The Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine and the Hérault Women Entrepreneurs Association (FCE34) are celebrating International Women’s Day

[Press Release] - Published on March 1, 2024 in the Press Room

On March 8, 2024, the dean of the University of Montpellier’s School of Medicine and the president of the association “Women Entrepreneurs of the Hérault” are joining forces, bringing people together, and inviting everyone to celebrate International Women’s Day. The conference will highlight the journeys of several women with extraordinary backgrounds.

By invitation only

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• Gwenaëlle Gervalais, content writer, editorial advisor, and member of FCE34, will lead a talk starting at 7:30 p.m. for journalists and students at the University of Montpellier on the life stories of exceptional women, followed by readings.
• Caroline Fabre Rousseau, a novelist, will shed light on the life of Glafira Ziegelmann—the first female medical resident and the first female candidate for a professorship in medicine at Montpellier—accompanied by Vlada Liashchenko, a third-year medical student.
• Sandrine Bignoli, a saddle maker, founder of Atelier Sellerie Générale, and president of the Hérault chapter of the FCE, has found new markets to offset the seasonal nature of her primary business
• Agathe Boidin, President of Pacific Pêche, who successfully transitioned from children’s clothing to the fishing market, turned the company around and expanded it, drawing on her expertise in mass retail.
• Astrid Herrero, a postdoctoral fellow in digestive surgery at Montpellier University Hospital, specializing in liver transplantation, has launched an innovative and unique educational project to prepare students for the operating room.
• Stéphanie Nougaret, Associate Professor of Medical Imaging, is the recipient of a European Research Council grant that will enable her to establish and fund a new research team at the Montpellier Cancer Institute, combining medical imaging and artificial intelligence for the early and optimized detection of gynecological cancers.
• Gérald Chanques, an anesthesiologist and intensive care physician at Montpellier University Hospital and associate dean for general affairs, assets, and campus life at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine, and Simon de Charentenay, an attorney, associate professor, and founder of Axiocap, agreed to join them and take part in a discussion.