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In Sight is a memoir about how a love of science and discovery
drove Julia Levy, a celebrated scholar and biotech CEO, to work her
way through gender bias in order to achieve academic and
professional recognition. Her story traces the unconventional
invention of a breakthrough drug treatment from its development
from laboratory research to its application as a medical treatment
for vision loss. Told from a female perspective, In Sight is a
unique and personal story covering Levy's early years as a refugee,
her university training in the UK, and her appointment as professor
at the University of British Columbia. Years spent as an academic
led the author to unexpected exposure to the biotechnology industry
and a chance meeting with colleagues that led to the formation of a
lucrative biotechnology company, known today as QLT Inc. The bulk
of the book covers the years spent building the company, and Levy's
surprising transition from chief scientific officer to CEO. In
Sight is an honest description of the trials of drug development,
the tensions inherent in the commercialization of health
innovations, and the truly remarkable hurdles faced by women in the
scientific community.
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