As Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS (JLABS), Melinda Richter fosters the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies external R&D engine and supports the innovation community by creating capital-efficient commercialization models that give early stage companies a big company advantage.
By providing infrastructure, services, educational programs and networks in global hotspots, JLABS is the best place to start a company working in healthcare, with a specific emphasis on Johnson & Johnson’s sectors: consumer, medical device and pharmaceuticals.
Who run the healthcare world? Women make 80% of all buying decisions and make up over 70% of the healthcare workforce—yet in 2019 we still do not have an equal voice in the ranks of leadership.
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The percent of women on Fortune 500 healthcare executive teams and boards has been nearly flat since 2015, hovering at 22%, and the percent of women CEOs of funded digital health startups stands at 10%. Why aren’t things moving fast enough?
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Join JLABS and IGNITE for an evening of rotating round table discussions as we tackle these questions and aim to forge a path forward for two of the most prohibitive factors at play: a lack of a robust network of female mentors and lack of investment dollars in female-led startups. Because girls just wanna have funds!
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Sources: Fast Company, Rock Health