Women in Life Science Norway (WiLD Norway)

⚠ Last spaces left! ⚠ There is still time to sign up for our upcoming Leadership Workshop looking into The Board's Responsibilities and Duties/ Styrets Ansvar og Plikter, hosted by SANDS Advokatfirma DA. 💡 The workshop will cover core elements of the responsibilities of the Board, including: 🔹 Key regulations 🔹 Personal liability and how it may arise 🔹 Best practice for safeguarding against risks You will become familiar with the requirements of board members and get key takeaways if you are taking on a board position now or in the future. There is a networking reception after the workshop - an excellent opportunity to meet others to discuss experiences and exchange knowledge! 🗓 The event will take place 17.00 - 20.00, 20th November, at SANDS Advokatfirma in Oslo. Sound interesting? 🔗 Link to registration and further information about the event is in the comments, below 👇 #WiLDNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap #WomeninLifeScienceNorway #DiversityInLeadership #GenderEquality #LeadershipWorkshops #NorwegianHealthSector #NorwayLifeScience #WomenInLeadership #LifeSciences #BoardTraining #WomenOnBoards Caterina Håland Gaeta Kristin Solevåg Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst

Just over a week to go! Be sure to check out our next event, brought to you in collaboration with SANDS Advokatfirma DA, focusing on the responsibilities and duties of the Board . ⭐️Join us, there are still some spaces available! 📌 The event will take place Wednesday 20th November, 17.00-20.00. 🔗 Link to the event and sign-up in the comments. 💡 Do share the details of the event with colleagues who may find it interesting and useful. We look forward to seeing you there!

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📣 Announcing our first Board Training Workshop Jointly with SANDS Advokatfirma DA, we are hosting our fist Board Training Workshop: The Board's Responsibilities and Duties/ Styrets Ansvar og Plikter. Caterina Håland Gaeta and Kristin Solevåg will be breaking down the essential provisions in the Companies Act that every board member should know. These include: 🔹 Key regulations 🔹 Personal liability and how it may arise 🔹 Best practice for safeguarding against risks. This will be an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the requirements of board members and get key takeaways if you are taking on a board position now or in the future. 🗓 The event will take place 17.00 - 20.00, 20th November, at SANDS Advokatfirma in Oslo. Sound interesting? 🔗 Link to registration and further information about the event is in the comments, below 👇 #WiLDNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap #WomeninLifeScienceNorway #DiversityInLeadership #GenderEquality #NorwegianHealthSector #NorwayLifeScience #WomenInLeadership #LifeSciences #BoardTraining #WomenOnBoards Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst

✨ So great to see our Founder and Chair, Chelsea Ranger, participate in the discussion on a topic at the centre of the WiLD Norway agenda! #BioEurope gave us the opportunity to come together across the Nordics to celebrate where we have already started to make considerable improvements, whilst emphasising where there is still work to do. Many thanks to the panel and moderator for the discussion and opportunity Lene Gerlach, Christina Östberg Lloyd, Markus Dietrich, PhD and Hans T. Schambye 👏 We will continue to work tirelessly to improve gender balance across the life science sector. To be successful, we will need the involvement of everyone, at all levels, and of course, collaboration with our Nordic partners at VILDA - Ledande kvinnor i Life Science and Women in Life Science Denmark is an invaluable opportunity that we will make the most of! If you would like to join us or learn more, see the details on our website, link in the comments 👇 #WiLDNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap #WomeninLifeScienceNorway

💡 Following our launch event and the Menon Economics study on gender balance in the Life Sciences in Norway, members of our Board have written this opinion piece discussing the findings and impact of the report, published in Altinget.no. Chelsea Ranger, Ishita Barua, MD PhD, Agnete Fredriksen, and Gunnveig Grodeland outline the disconnect between the number of women working and studying within the life sciences, and the representation of women in leadership positions, within Boards, and as entrepreneurs. The consequences of this disparity extend widely, and the importance of addressing it is clear. In this piece, we discuss how critical female representation will be in ensuring success towards the Norwegian government's strategy on women's health. Improved representation will: 🔹 Ensure that differences in clinical outcomes between genders are reduced, by increasing female representation in research. 🔹 Increase the research focus on women's health. 🔹 Drive innovation through novel ideas and broad perspectives. 🔹 Secure better treatment outcomes for women. Concrete initiatives are needed to reduce the structural barriers and motivate women to become entrepreneurs and take on leadership roles - a key aim for WiLD Norway. To read the full story, follow the link 👇 https://lnkd.in/ezAcP_st #WiLDNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap #WomeninLifeScienceNorway #DiversityInLeadership #GenderEquality #NorwegianHealthSector #NorwayLifeScience #WomenInLeadership #LifeSciences Kari Rolfsjord Erland Skogli Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst Anne Flæte Nuria Barrabes Gørrissen First House

✨ Thank you so much to all of you who attended our launch event last week and made it such an amazing success! We are still feeling the buzz! The success of the event shows how committed our community is to making a real step-change in improving representation within health and life sciences. By making the most of the talent in our field and creating space and opportunity for all, we can unleash our full potential and have a great and meaningful societal impact. 💪 We will go from strength to strength and bring you more great events - watch this space! In the meantime, Helena Strigård on behalf of Nordic Life Science has written a great piece about our launch event - check it out! https://lnkd.in/e_nU6bPX #WiLDNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap #WomeninLifeScienceNorway #DiversityInLeadership #GenderEquality #Innovation #NorwegianHealthSector #NorwayLifeScience #WomenInLeadership #LifeSciences Solveig Østby Vitanza Mari Teigen Kari Holm Hejna Kari Rolfsjord Erland Skogli Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli Veronika Barrabes Cathrine Delp Anita Sollie Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst

𝐖𝐢𝐋𝐃 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 Last night, WiLD Norway officially launched its first event at Forskningsparken, with nearly 120 attendees and a room full of energy. Kicking things off, our Founder & Chair, Chelsea Ranger, set the tone for an impactful evening. 🌟 We were privileged to hear from inspiring speakers like Solveig Østby Vitanza (Labour Party), renowned equality researcher Mari Teigen (CORE), and Kari Holm Hejna (First House). Menon Economics, represented by Kari Rolfsjord and Erland Skogli, shared fresh data on the gender gap in Norway’s life sciences, highlighting that while progress is happening, it's far too slow. Chelsea captivated the audience with a personal story of her upbringing around the oil industry, asking the room whether they were picturing men or women. The twist? The central figure was her mother, a leader in a male-dominated field. This powerful moment illustrated just how deeply unconscious bias runs. 🎤 💡 The evening’s panel, led by Board Member Ole J. Dahlberg, discussed the importance of role models, allyship, and how gender differences can be strengths. Sponsors Sarsia Partner Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli, Sponsor Novartis Norge GM Veronika Barrabes, Ekvi Femtech CEO Cathrine Delp, and Mari Teigen reminded us that real change requires both men and women stepping up. 🍽️ We wrapped up with a wonderful Networking Reception, sponsored by Bayer Norge, where professionals across academia, health care, and big & small industry connected & celebrated. We were also treated to speeches by life science veteran & Ambassador Bjørn K. Pedersen and immunology expert & Board Member Gunnveig Grodeland, who left everyone inspired for the work ahead. 👏 A big thank you to all who attended. A big thank you to our Partners, Sponsors & Supporters! We’re just getting started, and we look forward to continuing this journey towards greater gender equality and leadership in Norwegian life sciences. *𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒃 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏!* Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Agnete Fredriksen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Spiros Kotopoulis Gunnveig Grodeland Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst #WomenInLeadership #LifeSciences #WiLDNorway #WomeninLifeScienceNorway #DiversityInLeadership #GenderEquality #Innovation #NorwegianHealthSector #NorwayLifeScience (Photo cred to the fabulous Fartein Rudjord with Legemiddelindustrien (LMI), as well as to Helena Strigård and Tone Skår)

✨ WiLD Norway Launch Event – TODAY! ✨ We’re excited to welcome you to our launch event today, Thursday 17th October! We’re looking forward to a great programme, with talks and conversations focussed on the current state of play in achieving gender balance in the health and life sciences sectors; the benefits of enhancing representation in leadership and board roles; and which steps could be taken to make a tangible change towards improved representation. We are grateful to all our contributors and attendees of the event – we can’t wait to see and discuss with you! ✨ See the carousel for the event programme, and more information about the event in the link in the comments 👇 #WiLDNorway #WomenInLifeScienceNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap Solveig Østby Vitanza Mari Teigen Kari Holm Hejna Kari Rolfsjord Erland Skogli Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli Veronika Barrabes Cathrine Delp Anita Sollie Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst Sarsia First House Menon Economics Ekvi Novartis Norge

✨ Programme update ✨ We are so pleased that Solveig Østby Vitanza will be giving the opening remarks at the WiLD Norway launch event tomorrow! Solveig is a Member of the Norwegian parliament and sits on the Standing Committee on Business and Industry, representing the Labour Party. Solveig is passionate about health tech and innovation in the life sciences; she was closely involved in the work to solidify the new rules concerning gender representation on Norwegian Boards and helped guide this change through the legislative procedures and through to implementation. 👏 We are grateful to Solveig for joining us and setting the scene for our event! We will shine a light on key topics relating to gender parity and representation in the health and life sciences, including the current status of gender representation in our sector, how we may achieve more balanced representation, and what we could achieve with greater gender parity. 📅 Join us at our launch event, 17th October in Forskningsparken - Oslo Science Park. ⚠ Only a few spaces are still available - get them whilst you can! Details in the link in the comments 👇 #WiLDNorway #WomenInLifeScienceNorway #CloseTheIndustryGap #CloseTheGenderGap Chelsea Ranger Cathy Capdeville Gunnveig Grodeland Ole J. Dahlberg Morten Egeberg Agnete Fredriksen Spiros Kotopoulis Charlotte Berg-Svendsen Ishita Barua, MD PhD Marthe Brovold Løberg Mariann Dønnum Elizabeth Smethurst Julie Bremnes