Will Britain’s first trillion-dollar spinout be led by a woman?

Will Britain’s first trillion-dollar spinout be led by a woman?

When I was 17 and wrestling with A-levels, my school careers advisor had a suggestion. “You like science,” she said. “Have you considered nursing?” Nursing is an admirable career choice. But the presumption that a working-class girl from Reading who liked biology should aim for a caring profession rather than a research career has stayed with me for 30 years. I stuck with science, found my way to Harvard and I now help UCL’s brilliant researcher…