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Executive Profile: California Life Sciences Executive Director of Racial and Social Equity Illyasha Peete is opening doors for others in the biotech space
Aug 13, 2021
Originally posted to San Francisco Business Times; Aug 13, 2021, 5:00am PDT Growing up in Memphis as the daughter of two civil rights activists, Illyasha “Illy” Peete learned early on..
Read More CLS Racial & Social Equity (RSE) Initiative Launches first RSE Career Connections Summit
Aug 4, 2021
California Life Sciences (CLS), in partnership with Slone Partners ENVISION Program, held its first virtual Racial & Social Equity Career Connections Summit on August 3, 2021, designed to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and other People of Color) students’ career navigation with support from industry professionals and mentors.
Read More NexGeneGirls Creates Role Models that are Pulling the Next Generation of Female BIPOC Leaders Forward
Jul 31, 2021
The 2021 CLS NexGeneGirls Summer Science Academy – a culmination of eight weeks of virtual internships and leadership development for high school females of color and their undergraduate “ambassadors” – concluded on July 30, 2021.
Read More [RECAP] Conversation with Thought Leaders: Health Equity
Jun 30, 2021
Watch the recap of Conversation with Thought Leaders: Health Equity, which explored the importance of increasing health access to underserved communities and how the life sciences community can help tackle..
Read More Top three issues of SB 605: Medical Device Right to Repair Act
Jun 9, 2021
For the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, Senator Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) introduced SB 605, the Medical Device Right to Repair Act, which would allow health care facilities to contract out repairs for..
Read More Welcome New CLS Members (April – June 2021)
Jun 9, 2021
California Life Sciences’ members represent the world’s most promising entrepreneurial start-ups, research institutions, investors and the full spectrum of life sciences, therapeutics, medical device and diagnostic companies that are addressing..
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