PRINTER'S NO. 1193
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
207
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing September 26, 2017, as "P.O.W.E.R. 4 Precision
Medicine" in Pittsburgh and commemorating the contributions
of Women In Bio in this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, "P.O.W.E.R. 4 Precision Medicine" (Pittsburgh
Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs Rally) is being held September
26, 2017, in recognition and celebration of professional women
in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Women In Bio (WIB) is a national organization of
professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership and
entrepreneurship for women in the life sciences; and
WHEREAS, WIB was established in 2002 to help women
entrepreneurs and executives in the Baltimore, Washington, DC
and northern Virginia area build successful bioscience-related
businesses, provide a forum for women to come together,
celebrate and support each other's success and, in so doing,
create a dynamic and invaluable forum for the local community;
and
WHEREAS, The mission of WIB was expanded several years later
with a vision to grow it into an organization with a national
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footprint that would impact the careers of women in all sectors
of the life sciences industry; and
WHEREAS, WIB now has 13 chapters throughout North America,
led by more than 100 volunteers and a membership base of more
than 1,000 individuals; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of women attend WIB events each year and
continue to grow the organization through their ideas,
activities and donations; and
WHEREAS, WIB aims to help women achieve the highest levels of
leadership, influence and decision making they desire; and
WHEREAS, WIB's primary focus is to provide women-to-women
mentorship and leadership support through all stages of career
development; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, five Pittsburgh entrepreneurs and academics
launched a local chapter of WIB-Pittsburgh, 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, Founding members of WIB-Pittsburgh include Lynn
Brusco, Babs Carryer, Lidiya Orlichenko, Dottie Clower and Pat
Rogan; and
WHEREAS, WIB-Pittsburgh is working to support recognized and
emerging women leaders in the biosciences industry of western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia; and
WHEREAS, The organization's mission is to promote knowledge
sharing among women, impact regional economic growth and
stimulate empowerment among women leaders; and
WHEREAS, The organization believes that women have the unique
potential for improving companies' strategic positions and
growth by offering intelligence, spirit, leadership and vision
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to the biotech, pharmaceutical and health care industries;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize September 26, 2017, as
"P.O.W.E.R. 4 Precision Medicine" in Pittsburgh and commemorate
the contributions of Women In Bio in this Commonwealth; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the important work of the
national and Pittsburgh chapters of Women In Bio.
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