WIB-Pittsburgh

One last reminder for tonights pop-up WIB Pittsburgh membership event. Even if you are not a member, come on by. You can meet some of our leadership team. Who knows, you may want to join us. We hope to see you there!

This March, we’re celebrating the power of women lifting each other up, breaking barriers, and making an impact in life sciences. Join today and attend our Membership Networking Event tomorrow!?Use code WHM$20 for $20 off a?newgeneral or student membership. But hurry—this offer ends Monday! We hope to see you tomorrow! No need to register, just show up.

Women in Bio Pittsburgh recently hosted a vibrant panel discussion focusing on the rapidly evolving fields of cell and gene therapies. Our panelists—industry leaders Katie Jorgensen (ElevateBio), Kim Jaffe (BlueSphere Bio), Susan Catalano (Circle Biopharma), and Parul Nisha, PhD (Cook MyoSite), along with our moderator Anna Mamo, MS, MBA (UPMC Enterprises)—shared insightful perspectives from their diverse experiences and discussed current trends, challenges, and future opportunities in this innovative space. Key highlights from the event included: ?? Innovative Technologies: Excitement about transformative advances in cell and gene therapy technologies, and the substantial impact they're already making on patient lives. ?? Manufacturing Complexities: Discussions around the unique challenges and opportunities in manufacturing scalable therapies, emphasizing the critical importance of developing robust platform approaches and automation solutions. ??? Regulatory Insights: Insights into navigating complex regulatory landscapes, including practical advice on maintaining continuous dialogue with regulatory bodies and adapting clinical strategies to evolving FDA guidance. ?? Patient Impact: A thoughtful exploration of patient engagement in clinical trials, challenges around patient recruitment for rare diseases and broader conditions, and the profound impact these therapies can have on quality of life. Emerging Trends: Considerations for equitable access to treatments, the evolving role of real-world evidence and AI in clinical trials, and strategies for managing the economic implications of high-cost, life-changing therapies. The event underscored the resilience, creativity, and dedication of professionals within Pittsburgh's thriving life sciences community. Thank you to our fantastic panelists, our engaged audience, and Cook MyoSite for hosting us! We look forward to continuing this vital conversation and seeing you at our upcoming Women in Bio events. #WomenInBio #CellAndGeneTherapy #Biotechnology #LifeSciences #Innovation #WomenLeaders #Pittsburgh

Join us next week for our membership networking event. You can meet us in Bakery Square right outside of Alta Via Pizzeria for a night of fun and connections. Come and meet our WIB Pittsburgh leadership and committee members and find out more about our upcoming events. We hope to see you there!

Don't miss out! One week to our cell and gene therapy panel at Cook MyoSite. We'd love to see you there. ?? Make sure you register soon.

YWIB Pittsburgh hosted "The Leadership Skills Needed for Success in STEM" last month. Read about this great event here! https://lnkd.in/dEDGBqPe

We are almost two weeks away from our top notch panel titled, Cell and Gene Therapy- The Next Frontier in Healthcare. We would love to see you at Cook Myosite on March 18th. #womenleaders #CGT #WIBPittsburgh #CookMyosite

Big announcement from one of our sponsors, Cook MyoSite! We congratulate MyoSite on achieving this significant milestone in its mission to commercialize cell therapies in Women’s Health! ?? ??

Last week's event organized by WIB-Pittsburgh's Executive Women in Bio committee at August Wilson African American Cultural Center turned out to be a bold, candid and timely conversation. While our speakers discussed their views and experience of utilizing executive platforms for furthering community engagement and service to derive value for one's organizations, little did we imagine being in the current climate where encouraging diversity and inclusion is frowned upon. Thank you to Jennifer Beer, Divya Annamraju ACC (she, her), Sabrina Saunders Mosby and Alanna Caffas for discussing how their mission driven organizations are considering dealing with these important leadership values, and what tools and metrics can still find relevance in these changing times. Chelsea Marsh moderated some difficult topics within this discussion to bring out nuanced thoughts balanced with heart and courage. Thanks also to Ellen Freeman for an immigration update to our membership. With Meredith Fay, PhD, Julie Cramer, PhD, MS, Jessica Zeff, Parul Nisha, PhD, Sydney Lamerand, Tiffany Prince (she/her), Jennifer Luke, PhD, Lindsey Pamer, Rachel (Woofter) Kopper. Stephanie Kladakis, Megan Kahn Shaw, Katherine Shannon, Rajini Vinayagamoorthy, Rachael Dodaro, MBA and Kerry Boehner #leadership #service #communityengagement #diversity #equity #inclusion #lifesciences #volunteering

Looking for an engaging panel around Cell and Gene Therapy in March? Check out our upcoming powerhouse panel to discuss the future of this area in life science. We have a lot going on in Pittsburgh so I hope you can join us. Thank you to Katie Jorgensen, Kim Jaffe, Parul Nisha, PhD, Susan Catalano, and Anna Mamo, MS, MBA for being our panelists for this topic.