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 India is celebrating International Women's Day by sharing some personal space with a few incredible women in our country-

Kanchana TK, Director General, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India

Dr. Bani Anand, Founder & Managing Director, Hairline International Hair & Skin Clinic

Dr Parul Ganju, Co-founder, Executive Director, Ahammune Biosciences

Dr. Caroline Mathen- Founder & CEO- OCT Therapies & Research

Dr. Shrilakshmi Desiraju, Co-founder, Director- Business Development, Triphase Pharmaceuticals

Dr Manjiri Bakre, Founder & CEO, OncoStem Diagnostics

Dr. Jugnu Jain, Co-founder & CEO, Sapien BioSciences

Anu Acharya, CEO, Mapmygenome

Dr. Duru Shah, Director, Gynaecworld, the Center for Women's Health & Fertility

Dr. Indira Hinduja, Honorary Gynaecologist (IVF and Infertility specialist), PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre

Suneela Thatte, VP Global Operations, IQVIA, India

Manju M Abraham, Lead- Nursing, Nightingales Home Health Services

Sandhya K Sirsi, CEO, SOI Design and Crest LLP

Dr Nandita Palshetkar, Director, IVF and Infertility at Fortis Bloom IVF Center

Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai, President of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI, President- Elect of Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction and Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopist

Dr Parvathi Unninayar Iyer, Director, Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

Supriya Kashikar, Founder, COO, Genext Genomics