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In 2014, the West Women Investing and Networking (WIN) initiative was born under the leadership of Karen Flynn, Sr. VP & Chief Commercial Officer, and a group of female employees at the West U.S. headquarters in Exton.
The group’s primary purpose is to foster learning and professional advancement through networking with women not only within the organization, but with other external business leaders. This is accomplished through mentoring, educating and developing WIN members and their female counterparts to enable West to achieve its business goals.
To launch this initiative at West’s European locations, a steering committee based in Eschweiler, Germany was formed. The group consisted of six women representing different departments, nationalities and age groups. The program is now open to female employees at all levels and across Europe to give them the opportunity to connect with their peers.
The official WIN European kick-off session took place on March 8 and attracted a large crowd of women and men who were eager to learn about WIN and how to get involved. The steering committee members explained that they will organize TEDTalk networking sessions over lunch and invite guest speakers on a variety of topics relevant to women in the workforce. Iris Bavaj, Sr. Director Quality Operations, has potentially reached out to the Federal Association for Women in Business and Management e.V. in Aachen to evaluate a partnership and create a meaningful networking opportunity.
The first TEDTalk that WIN Europe hosted, featured Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, regarding how there are not enough women in leadership roles throughout all professional industries worldwide. Women also often face harder choices when it comes to their professional success and personal fulfilment. Finally, she noted that it is the responsibility of companies to unlock the full potential of their female leaders.
Congratulations to our colleagues in Europe for continuing to evolve this important initiative. We look forward to hearing more from the newest addition to our WIN program.
Particles in parenteral drug products have been a major source of product recalls in recent years (>100 from 2010-16). They are especially problematic for biologic drug products, where they can induce formation of protein particulates that may have immunogenic effects.
At West, we pride ourselves for our passion for our customers. We work hard to be by the side of their journey to ultimately create a healthier world. Our customers, both big and small, work every day to help patients with various diseases, syndromes, and conditions live a better life. We consider the success of our customers to be our success as well.
The 2016 West without Borders campaign for Exton benefitted the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)–the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding a cure for blood cancers and providing essential support services for those affected by this disease.
As the pharmaceutical industry evolves amidst changing patient needs, growing regulatory requirements and improved process understanding, West is moving forward with product improvements of its own. In addition to our continuous process and product improvements and optimizations, West is harmonizing its steam sterilizable ready-to-use (RU) product packaging material.
Supporting the health and well-being of our team members across the world is very important to us at West. Well-being often refers to happiness, quality of life, thriving and flourishing. Well-being can be described as the way you feel, the way you function and how you judge your life. It’s also a consideration of the “whole person.”
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