Lifebit’s Lead for Precision Medicine & Clinical Genetics, Chiara Baccheli, joined a panel of female leaders from biotechnology companies to discuss the theme of equity.  The panel discussed their careers in industry and academia and the differences between working in these sectors. In addition to exploring what equity means for the individual panellists the group also discussed the issues around lack of equity in data for health research.

Chaira talked about her role at Lifebit and her passion for human genetics to find cures for rare diseases. She highlighted the importance of linking up data sources, securely and safely to expand the research insights for wider population benefit.