Biopharma CEOs call for action on systemic racism—across America and in their own ranks

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After the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, Americans have spoken up about racial inequalities, police violence, and systemic racism. Biopharma leaders are doing the same by reaching out to their employees and the public.

 

Merck CEO Ken Frazier, big pharma’s only African American CEO, got the conversation started with a CNBC interview. He said Floyd’s treatment by police was inhumane and that his own life was put on a different trajectory because he attended a predominately white high school, which helped close the opportunity gap. He called on businesses to tackle those opportunity gaps.

 

Since then, other biopharma leaders have started speaking up about race and injustice…

 

Read the full article at fiercepharma.com…

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