Celebrating International Women's Day!!
07 March 2018 | Opinion
International Women's Day is more than a day to celebrate the achievements of successful women. It's a day to recognise that the contributions of women from all walks of life, whether they be home makers or politicians, are crucial as we strive for gender parity.
Women have been struggling to prove their prowess in every field and obtaining equal rights. The pharmaceutical and healthcare industry across the globe has long been dominated by men, a trait that is prevalent in other industries worldwide.
In a similar vein, a big change is now also sweeping across the immensely technical and challenging business landscape of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry across the globe. In the last few decades, laboratory and pharma business world has seen significant positive
changes. Today, the industry is witnessing fantastic female leaders emerging at the top, who not only hold positions of power within some of the biggest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, but are also coming up with innovative game-changing ideas and services. Their business acumen apart, these women add tremendous value in shaping their organisations.
This increase is not, for the most part, due to any generic positive discrimination created by pharma companies, but a rapidly growing recognition of the talent and outstanding contribution women bring and will continue to bring in the future.
BioSpectrum Asia is celebrating International Women's Day by sharing some personal space with a few incredible women across Asia-
Dr Yooni Kim, Executive Director, Asia Operations, Novotech, Singapore
Teena Pisarev, Chief Executive Officer, Icon SOC, Singapore
Dr. Christiane Hamacher, Head Region Asia Pacific, Roche Pharmaceutical, Singapore
Linda Seah, VP & Head of South East Asia Cluster, Shire, Singapore
Peggy Wu, Regional Director- Asia, Abbvie, Singapore
Suneela Thatte, VP Global Operations, IQVIA, India
Dr Pratima Srivastava, Director, Biology Services, GVK Bio, India
Dr Noelle Sunstrom, CEO, NeuClone, Australia
Sandhya Nurgund, Senior Manager, Shimadzu, APAC, Singapore
