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Welcome!. History and Mission. Founded in 2002 to support women in Life Sciences from CEO to entry level professionals WIB provides networking, career support, career development and leadership skills for professional women in all areas of Life Sciences.

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  1. Welcome!

  2. History and Mission • Founded in 2002 to support women in Life Sciences from CEO to entry level professionals • WIB provides networking, career support, career development and leadership skills for professional women in all areas of Life Sciences.

  3. Who We Are • WIB conducts professional developmentprograms, workshops, and seminars; organizes networkingopportunities with investors, attorneys, researchers and executives in fields such as finance, marketing, human resources, and communications; and holds exciting social events. • Other initiatives include the inspiring Young Women In Bio(YWIB) program and a scholarship honoring WIB co-founder Robbie Melton.

  4. Women in Life Sciences Stats • A Need for WIB! • Women in Biotech* • Women make up 43% of the life science occupations in the US (MdBio.org) • 20% are founders • 8% form start-ups • Patent and invent at the same rate as men • Received half of all the Ph.D.’s in the life sciences discipline • Have less access to Venture Capital funds * Slate, The Biotech Advantage, Jill Priluck, 10.18.10

  5. Chapter Locations Montreal, CA Seattle Pittsburgh Boston Chicago San Francisco Bay Area Washington DC Research Triangle Park Southern California Atlanta

  6. WIB Committees

  7. Young Women In Bio Programs The Young Women In Bio committee creates programs and events geared towards encouraging middle and high school girls to consider the life sciences as a career choice. The events ignite girls’ curiosity in biotechnology while nurturing a business and entrepreneurial spirit.

  8. Professional Development Programs Educational Series, Supporting Entrepreneurship and Career Growth for Women in the Biosciences Amy Millman & Lily Rin-Laures, M.D. at the "Women and Entrepreneurship" seminar Midori Yokoyama, Linda Kawano, Sharon Sintich, Nabeela Rasheed and Amy Wilson, at the "Building Intellectual Property Assets" seminar.

  9. Networking Programs Because we like to get together!

  10. Benefits of Membership • Access to influential women entrepreneurs and bioscience industry leaders • Inside track on issues that affect women in bioscience-related careers • Special opportunities to attend unique non-WIB events and programs • Far-reaching networking and relationship building • Targeted community-service involvement • Professional development programs • Opportunities in top leadership roles • Mentorship at all levels

  11. Why Join WIB? • Far-reaching networking and relationship building • Professional development programs • Mentorship at all levels • Membership directory • Opportunities in top leadership roles • Targeted community-service involvement  • Inside track on issues that affect women in life sciences careers • Access to influential women entrepreneurs and bioscience industry leaders  • WIB National Network = contacts, activities in other regions

  12. How Do I Get Involved? • Join today www.womeninbio.org • Get involved in a Committee • Join a Mentoring Group • Form a Chapter in your area • Sponsor an event

  13. Questions?

  14. The past 3 years have marked extraordinary growth for WIB with over 250% increased membership growth year after year. And we have expanded to 10 chapters, both nationally and internationally! Take a look at how far we’ve come: http://www.kembytv.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/100-women-in-bio

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