Woman of the Week: Kronos Bio's Barbara Kosacz

Deal-maker, mentor and biotech industry mover and shaker, the COO and general counsel brings her 'smiling tiger' skills to her new role at the emerging company.

By Taren Grom • June 21, 2022

Woman of the Week: Tango Therapeutics' Dr. Barbara Weber

A pioneer in genetic medicine, Dr. Barbara Weber continues to push the envelope to expand the reach of therapies based on genetic targeting.

By Taren Grom • June 14, 2022

Woman of the Week: Janssen’s Najat Khan

Janssen’s Najat Khan, Ph.D., chief data science officer and global head of strategy and operations, shares how the company is using next-gen tech to ‘reimagine’ medicine.

By Taren Grom • June 8, 2022

Woman of the Week: OcuTerra Therapeutics' Kerrie Brady

The serial entrepreneur and now head of OcuTerra explains why taking risks in pharma pays off.

By Taren Grom • June 1, 2022

Woman of the Week: Ferring Pharmaceutical's Araz Raoof

Growing up in Iraqi Kurdistan, Raoof says a 'lethal combination' of books and strong women paved her way into STEM.

By Taren Grom • May 25, 2022

Woman of the Week: Sparrow Pharmaceuticals' Jamie MacPherson

The vice president of regulatory affairs and quality on embracing leadership challenges in drug development.

By Taren Grom • May 18, 2022

Woman of the Week: AiCure's Michelle Marlborough

As chief product officer at AiCure, Michelle Marlborough is focused on solving tough patient challenges through technology.

By Taren Grom • May 11, 2022

Woman of the Week: Amgen's Dr. Jane Parnes

As executive medical director, early development at Amgen, Dr. Jane Parnes has helped guide clinical research for upwards of 30 of the company’s investigational molecules, including the newly approved Tezspire for severe asthma — one of her career highlights.

By Taren Grom • May 4, 2022

Woman of the Week: Gilead Science's Dr. Shanthi Ganeshan

As vice president of Global Regulatory Affairs, Oncology at Gilead, Ganeshan says there’s ‘never a dull moment’ in the quest to deliver therapies to patients.

By Taren Grom • April 27, 2022

Woman of the Week: Aura Biosciences' Dr. Elisabet de los Pinos

Dr. Elizabet de los Pinos, CEO and founder of Aura Biosciences, had a dream at a young age to change the course of cancer treatment and understand the underlying DNA of the disease.

By Taren Grom • April 20, 2022

Woman of the Week: iSpecimen's Jill Mullan

Need biospecimens? iSpecimen aims to be the Amazon of research materials, and Jill Mullan is changing the game.

By Taren Grom • April 13, 2022

Woman of the Week: Lyell Immunopharma's Liz Homans

The CEO has the company poised to capitalize on its moment to address T cell exhaustion.

By Taren Grom • April 6, 2022

Woman of the Week: Daré Bioscience's Sabrina Martucci Johnson

The CEO is setting a path to transform women’s health at an opportune time.

By Taren Grom • March 30, 2022

Woman of the Week: Merck's Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet

The associate VP of health equity is on a quest to address the relationship between health, gender and economic opportunities.

By Taren Grom • March 23, 2022

Woman of the Week: Ceek Women's Health CEO Fahti Khosrowshahi

Fahti Khosrowshahi, CEO and founder, Ceek Women’s Health, is designing award-winning products to change the face of women's health. 

By Taren Grom • March 16, 2022

Woman of the Week: Genentech's Quita Highsmith

Quita Highsmith is changing how Genentech approaches diversity and inclusion across the board — from drug development to career advancement.

By Taren Grom • March 9, 2022

Woman of the Week: Lyndra Therapeutics' CEO Dr. Trish Hurter

With Lyndra's ultra-long-acting therapies, Hurter and the company are aiming to reinvent medicines.

By Taren Grom • March 2, 2022

Woman of the Week: Sumitovant's Chief Business Development and Commercial Officer Adele Gulfo

Adele Gulfo, chief business development and commercial officer at Sumitovant Biopharma, is leaning into her decades of experience to bring a future-focused approach to drug development.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 23, 2022

Woman of the Week: Organon's Chief Commercial Officer Susanne Fiedler

Susi Fiedler, chief commercial officer, was instrumental in the spinout of Organon as a standalone company focused on a broad range of women’s health issues.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 16, 2022

Woman of the Week: Google Cloud's Andrea McGonigle

Andrea McGonigle, Google Cloud’s general manager, healthcare and life sciences partnerships and strategic initiatives, is intent on bringing technology and innovation together to solve some of the biggest challenges in healthcare.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 2, 2022

Woman of the Week: Syneos Health's president of commercial solutions, Michelle Keefe

How Michelle Keefe, president, commercial solutions at Syneos Health, steered her team into a rapid pivot during the pandemic.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 2, 2022

Woman of the Week: Janssen's Dr. Sylvie Laquerre

Why following the science is crucial when bringing new compounds to market.  

By Taren Grom • Jan. 26, 2022

Woman of the Week: Pfizer CMO Dr. Aida Habtezion

Pfizer's CMO shares her experiences transforming the company's R&D culture and improving health equity

By Taren Grom • Jan. 19, 2022

Woman of the Week Podcast: Astrid DeFries-Lansing

Astrid DeFries-Lansing, EVP, Executive Creative Director, GSW, powered by Syneos Health, who believes creativity is an attitude not simply a skill set, speaks to her approach in developing campaigns that speak to human truths, are beautiful, and resonate with audiences.

By PharmaVoice Team • Dec. 29, 2021

Woman of the Week Podcast: Marie Lamont

Marie Lamont, General Manager of Inteliquet, shares her insights on why clinical trials as a care option is so important, how to employ creative tension to build high-performing teams, and how to thoughtfully and purposefully build a network can lead to career success.

By PharmaVoice Team • Dec. 22, 2021