Woman of the Week: Novartis Gene Therapies’ Chris Fox

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. When Novartis acquired AveXis and its spinal muscular atroph...

By Taren Grom • March 15, 2023

Woman of the Week: Lucy Therapeutics’ Amy Ripka

How a 3.2-million-year-old fossil inspired the CEO to unlock the mysteries of mitochondrial dysfunction.

By Taren Grom • March 8, 2023

Woman of the Week: Denali Therapeutics’ Cindy Dunkle

As chief people officer, Dunkle is harnessing the company’s unique culture to foster innovation.

By Taren Grom • March 1, 2023

Woman of the Week: Alltrna’s Michelle Werner

The first-time CEO has her sights on addressing thousands of diseases with the company’s tRNA platform.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 22, 2023

Woman of the Week: Bristol Myers Squibb’s Ester Banque

The 30-year veteran is heading up the “transformation” of one of the pharma giant’s most important therapeutic portfolios: hematology.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 15, 2023

Woman of the Week: KaliVir Immunotherapeutics’ Helena Chaye

The triple threat CEO — scientist, lawyer and biotech pro — thinks she’s discovered a key to curing a wide range of cancers.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 8, 2023

Woman of the Week: Bayer’s Dr. Yesmean Wahdan

The VP of medical affairs and women’s health is focused on an audacious goal to meet the needs of 100 million women globally.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 1, 2023

Woman of the Week: Dr. Lauren Lazar

As Calcium’s medical director, Lazar is leveraging next-generation innovation to create strategic connections between science and marketing for healthcare brands.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 25, 2023

Woman of the Week: Genetika+’s Talia Cohen Solal

The CEO is aiming to build a “brain-in-a-dish” to treat all patients for better mental health outcomes.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 18, 2023

Woman of the Week: Form Bio’s Claire Aldridge

The chief strategy officer of Form Bio is harnessing the new company’s computing power and bioinformatics to spur a genomic revolution.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 11, 2023

Woman of the Week: Cambrian BioPharma’s Juliette Han

The CFO and COO is advancing moonshot efforts to address aging-related diseases for the "healthspan" company and is helping emerging biotechs bring innovations out of academia.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 4, 2023

WoW: What a year

A look back at some of the most inspirational quotes from the Women of the Week podcasts in 2022.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 20, 2022

Woman of the Week: Exelixis’ Dr. Vicki Goodman

With several blockbuster products under her belt, veteran oncologist and drug developer Dr. Vicki Goodman is looking to further evolve Exelixis’ pipeline to address hard-to-treat cancers.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 14, 2022

Woman of the Week: Simcha Therapeutics’ Beatrice McQueen

From sea sponges to cytokines, the chief operating officer’s career has come full circle as she pursues a new approach to treating cancer via the immune system.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 7, 2022

Woman of the Week: Surface Oncology’s Dr. Alison O’Neill

With more than two decades of experience in oncology R&D, Dr. Alison O’Neill is helping Surface unlock the potential of next-gen immunotherapies by targeting the tumor microenvironment.

By Taren Grom • Nov. 30, 2022

Woman of the Week: Myriad Genetics’ Nicole Lambert

Empowered by her own cancer journey, Nicole Lambert is using her platform as chief operating officer of the genetic testing powerhouse to change the trajectory of care for millions of women.

By Taren Grom • Nov. 23, 2022

Woman of the Week: 82VS’s Trier Bryant

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. Not every leader makes it their mission to go where the fire ...

By Taren Grom • Nov. 9, 2022

Woman of the Week: City of Hope’s Gulden Mesara

Charged with bridging the 100-year-old research center to its future mission of holistic patient cancer care, Mesara is bringing decades of experience in communications and culture creation.

By Taren Grom • Nov. 2, 2022

Woman of the Week: Exscientia’s Charlotte Deane

Is the industry ready for a biologic discovery revolution? Charlotte Deane, chief scientist of biologics AI at Exscientia, thinks so.

By Taren Grom • Oct. 19, 2022

Woman of the Week: HBA’s Nikki Jones

As the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s first chief people and DEI officer, Jones is poised to tackle pay gap inequity, systemic gender bias and leadership barriers impeding women of color.

By Taren Grom • Oct. 12, 2022

Woman of the Week: Janssen’s Fiona Elwood

The neurodegeneration lead at Janssen is driving precision-based medicine to better understand the pathology of neurological disease for the greatest patient impact.

By Taren Grom • Oct. 5, 2022

Woman of the Week: Pepper Bio’s Samantha Dale Strasser

The co-founder of Pepper Bio entered the biotech world three years ago with the goal of transforming drug discovery through the emerging discipline of transomics.

By Taren Grom • Sept. 28, 2022

Woman of the Week: Agilent Technologies’ Dr. Katharine Knobil

As the first chief medical officer of the diagnostic testing company, Dr. Katharine Knobil is focused on moving the science forward beyond precision oncology to liquid biopsy.

By Taren Grom • Sept. 14, 2022

Woman of the Week: Foresite Capital’s Cindy Mesaros

The longtime marketing pro details her fascinating career journey and how she’s positioning early stage health companies to thrive. 

By Taren Grom • Sept. 7, 2022

Woman of the Week: Thread’s Kim Boericke

Fresh off an eight-year tour of duty at ICON, the CRO industry veteran is stepping into a new role and a new title as chief delivery officer at Thread.

By Taren Grom • Aug. 31, 2022