This International Women’s Day, The Biosphere, Newcastle will celebrate the achievements of female scientists and the significant impact they’ve had on our society.

Taking place at the Biosphere on Newcastle Helix, the event will bring some of the North East’s greatest scientific minds together in the very building where life sciences innovation and research thrives in Newcastle.

Attendees will have the chance to meet some of the businesses and women who are based at The Biosphere and form part of the growing £1.1bn life science eco-system in the North East, network with potential collaborators and partners and enjoy some light refreshments over lunch.

It’s an opportunity for the sector to come together, share stories and discover new ways of inspiring young women to embark on a career in STEM.

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

The Biosphere offers high-quality biology and chemistry laboratories, Grade A offices and conference space in Newcastle’s city centre.

NB: The event will begin promptly at 12 noon with speeches. We therefore advise guests to arrive from 11.45 am to enjoy refreshments prior to the formal opening of the event.

This event had been organised in collaboration with the GX Project

The GX project, led by NewcastleGateshead Initiative, provides a range of opportunities to North-East SMEs and scaleups before, during and after the Great Exhibition of the North. The project is delivered in partnership with the Innovation SuperNetwork. With a focus on innovation, the project was designed to enable local businesses to benefit from the unique platform provided by the Exhibition during the summer of 2018, and allows the region to continue to capitalise on it through a programme of intensive business support running until December 2020.