Our cover star this month is a plucky little bronze statue called Fearless Girl. She originally took up her defiant pose outside the New York Stock Exchange, but can currently be found in London outside London’s own stock exchange.
She represents, of course, a new sense of purpose and optimism around the promotion of women in work and society – a movement we return to in this issue’s special feature, 25 Women Leaders in UK Healthcare, starting on p16.
My heartfelt thanks to all the contributors to the feature, including those who featured in the list and those who kindly nominated others or who offered the deserving praise for these women leaders.
The dangerous fantasy of a no-deal Brexit
Now that Theresa May is bowing out of Downing Street and the Conservatives are looking to appoint a new leader, the dangerous fantasy of a ‘managed’ no-deal Brexit is once again gaining currency.
The UK pharma and biotech sectors, along with academic research leaders, continue to warn that a no-deal exit will be a very serious blow to the UK’s life sciences base, and must be avoided at all cost.
While there are dissenting voices within the Conservative party and Parliament there is hope it can be avoided, but the life sciences sector must continue to argue its case for the sake of its long-term health.
Read more about developments in Europe and Brexit on pages 12-13.
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