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RECKITT CATALYST AND SERENA WILLIAMS HEADLINE SXSW® WITH U.S. ENTREPRENEURS EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
Today, Reckitt, the company behind some of the world's most trusted health and hygiene brands, brings two newly named U.S. entrepreneurs from its Reckitt Catalyst program to the South by Southwest®(SXSW®) stage. They will appear alongside entrepreneur-in-residence Serena Williams for the featured session, "Breaking Barriers, Building Solutions: Meet the Entrepreneurs Transforming Health Innovation," a conversation about the systemic barriers founders navigate as they work to expand access to car
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