News - Appointments

Thomas Werner nominated to MediGene’s supervisory board

Thomas Werner

Thomas Werner, formerly chief executive of GlaxoWellcome Germany and GlaxoSmithKline Germany, has been nominated to the supervisory board of MediGene AG.

Country: Germany

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Nigel Gaymond to head the BIA

Nigel Gaymond

Nigel Gaymond, a consultant and former member of the British Consulate-General in Boston, Massachusetts, US, has been appointed chief executive officer of the UK BioIndustry Association.

Country: United Kingdom

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AstraZeneca’s Chris Brinsmead appointed business ambassador

Chris Brinsmead

Chris Brinsmead, chairman of AstraZeneca UK, has been appointed Business Ambassador by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Country: United Kingdom

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Prof Stephen Richardson joins Imperial Innovations

Stephen Richardson

Stephen Richardson, deputy rector of Imperial College London, has joined Imperial Innovations Group Plc as a non-executive director.

Country: United Kingdom

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Simon Moroney awarded Bavarian service medal

Simon Moroney

Simon Moroney, the co-founder and chief executive officer of MorphoSys AG has been awarded a medal for outstanding service from the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Country: Germany

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Jim Cornett to head US unit of Oxford BioTherapeutics

Jim Cornett

Oxford BioTherapeutics Ltd has announced the appointment of Jim Cornett, a former executive with Medarex, to lead its US research and development facility in the California Bay area near San J

Country: United Kingdom

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Ismail Kola to lead new medicines unit at UCB

Ismail Kola

UCB SA has announced the appointment of Ismail Kola to the position of executive vice president and president of new medicines and a member of the company’s executive committee from 23 N

Country: Belgium

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Mark Willig becomes chief commercial officer at Exiqon

Mark Willig

Exiqon A/S of Denmark has appointed Mark Willig as its new chief commercial officer to manage sales and marketing of the company’s diagnostic and pharmaceutical research products.

Country: Denmark

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John Thero becomes CFO at Amarin Corporation

John Thero

Amarin Corporation Plc of Dublin, Ireland, has appointed John Thero as its new chief financial officer. Mr Thero will report to Declan Doogan, Amarin’s interim chief executive.

Country: Ireland

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Shire appoints former GSK executive to its board

David Stout

Shire Plc, an Anglo-Irish specialty pharmaceutical company, has appointed David Stout to its board.

Country: Ireland

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