Open Letter: Biopharma Leaders Call For Diversity Drive

An open letter signed by key figures in UK biopharma, calls on industry leaders, HR and recruitment organizations to increase diversity in sector boardrooms and C-suites, by facilitating the path of women and minorities to the top. They note that biopharma lags behind other industries and that all-male boards are associated with under-performance compared with mixed-gender boards of recently floated firms.

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Women occupy only 10% of biopharma board positions • Source: Shutterstock

A letter calling for action to increase diversity in biopharma sector boardrooms and C-Suites throws down the gauntlet to UK biotech industry managers, calling particularly on male leaders to help women progress to the highest levels.

The letter, signed by key people from the biopharma sector including Annalisa Jenkins, CEO of Dimension Therapeutics Inc. and...

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