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A scientist and founder who talks about the work as it actually is — the urgency, the cost, and why it matters who gets to do it.
Shoshana Shendelman speaks to investors, founders, students, and general audiences about building in biotech and the people it’s for. She is direct about what the work costs and clear about why it’s worth it — the kind of talk that sends a room out thinking differently about scientific research and drug development.
Talk topics
- Rare & underserved disease Why “rare” doesn’t mean uncommon, the patients the industry overlooks, and what it takes to build treatments for them.
- Women in STEM & mentorship Being the only woman at the table, the cost of building, and the work of holding the door open for the next generation.
- AI in drug discovery Where artificial intelligence and medical data can shorten the distance between what science can imagine and what reaches a patient.
A sense of her on stage
Selected appearances
- Cures Conference · New York City · February 2026 Moderator of “How AI Is Reshaping the Future of Pharma” and featured across the conference’s Q&A sessions — on the democratization of AI in drug development, accelerating timelines, and carrying cancer research into rare disease.
- Fox & Friends · Fox News · June 2025 National broadcast segment — builders versus destroyers.