Women of Color in Pharma

What Women of Color in Pharma does

Women of Color in Pharma (operating as OneWe Reach) is a U.S.-headquartered non-profit membership organization founded in 2016 to empower and advance professionals in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, with a specific focus on women of color. The organization is structured around four member benefit pillars—CONNECT (community advocacy), CLIMB (leadership development), COLLABORATE (corporate engagement), and CONVENE (events)—delivered through tiered individual and corporate membership programs, an annual conference (currently in its 10th year), the AI Academy, the Thrive Series of virtual programming, and the Global Corporate Connections (GCC) event series with international editions such as GCC Ghana. The OneWe Reach Foundation operates as a separate charitable arm accepting tax-deductible donations for community-level education, health, and well-being initiatives.

The underlying technology is non-proprietary: the organization runs on a standard membership website (onewereach.org), a community portal at community.onewereach.org, and off-the-shelf event/merchandise infrastructure including a Shopify storefront; it does not develop or license AI, software, or platform products. Its core 'technology' is its curated professional network, content programming, and event IP rather than software systems.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit revenue stack: recurring corporate membership fees from pharmaceutical companies (with named sponsors including Novo Nordisk, Genentech, and Bristol Myers Squibb), recurring individual membership dues, conference and event sponsorships, and donations to the affiliated OneWe Reach Foundation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with LinkedIn (24,000+ followers) and the annual conference serving as primary acquisition and partnership-activation channels, supplemented by virtual programming for distributed member engagement.

Name

Women of Color in Pharma

Legal name

OneWe Reach Foundation

Website

https://wocip.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women of Color in Pharma (OneWe Reach) is a U.S. non-profit membership organization founded in 2016 that advances women of color in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry through individual and corporate memberships, leadership development, conferences, and the affiliated OneWe Reach Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership: Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies pay for corporate membership to access diverse talent pools, gain brand visibility, and engage with professionals advancing health outcomes.
2. Individual Membership: Professionals join for networking, leadership development programs, and career advancement resources. Membership tiers include individual membership with CONNECT, CLIMB (leadership development), and COLLABORATE benefits.
3. Donations to OneWe Reach Foundation: Tax-deductible donations to the OneWe Reach Foundation support community empowerment through education, social support, health, and well-being initiatives.
4. Conference Sponsorships: Companies sponsor annual conferences and events for premium brand visibility and direct access to the professional community.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Women of Color in Pharma (OneWe Reach) is a non-profit professional association that sells Individual Membership and Corporate Membership programs to pharmaceutical and life sciences professionals and companies. It also delivers leadership development programs and hosts flagship events including the 10th Annual Conference, AI Academy workshops, Thrive Series virtual events, and Global Corporate Connections (GCC) gatherings. The OneWe Reach Foundation serves as the affiliated charitable arm accepting tax-deductible donations.

Product overview

Women of Color in Pharma (operating as OneWe Reach) is a premier non-profit membership organization, not a software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of membership programs including Individual Membership and Corporate Membership, professional development services through Leadership Development Programs, and hosts major events including the 10th Annual Conference, AI Academy, Thrive Series (virtual events), and Global Corporate Connections (GCC) events. The OneWe Reach Foundation focuses on community empowerment through education, social support, health, and well-being. The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OneWe Reach Foundation: The foundation arm of OneWe Reach, empowering communities through education, social support, health, and well-being.
• WOCIP
• AI Academy
• Thrive Series
• Global Leadership Conference (GCC)

Products and services

• Individual Membership

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Novo NordiskcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNovo Nordisk is a proud sponsor of Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP). The pharmaceutical company supports the organization as a corporate member, gaining premium brand visibility across OneWe Reach platforms and at events while connecting with diverse professionals driving innovation in the life sciences industry.
• GenentechcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGenentech is a proud sponsor of Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP). As a corporate member, Genentech leverages the partnership for employer branding and access to diverse pharmaceutical professionals advancing health outcomes.
• Bristol Myers SquibbcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBristol Myers Squibb is featured as a corporate sponsor/client of OneWe Reach, partnering with the organization to access accomplished professionals whose expertise drives innovation and improved outcomes in the life sciences industry.
• OneWe Reach FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OneWe Reach Foundation is the affiliated charitable arm of the organization, empowering communities through education, social support, health, and well-being. The Foundation accepts donations and operates independently to advance community-level impact initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA): HBA is a global non-profit membership organization advancing women leaders in healthcare and the life sciences. Like OneWe Reach, it runs corporate membership programs, annual conferences, and leadership development for women in pharma-adjacent industries, making it the closest direct comparable in mission and business model.
• Women in Bio: Women in Bio is a non-profit professional organization supporting women across the life sciences, including biotech, pharma, and medical devices. It operates chapter-based membership, events, and mentorship programming closely parallel to WOCIP's model, with a similar emphasis on career advancement and corporate engagement.
• National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA): NPhA is the professional association representing minority pharmacists and pharmaceutical professionals in the US. It directly overlaps with WOCIP's focus on advancing under-represented talent in pharmacy and pharma, and similarly relies on annual conferences, membership dues, and corporate sponsorships.
• Drug Information Association (DIA): DIA is a global non-profit membership association serving professionals across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device value chain. It is comparable to OneWe Reach as a community-led, event-driven, corporate-sponsored professional association serving pharma and life sciences practitioners.
• Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP): ACRP is a non-profit membership organization for clinical research professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Like WOCIP, it operates individual and corporate memberships, runs major annual conferences, and offers professional development programming targeting pharma practitioners.

Broad incumbents

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): APhA is the largest US professional association for pharmacists, with individual and corporate membership, an annual meeting, and policy advocacy. It operates at much greater scale but in the same pharma professional-association category as OneWe Reach, serving an overlapping stakeholder base.
• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): BIO is the largest US trade association for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, with extensive corporate membership, large annual conferences, and policy advocacy. It is a broad incumbent in the same pharma/life sciences membership space where WOCIP operates at a niche, diversity-focused level.
• PhRMA: PhRMA is the US pharmaceutical industry trade association representing major research-based pharma companies. Its corporate membership roster overlaps significantly with WOCIP's sponsor base (Novo Nordisk, BMS, Genentech), making it a broad incumbent comparable on the corporate-partnership side.
• International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA): IFPMA is the global non-profit trade association representing the research-based pharmaceutical industry, with corporate members that overlap WOCIP's sponsor list. It operates at international scale in the same membership-driven model as OneWe Reach's global expansion ambitions.
• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP): FIP is the global non-profit federation of national pharmaceutical associations and practitioners. It is comparable as a long-established, international non-profit membership body serving pharmaceutical professionals and aligning with OneWe Reach's global professional-network positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OneWeReach
• Facebookfacebook.com/wociporg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wocip
• Instagraminstagram.com/onewe_reach
• Xx.com/WOCIP2015

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Funding overview

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