News - Appointments

Benoît Battistelli assumes top job at patent office

Benoît Battistelli

Benoît Battistelli became president of the European Patent Office on 1 July 2010, succeeding Alison Brimelow who held the job since July 2007.

Country: France

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Athos Gianella-Borradori becomes CMO at Clavis Pharma

Athos Gianella-Borradori

Clavis Pharma ASA has appointed Athos Gianella-Borradori, an onco-haematologist and drug developer, as its new chief medical officer.

Country: Norway

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Pieris appoints Laurent Audoly as CSO

Laurent Audoly

Pieris AG, which is developing a platform based of high penetration lipocalins called Anticalins, has appointed Laurent Audoly as chief scientific officer.

Country: Germany

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Head of Evolva’s US subsidary resigns

Melya Hughes Crameri

Evolva Holding SA, an early stage, genetic chemistry company, said that the chief executive of its US subsidiary, Genetic Chemistry Inc of California, has resigned and will be replaced temporarily

Country: Switzerland

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Noxxon appoints Aram Mangasarian as CBO

Aram Mangasarian

Noxxon Pharma AG has appointed Aram Mangasarian as chief business officer, with responsibility for the corporate and business development activities of the company.

Country: Germany

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Clavis Pharma takes on two new board members

Anders Wiklund

Clavis Pharma A/S, which is developing lipid technology for delivering anti-cancer drugs, has appointed two new board members to replace three resigning members.

Country: Norway

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Former Affitech CEO named managing director

Martin Welschof

Following the takeover of Affitech A/S by two Russian biotech entrepreneurs in April, the chief executive, Robert Burns has resigned.

Country: Norway

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Genomic Vision appoints CFO and senior researcher

Erwan Martin

Genomic Vision SA, a French molecular instrumentation and diagnostics company, has appointed Erwan Martin as chief financial officer and Emmanuel Conseiller as vice president for research and devel

Country: France

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Addex Pharmaceuticals sheds one of its business directors

Emmanuel le Poul

Addex Pharmaceuticals said its CNS business director, Emmanuel le Poul, has left the company to pursue other opportunities and will not be replaced in the short term.

Country: Switzerland

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AstraZeneca hires ex-Pfizer R&D leader

Martin Mackay

AstraZeneca Plc has appointed Martin Mackay, formerly head of pharma therapeutics research and development at Pfizer Inc, to the newly created post of president of research and development, ef

Country: United Kingdom

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