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

Woman of the Week: Glympse Bio’s Dr. Tram Tran

How the chief medical officer of the emerging diagnostic company is using the patient perspective as a guiding light.

By Taren Grom • Aug. 24, 2022

Woman of the Week: Takeda Oncology’s Teresa Bitetti

Upon joining Takeda Pharmaceuticals as president of the global oncology unit, Teresa Bitetti had two important goals: to transform the business and create greater synergies between commercial and R&D operations.

By Taren Grom • Aug. 17, 2022

Woman of the Week: COTA’s Miruna Sasu

Miruna Sasu is on a mission to use real world data to help wipe out cancer. She believes this audacious goal is within reach, and as president and CEO of COTA, she is inspiring her team to create a “path to care” for oncology patients.

By Taren Grom • Aug. 10, 2022

Woman of the Week: Alloy Therapeutics’ Heather Schwoebel

The CBO and COO is leaning on her experience navigating the unknown to turn Alloy into an innovation multiplier.

By Taren Grom • Aug. 3, 2022

Woman of the Week: Applied BioMath's Katie Williams

The 2022 president of Women in Bio is equal parts math and gender parity evangelist. 

By Taren Grom • July 27, 2022

Woman of the Week: Vaxxinity's Mei Mei Hu

Mei Mei Hu is looking to lead a third biologic ‘revolution’ by developing vaccines for chronic diseases.

By Taren Grom • July 20, 2022

Woman of the Week: Kura Oncology's Kirsten Flowers

How the chief commercial and corporate strategy officer is embracing a ‘full-cup’ philosophy to build a better leadership toolbox.

By Taren Grom • July 13, 2022

Woman of the Week: CinCor Pharma's Terry Coelho

From M&Ms to biotech, the chief financial officer's sweet tooth for taking risks is paying off. 

By Taren Grom • July 6, 2022

Woman of the Week: Novartis' Marie-France Tschudin

How the chief commercial officer and president of innovative medicines international plans to fuel growth and productivity at the company.

By Taren Grom • June 29, 2022