Victoria Hale
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Dr. Victoria Hale founded the nonprofit pharmaceutical company The Institute for OneWorld Health in San Francisco, California
in 2000 and was its chairman and CEO until 2008. She remains on the iOWH board as Chair Emeritus. Her newest social enterprise is Medicines360, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing medicines for women and children, including pregnant women.
Dr. Hale earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
from the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF). She is an Adjunct Associate Professor
in Biopharmaceutical Sciences at UCSF, and an advisor to the World Health Organization
(WHO).
Her past affiliations include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Genentech
.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 2000 and was its chairman and CEO until 2008. She remains on the iOWH board as Chair Emeritus. Her newest social enterprise is Medicines360, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing medicines for women and children, including pregnant women.
Dr. Hale earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
from the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
(UCSF). She is an Adjunct Associate Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in Biopharmaceutical Sciences at UCSF, and an advisor to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO).
Her past affiliations include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Genentech
Genentech
Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
.
Awards
- 2004 Schwab Fellow of the World Economic Forum (awarded by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship) Profile
- 2005 Economist Innovation Award for Social and Economic Innovation (From The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
magazine) - 2006 MacArthur FellowMacArthur FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
- 2007 One of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year for her work developing and providing pharmaceutical care to the world's poor (http://www.glamour.com/news/woty/articles/2007/11/victoria_hale)
External links
- Medicines360 official website
- The Institute for OneWorld Heath official website
- MacArthur Fellow profile
- Victoria Hale, an uncommon hero eradicating black fever, video by the Skoll FoundationSkoll FoundationThe Skoll Foundation is a social entrepreneurship foundation based in Silicon Valley, California, with a mission to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems...