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Throughout our careers we are surrounded by exceptional individuals within the Life Science industry and we wouldn't be here today without them. We're giving you the opportunity to vote for who you think should be the winner of this year's Life Sciences Inspiration of the Year Award.
The winner will be announced on 29 March 2023, by SLAS, at the end of the final panel discussion.
Anji Miller, Programme Director, LifeArc Technology Transfer Fellowship Programme
“Anji works with academic and charitable organisations to help commercialise early-stage healthcare technologies and leads on both the AUTM and LifeArc Fellowship programmes. In addition to this, Anji champions the industry and proactively promotes careers opportunities, equity, diversity and inclusion.”
Sarah Howell, CEO, Arecor
“Sarah has built her career from a PhD Chemist, has worked through various roles in the industry and eventually joined Arecor as COO then became CEO as they changed the company focus to being a clinical stage therapeutic company from a smart formulation company. Sarah took the company public on AIM in mid-2021 and thus is one of the minorities of female CEOs in public market Biotechs making her an excellent role model.”
Tom Mander, CEO, Domainex
“Tom has been a personal inspiration to me and has supported me and others with the development of their careers. He has introduced flexible working and other benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and an extra day of holiday for staff on their birthdays.
Under Tom’s leadership, Domainex’s revenues have significantly grown (~50% over the last two years). This has been purely from organic growth and as a result of the excellent reputation Tom has built for the company. Tom has a passion for science and has fostered a culture of learning and continuous growth and improvement.”
Lewis White, Mechanical Engineering Team Leader, Scitech
“I met Lewis in 1996 when I started work as his mentee. Lewis taught as much as he could about process mechanical equipment systems to maximise my knowledge; he championed me for interesting projects, his enthusiasm about the evolving technologies and its benefits within the pharmaceutical industry was infectious, motivating and endures to this day. A keen eye for detail and quality; his ability to talk to everyone with genuine interest in solving their problems, his kind yet professional manner, and care in developing the next generation of designers continues to inspire me and set a standard to aspire to.”
Zeb Younes, Principal Consultant and Head of CMC, Scendea
“Zeb Younes joined the Scendea team as Principal Consultant in 2021. Each day since her arrival, Zeb has inspired team members across all areas of the organisation, showing both immense leadership qualities and unparalleled product development expertise, which was the catalyst in her promotion to Head of CMC. Zeb continues to show her commitment to the mentoring and development of regulatory professionals, evidenced not only through the management of internal training sessions, such as companywide “Lunch and Learns” and 1:1 mentorship, but also through her extracurricular participation at renowned TOPRA and ECCRT training courses.”
The image above is last year's Life Sciences Inspiration of the Year Award winner, John McCafferty, Founder and CEO of Maxion Therapeutics. Watch the interview with John discussing his impressive career journey to date.