The number 13 has had a bad reputation for centuries, but the reasoning behind this long-prevailing fear is murky at best.
Many blame it on 12. The number 12 tends to represent completeness and perfection — 12 months in a year, 12 eggs in a dozen, 12 apostles in the Christian bible, 12 astrological signs of the zodiac. In contrast, 13 sets people off balance. And that imbalance has led many people, predominately in Western culture, to superstitiously fear 13. Airplanes skip row 13, hotels don’t have 13th floors and Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.
Luck, however, doesn't play a role in pharma manufacturing. So please join us as we journey through 13 scary scenarios — and their potential solutions — courtesy of our 2023 Pharma Innovation Award winners.
Karen P. Langhauser | Chief Content Director, Pharma Manufacturing
Karen currently serves as Pharma Manufacturing's chief content director.
Now having dedicated her entire career to b2b journalism, Karen got her start writing for Food Manufacturing magazine. She made the decision to trade food for drugs in 2013, when she joined Putman Media as the digital content manager for Pharma Manufacturing, later taking the helm on the brand in 2016.
As an award-winning journalist with 20+ years experience writing in the manufacturing space, Karen passionately believes that b2b content does not have to suck. As the content director, her ongoing mission has been to keep Pharma Manufacturing's editorial look, tone and content fresh and accessible.
Karen graduated with honors from Bucknell University, where she majored in English and played Division 1 softball for the Bison. Happily living in NJ's famed Asbury Park, Karen is a retired Garden State Rollergirl, known to the roller derby community as the 'Predator-in-Chief.'