Bionow’s increasingly popular Empowering Women in Biotech event returned for 2025 at Waters Corporation’s Wilmslow office, where 116 attendees met for a day of sharing stories, discussion and networking.
The agenda was packed with opportunities for women in the industry to share their expertise, celebrate their achievements and vent their frustrations, as well as highlighting how to help others achieve their potential, with sessions including Innovating for Impact: Women Pioneering Biotech Innovations and Work-Life Balance: Achieving Success Without Burnout.
Read the full event summary here
The partner for this Empowering Women in Biotech event was Waters Corporation.
Agenda highlights:
Keynote Speakers
- Simona Francese, Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Sheffield Hallam University
- Perdita Barran, Director of The Michael Barber Centre for Collaborative Mass Spectrometry, University of Manchester
Work-Life Balance: Achieving Success Without Burnout
Chair: Rowan Moore, Senior Director, Portfolio Owner, Trace Quan, Waters Corporation
Speakers
- Emma Marsden-Edwards, Discovery Program Lead, Waters Corporation
- Stephanie-Jayne Jones, Chief Medical Officer, Pharmora Limited
- Nicola Heron, Chief Strategy Officer, Medicines Discovery Catapult
- Gillian Dalgliesh, Associate Director, QIAGEN
Innovating for Impact: Women Pioneering Biotech Innovations
Chair: Kath Mackay, CSO, Bruntwood SciTech
Speakers
Jane Theaker, Co-Founder & Director, SpinXperts
- Ruth Roberts, Co-Founder & Co-Director, ApconiX
- Jennet Beesley, Founder & Director, Daresbury Proteins
- Catherine O'Neill, Associate Dean for Business Engagement & Translation, University of Manchester & Former CEO & CSO, Skin BioTherapeutics PLC
