We believe science is for everyone and that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to achieving our goals.

From centering women on our leadership teams and research groups to the HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science Program, promoting gender equity is a core IGI value. We strive to make IGI a place where women and people with diverse gender identities and expressions can thrive and innovate. 

Women in Entrepreneurship

The HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science Program and the Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship at the IGI are year-long programs, aimed at training fellows to develop their entrepreneurial skills and promote gender equity in the biotech industry.

I’ve found being an entrepreneur in the biotech world incredibly exciting and rewarding. But too few women have the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, even though a lot of the needed innovation today is coming from women researchers. If women have the dream of founding a company based on their research, the barriers that stand in their way need to be removed.

 — Jennifer Doudna