Affimed Therapeutics hires chief commercial officer Affimed Therapeutics hires chief commercial officer Adi Hoess joins the Heidelberg-based firm Takeda makes European appointments Takeda makes European appointments Hires ceo of Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe and md of Takeda Global R&D Centre Europe Quay Pharma appoints scientific manager Quay Pharma appoints scientific manager Mark Powell takes on wider technical responsibility Russell Group restructures Russell Group restructures With Ray Singh becoming md, Martin Chipperfield moves up to sales and marketing director PharmaDiagnostics appoints director of assay development PharmaDiagnostics appoints director of assay development Former pharma department head joins Belgian firm Synexus appoints regional director in Ukraine Synexus appoints regional director in Ukraine Dmytro Razborov takes responsibility for operations and business development Lehuu joins marine biotech Aquapharm Lehuu joins marine biotech Aquapharm Takes responsibility for business development in biopharmaceuticals at the Scotland-based firm ClinTec makes a promotion ClinTec makes a promotion Stuart Grant takes newly created role of associate director of regulatory affairs TxCell names François Meyer as chief executive TxCell names François Meyer as chief executive Prepares to take lead product candidates into clinical trials Eli Lilly announces vp of oncology research Eli Lilly announces vp of oncology research Greg Plowman will oversee cancer research for Lilly and ImClone BioAlliance Pharma makes appointment BioAlliance Pharma makes appointment Judith Greciet put in charge of operations and r&d as deputy chief operating officer SCM staff slide for charity SCM staff slide for charity From the top of the Baltic in Gateshead, UK across the River Tyne Send in your entries to IChemE awards Send in your entries to IChemE awards Presentations at ICC, Birmingham on 3 November ECEHH appoints new director ECEHH appoints new director Professor Lora Fleming is a leading expert in the environment and public health UBM Live appoints new md of pharma portfolio UBM Live appoints new md of pharma portfolio Rudge will direct the continued growth and development of the CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and BioPh brands Get them while they’re young Get them while they’re young School children get to grips with particle analysis with Whitehouse Scientific Merck Serono opens labs to budding scientists Merck Serono opens labs to budding scientists Selected students, aged 17–18 years, perform practical research work and share their knowledge Eppendorf UK wins Logistics Award for delivery performance Eppendorf UK wins Logistics Award for delivery performance Consistently delivers laboratory products on time, says Fisher Scientific Gelest appoints two product managers Gelest appoints two product managers Aims to expand range of silane, silicone and metal-organic compounds Pfeiffer Vacuum apprentices win award for virtual training film Pfeiffer Vacuum apprentices win award for virtual training film Avoids translation misunderstandings as pumps firm expands into Asia ISP appoints director of Solubility Initiative ISP appoints director of Solubility Initiative Yunxia Bi joins firm from AstraZeneca Brecon appoints director of QA and regulatory affairs Brecon appoints director of QA and regulatory affairs Kay O’Hagan will head a team of Qualified Persons Kieran Murphy to head GE Healthcare Kieran Murphy to head GE Healthcare Succeeds retiring Peter Ehrenheim as president and ceo on 1 April Kelman to head new Novartis OTC division Kelman to head new Novartis OTC division Joins from Johnson & Johnson