PRINTER'S NO. 2207
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
498
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, BISHOP, MAJOR, HARPER, C. PARKER,
PICKETT, WATSON, GINGRICH, DAVIDSON, TOEPEL, KIM, CORBIN,
BULLOCK, COHEN, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, KINSEY, THOMAS, KIRKLAND,
MURT, DUSH, SONNEY, SCHLOSSBERG, CALTAGIRONE, SCHREIBER,
MATZIE, DRISCOLL, VEREB, EVERETT, LONGIETTI, JAMES, BIZZARRO,
MILLARD, O'BRIEN, D. COSTA, MARSICO, GROVE, ROZZI, P. DALEY,
A. HARRIS, DiGIROLAMO, WHEELAND, PAYNE, SCHWEYER, McNEILL,
NEILSON, PASHINSKI, ROSS, McCARTER AND DEASY,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 21, 2015, as "Women In Bio Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Women In Bio is a national organization of
professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership and
entrepreneurship for women in the life sciences; and
WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh chapter of Women In Bio (Women In
Bio-Pittsburgh) was formed in 2012 by founding members Lynn
Brusco, Babs Carryer, Dottie Clower, Lidiya Orlichenko and Pat
Rogan; and
WHEREAS, Women In Bio-Pittsburgh is a nonprofit organization
working to support recognized and emerging women leaders in the
life sciences of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West
Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Women In Bio-Pittsburgh's mission is to promote
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entrepreneurship, innovation, education and mentorship among
women across the region by providing programming and networking
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Women In Bio-Pittsburgh is committed to increasing
the impact of local women on the growth of the region by
supporting their careers and professional development in the
life sciences; and
WHEREAS, On September 21, 2015, Women In Bio-Pittsburgh will
hold its second annual Pittsburgh's Outstanding Women
Entrepreneurs Rally (P.O.W.E.R.); and
WHEREAS, P.O.W.E.R. 2015 will highlight the impact women have
made in revolutionizing health care; and
WHEREAS, Individualized diagnostic tools, innovative medical
devices and self-monitoring tools are disrupting health care in
ways never before imagined and many women entrepreneurs are on
the leading edge of this revolution; and
WHEREAS, Women in Bio-Pittsburgh will present the first ever
P.O.W.E.R. Award recognizing a Pittsburgh woman entrepreneur who
has helped to shape this evolving landscape of health care; and
WHEREAS, The 2015 P.O.W.E.R. Award will be presented to
Dottie Clower, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Cohera, who
has excelled as a Pittsburgh entrepreneur by successfully
orchestrating a medical idea from concept to development,
complete with full United States Food and Drug Administration
approval; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 21, 2015, as "Women In Bio Day" in Pennsylvania.
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