CPHI | Heart of Pharma

Happy International Women's Day

We believe in creating a space for individuals to share their experiences and ideas, to spark new discussions and collaborations. Our community is made up of a diverse group of professionals who come from different backgrounds and perspectives, but who all share a common goal: to advance the pharma industry for the better.

Throughout the year, we will be focusing on different topics that are truly at the heart of pharma. This month, in celebration of International Women's Day, we are proud to put the spotlight on empowering women in pharma. We will be featuring stories from inspiring women who have made significant contributions to the industry, as well as discussing the challenges that still exist and the actions we can take to address them. So join us on this journey as we delve into the heart of pharma!

Before we start, we want to take a moment to recognize and appreciate all the incredible women on our team. Your hard work, dedication, and unique perspectives have been instrumental in helping us achieve our goals. We couldn't have done it without you!

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Colleague Journey's

Today we celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. Join us as we share inspiring stories and uplifting messages throughout the day to help further the cause of gender equality.

History and Impact

International Women's Day may be coming to a close for 2023, but our dedication to gender equality never stops. Our team shared their thoughts on the impact of #IWD and its rich history. Let's remember that every day is a chance to challenge stereotypes, break barriers and empower women to thrive. Learn more about the origins of #IWD through this timeline!

Women in Pharma

We are so excited to see the women in pharma succeed! We don't know exactly what will come out of this, but we are focused and committed to making it work!

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Welcome to the heart of Pharma

Here at CPHI we are always focused on facilitating and empowering you to make the connections you need to grow your business and we aim to inspire long-lasting partnerships across the global pharma community. We are constantly working towards ensuring the entire industry can connect in one place... at the heart of Pharma.

Why Pharma?

Who exactly is at the heart of Pharma? Who are you connecting with at our online and in-person events?
We wanted to get to the core of the people that inspire us the most!

We reached out to attendees and exhibitors at two of our most recent events. We wanted to ask them; Why are you part of the pharma industry? How did you first get involved? What drives you within the industry? What's is your big goal for the future? What do you think the future actually holds?

And this is what they had to say!

This project was so valuable, we are already planning to repeat the process at future events and we'll share the results here to keep the stories growing at the heart of Pharma.

Doing your day to day tasks and being at the same job, in the same industry, can make you forget why you're doing what you do. Here at CPHI we just had a brand re-architecture where we really looked at the core of what we are doing and why?

By going back to our core, something amazing happened. It almost felt like we re-sparked our passion. And now that we know why we do what we do, we are very curious know more about you! We want to discover your stories too and to explore why you do what you do?

So during our events we asked people about their stories! How did they get into Pharma, what was their spark? Why did they stay in Pharma and what do they love about it? All of their stories were inspiring and sometimes very personal. We couldn't wait to share them. So this is what they had to say...

What does "At the heart of Pharma" mean to you?

What is the future of Pharma?

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Our new Tagline is At the heart of Pharma. For us this means that we are at the centre of the Pharma industry, we are connecting professionals from all over the world.

We can talk about the reason behind our tag line all day, but what does it mean to YOU? We asked the people at our events what their thoughts were on being at the heart of Pharma, and this is what they had to say!

After learning about why people got into the Pharma industry and what their big dreams are. We asked them this: What do you think the future of pharma holds? Are your dreams and goals coming to life? And what are you most excited for?

The answers were, insightful, inspiring, unexpected and most remarkable of all, the answers were very human.

We heard so many amazing stories of which we couldn't pick our favorites. Everytime we made a selection, some other answer would make us rethink it!

So to do justice on all the stories we collected during Pharmapack 2022 and CPHI North America 2022, we made the following compilation.

We can't wait to learn even more about you all! So please share your story with us! You can send us an email or we can meet face to face at CPHI Frankfurt this November

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She always wanted to be in the healthcare industry and felt being a pharmacist was the best way to have access to patients. Tricia has worked in retail pharmacy, institutional pharmacy and is currently a lecturer at the University of the West Indies, where she is lecturing future pharmacists, while being a nuclear pharmacist.

She came to CPHI North America, this May, to meet with different manufacturers and drug companies to see what is on the market. With the industry insights and expert advice, she gained here, she is satisfied to return to her students to share all this valuable knowledge and further enhance their educational experience.

Meet Karen Lauxmann

Meet Karen Lauxmann from Pfizer Centre One...

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Karen mentioned that she stumbled into Pharma by
accident. She found a job opening within her company and decided to take the
leap. What really won her over was a private situation. Unfortunately, her
grandfather developed cancer, and at this point she realised how medicine
can really impact a person’s life. It may not have saved his life, but at least made the quality
much better! And that made the click for her. She has been in Pharma ever
since.

Meet Tom Hickman

Meet Ken Chomistek, he always wanted to get into pharma...

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Ken always wanted to get into pharmaceuticals mainly to help people. Due to the fact that many people in his family got impacted by some type of health disease he wanted to help. Working with medicines and trying to help people is where you can have a direct impact on their health. He got inspired by a project he worked on in collage. Check out the video to learn more about this project, and why he stayed in Pharma!

Stay tuned for more!

Share your story with us!

We would love to hear your story! Tell us why you got into the pharma industry, what is your biggest goal and what do you think the future of pharma holds? You can email us your quotes, send a voice note or send in a video and we will share it on our social media. Let's start inspiring each!

Where to find us next, in-person?

CPHI Worldwide turns into CPHI Frankfurt this November! Join us online, from the 28th of September, and in-person, 1 - 3 November, at the the world's leading pharma event!