ClinTec International’s founder and chief executive officer, Dr. Rabinder Buttar, won the Female Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Scottish Business Awards. The awards, the largest in the U.K., were  attended by dignitaries such as former president Bill Clinton, Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond and representatives from 1600 businesses.  

Buttar has seen her CRO ClinTec International expand into over 40 countries in the space of 17 years. The company, which is a majority woman-owned business, was founded by Buttar in 1997 and can now count 10 world pharmaceutical companies as clients, as well as having a multicultural workforce which holds staff in 43 countries.