Finding Purpose Through Personal Experience: Inès Quinty’s Story 

Illness is something that touches all of us, directly or indirectly. Our parents, our children, our friends, our grandparents, no one is untouched. For Inès Quinty, this reality became deeply personal shortly after she joined the company. 

When Personal and Professional Worlds Meet 

Not long after starting her role, Inès learned that her mother had cancer. 

“It was quite hard to receive that information and to digest,” she recalls. 

At that moment, her professional environment and personal life suddenly intersected in a powerful way. Working every day on topics related to cancer took on an entirely new meaning. 

“Working on cancer treatment makes definite sense to me.”

A Different Perspective on the Patient Journey 

Going through this experience gave Inès a dual perspective: as someone working in the company, and as a family member supporting a patient. 

This helped her better understand what patients and their families go through the complexity, the uncertainty, and the emotional weight behind each step. Access to treatment, the variety of options depending on the type and stage of cancer, and the difficulty of finding the right treatment for the right person all became much more tangible. 

She also realized how overwhelming the journey can feel. 

“Patients can sometimes feel lost.” 

Finding Meaning in Contribution 

“Working here makes me feel like I have an opportunity, at least, to support. I don’t know if I will change anything, but it relieves me to feel able to play my part.” 

That sense of contribution of being able to do something, however small, brings her comfort and purpose.

Inès’s story is a reminder that purpose is often not something abstract. It is shaped by real experiences, real people, and real emotions. 

For her, purpose comes from that connection: understanding what patients and families go through, and knowing that her work contributes, in some way, to supporting them. 

And sometimes, that’s what makes all the difference.