who will follow. Angie You, Julia Owens, Sheila Gujrathi, MD, Heather Turner, and Sarah Boyce https://lnkd.in/eds2nrmp

AmCham Taiwan’s Carl Wegner on Advocacy, Innovation and Opportunity PharmaBoardroom is delighted to be once more covering Taiwan with Julija Lukaityte on the ground in Taipei speaking to senior leaders across healthcare and the life sciences. We kick off with an exclusive conversation with AmCham Taiwan's Carl Wegner. Since taking on the role of President, Wegner has focused on strengthening the chamber’s advocacy mission and supporting its 500 member companies across 24 committees. With a diverse membership base and close government ties, AmCham plays a vital role in promoting transparency, investment and collaboration. “We are fundamentally about advocacy rather than networking. Our mission is to help members navigate market access challenges in Taiwan.” Wegner highlights growing opportunities in healthcare through the Healthy Taiwan initiative, the rise of public–private partnerships, and the convergence of technology and life sciences. Energy stability, he notes, remains the key challenge to sustaining Taiwan’s innovation-driven growth. Read the full interview at https://lnkd.in/dGrA7-dC and stay tuned for more

🌟𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨: Nominate a leader for the the prestigious BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards and champion remarkable women driving our health technologies sector forward.➡️ https://buff.ly/7SHHRLb 💡 Watch the video below from Andrew Maxwell, Founder at Chatsworth Associates and Non-Executive Chairman at Wavewise Analytics (Formerly Cyban) Analytics, as he shares why nominating matters - and the broader impact it can have across the health technologies community. Now in their 11th year. These Awards celebrate women, including trans women and gender diverse people, who are making outstanding contributions and inspiring others to pursue leadership across Australia’s health technologies sector. Please finalise and submit by 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: https://buff.ly/7SHHRLb By nominating a leader, you’re not just recognising excellence, you’re amplifying women’s voices and helping to foster greater diversity, inclusion, and innovation across the sector. 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. You can save your nomination and continue to work on it at any time. ➡️ Please share this post and spread the word widely. #WILA2026 #Leadership #HealthTechnologies #BioMelbourneNetwork #Health #Women InStem

You don’t have to be the loudest in the room to lead change. Leadership is often mistaken for volume; the person who speaks first, longest, or commands attention. When I first stepped into a leadership role, I felt the pressure to match that stereotype: to speak up, take space, and project confidence in ways that didn’t feel natural. Over time, I learned my leadership didn’t need to be loud to be effective. There is power in listening closely, connecting people and ideas, and creating space for others to be heard. A quieter approach, it turns out, can make a deeper impact. My journey has been shaped by lessons like this. I began my career as an anaesthetist, drawn not only to medicine but to problem-solving; building systems, using data, and creating tools that could transform healthcare at scale. Leaving the security of clinical work to create 33n was unconventional and, at times, risky, especially as a woman forging a path in a sector not designed with women in mind. Yet the precision, empathy, and systems thinking I learned in medicine have been my foundation for scaling innovations like CLEARnotes and leading The National CLEAR Programme to improve NHS care delivery. Reinvention, I’ve learned, isn’t about leaving the past behind, it’s about carrying forward what matters most. Being a quiet radical is about leading authentically, in ways that align with who you are, not who you think you should be. It’s about listening deeply, asking the questions others don’t, and helping those around you find their voice. At 33n, our work is grounded in collaboration, not competition. CLEAR empowers clinicians to lead transformation in their organisations, while CLEARnotes turns frontline insights into actionable intelligence. These innovations succeed because they’re built on collective intelligence, the power of curiosity, diversity, and shared purpose, rather than hierarchy or ego. This Saturday, I’m proud to walk in the Lord Mayor’s Show 2025 with over 200 women as part of the Women in Health-Tech Leading the Future #LeadWITHus cohort. The event celebrates authenticity and the commitment to lift one another, to make space for more women to lead in ways true to themselves. That’s what quiet radical leadership looks like in practice: creating conditions for others to thrive, speak, and lead change on their own terms. If you’ve ever felt you needed to be louder to lead, remember this: you don’t have to raise your voice to raise your impact. Leadership isn’t about volume, it’s about resonance. A huge thank you to Prof. Stella Vig and Vernini Vig - Your Online Visibility Coach for being incredible in making this all happen, and to all the women I will be walking shoulder-to-shoulder with. #WomenInHealthTech #HealthTech #CLEARnotes #CLEAR #WalkingLeadership #LordMayorsShow Claire Brewster Natalie Scott Lisa Newbull

🌍 Women shaping Nordic life science From the labs of Copenhagen to the boardrooms of Stockholm and Oslo – and the innovation hubs of Turku and Helsinki – women across the Nordics are redefining science, business, and policy in ways that shape the region’s future. BioStock’s new feature spotlights 40+ influential women whose impact spans research, leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Creating a list like this is never easy – there are always more names that deserve to be included, but that’s also the point: the Nordic life science scene is rich with talent and growing stronger every year. 💡 👉 Read the full feature at BioStock https://lnkd.in/db5NFW-q

StemSight's scientific founder, Professor Heli Skottman as well as our investor Voima Ventures' Inka Mero featured in this article on Women shaping Nordic Life Science by BioStock - Connecting Innovation and Capital. Strong women leading the way in innovation!

Exciting Partnership Announcement! 🌍 We’re delighted to announce that Afro-REACH Research Organization (ARO) has partnered with Young Black Pharma, with our founder Nnamdi Okeke joining an expert panel discussion on “Driving Innovation with Africa: The Value of Expanding into Emerging Markets.” At Afro-REACH, we specialize in clinical research across Sub-Saharan Africa, providing comprehensive CRO+ services that cover everything from site selection and regulatory approvals to logistics, patient recruitment, and advisory board engagement. Our mission is to help sponsors navigate the region with local expertise and global standards. It was an inspiring opportunity to connect with industry leaders who share our vision for innovation and access to healthcare across Africa. Learn more about how we’re accelerating research and expanding access at 👉 www.afroreachcro.org #AfroREACH #YBP #InnovationInAfrica #EmergingMarkets #ClinicalResearch #GlobalExpansion #Partnerships #Leadership

"For years, we've framed this discussion about clinical trial diversity as an equity issue. The notion that representation in trials is some type of ideological exercise misses the mark. This isn't about politics. This isn't a debate between the left and the right. This is a scientific argument about the limitations of homogenous data versus the generalizability of representative data."

I'm privileged to be a panelist this week at the Becker's CEO + CFO forum next week and that event has me particularly reflective on the topics of community partnership and health equity. Everywhere in healthcare, we’re being reminded that collaboration isn’t just a “nice to have.” It’s the very structure of how we make progress. Renata Schiavo’s article offers one of the clearest articulations I’ve seen of what it takes to make multisector partnerships work—for health, for climate resilience, and for equity. Her message: partnership is a discipline, not a slogan. It’s built on frameworks, communication strategy, and the courage to stay in conversation when values or goals diverge. Three takeaways I’d highlight for health-system and community leaders: 1️⃣ Partnership is learned, not improvised. We often assume good intentions and “soft skills” are enough. In truth, sustainable collaboration demands structured training in negotiation, consensus building, and trust formation. 2️⃣ Communication is the connective tissue of equity. Effective advocacy means learning the language of other sectors—business, housing, environment, faith, or local government—so that shared outcomes become possible. 3️⃣ Define success together—or not at all. The most durable collaborations measure progress in transparency, mutual benefit, and observed results. Those metrics keep people at the table when resources tighten or priorities shift. Dr. Schiavo closes with a quote from Paul Farmer: *“All of your most important achievements on this planet will come from working with others.”* That line resonates deeply this month as we exit Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The advances that save lives—from early screening outreach to molecular therapies to survivorship care—are the product of the same multisector fabric Schiavo describes. Researchers, clinicians, employers, community advocates, and patients each hold a piece of the solution. Our challenge is to nurture that “culture of partnership” year-round, not only in October. Because when the conversation widens, so does the chance that equity—and healing—reach every community. #HealthEquity #PopulationHealth #BreastCancerAwareness #Collaboration #Leadership #PublicHealth #Communication #Beckers