Charles River Laboratories Adds Reshema Kemps-Polanco to Board of Directors - Seite 2

Through her healthcare leadership roles, Ms. Kemps-Polanco is committed to decreasing healthcare inequities in screening and diagnosis and creating equal access to quality healthcare for all patients. She is a board member of the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of chief executives focused on policies that make quality healthcare accessible to all Americans, a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Global Advisory Board, and the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.

Ms. Kemps-Polanco said, “It’s an opportune time to join Charles River’s Board of Directors as the pharmaceutical industry navigates through a myriad of changes from regulatory to the scientific advancements to treat disease. Charles River is distinctly positioned to partner with clients to accelerate biomedical research and therapeutic innovation, and to drive towards the commercialization of their life-saving therapies in a cost-effective manner. I look forward to collaborating with the outstanding team and contributing to the future success and growth of Charles River.”

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