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METabolic EXplorer appoints strategic advisor
METabolic EXplorer appoints strategic advisor
French industrial biotechnology company METabolic Explorer, which focuses on green chemistry bio-production, has appointed Hans Vogelsang as strategic advisor.
Charles Cohen joins Xenon Pharmaceuticals
Charles Cohen joins Xenon Pharmaceuticals
Canada's Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a drug discovery and development company, has appointed Charles J. Cohen as vice president of discovery research.
Asymtek promotes Michel van de Vijver
Asymtek promotes Michel van de Vijver
Asymtek, a leader in dispensing technology has promoted Michel van de Vijver to general manager of Asymtek's European operations, which cover applications engineering, sales,...
Ex-GSK employee heads development at Modern Biosciences
Ex-GSK employee heads development at Modern Biosciences
London-based drug development company Modern Biosciences (MBS) has appointed Kevin Moulder, formerly of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), as its new head of development.
PCI Biotech strengthens team
PCI Biotech strengthens team
PCI Biotech - Photocure's Norwegian cancer-focused drug delivery subsidiary - is to benefit from a wealth of senior management experience with the appointment of Per Walday as...
Q Chip welcomes new executive chairman
Q Chip welcomes new executive chairman
A leading developer of microencapsulation solutions Q Chip has appointed Ken Powell as executive chairman.
Mike Pollard fills new role
Mike Pollard fills new role
Manchester-based RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, has appointed Mike Pollard to the newly created role...
Internal promotion for GEA's senior engineer
Internal promotion for GEA's senior engineer
Senior engineer Niamh O'Riordan has been promoted to project manager as GEA Process Technologies Ireland of Naas in County Kildare.
Adept Scientific appoints technical support specialist
Adept Scientific appoints technical support specialist
Adept Scientific has boosted its management team with the appointment of three new people.
ClinPhone secure product management specialist
ClinPhone secure product management specialist
Clinical technology organisation (CRO) ClinPhone in Nottingham, UK, has appointed Paula McHale as director of product management of its data management solutions.
MRC Technology appoints new head
MRC Technology appoints new head
Dr Dave Tapolczay is taking over as head of the Medical Research Council\'s affiliated technology transfer company, MRC Technology
February appointments
February appointments
A former Roche employee has been appointed to vice president of clinical research and development at Synosia Therapeutics. Dr Uwe Meya is based at the company's Swiss office in...
on the move dec/jan
on the move dec/jan
Finance and operations veteran Rosemary Bensley is to lead the expansion of BR Pharma, a global clinical trial supply company that specialises in sourcing comparator drugs.
Eczema drugs get MRC grant
Eczema drugs get MRC grant
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded a grant of
November appointments
November appointments
Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology
Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology
Michael Brinton, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, presented the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007 in the category Innovation to Reg Freeman, managing director of Freeman...
Society award for Surrey chemist
Society award for Surrey chemist
The Royal Society of Chemistry has honoured Derek Stevenson of the University of Surrey with one of the Society's major career awards, to be presented at the RSC annual...
Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation
Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation
Beckman Coulter is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first commercially available centrifuge with a "Great Applications" contest on the web at...
Balzan prize awarded for immunology
Balzan prize awarded for immunology
One of the four 2007 International Balzan Prizes, with a prize fund of CHF1m (Euro 610,000), is to be awarded for research in the area of innate immunity to Bruce Beutler of...
Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award
Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award
Contract research organisation Domainex has won the Innovation in Enabling Biotechnology Award at the 2007 UK BioEntrepreneurial Company of the Year Awards, presented by UK...
On the move in October
On the move in October
On the move in September
On the move in September
JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award
JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award
Several businesses with pharmaceutical interests were celebrated in Chemical Industry Awards Dinner held in York, UK.
US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity
US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity
Dowpharma, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, awarded Michael Krische of the University of Texas at Austin, the Dowpharma Prize Lecture for Creativity in Chiral...
Asymtek promotes Michel van de Vijver
Asymtek promotes Michel van de Vijver
Asymtek, a leader in dispensing technology has promoted Michel van de Vijver to general manager of Asymtek's European operations, which cover applications engineering, sales,...
Ex-GSK employee heads development at Modern Biosciences
Ex-GSK employee heads development at Modern Biosciences
London-based drug development company Modern Biosciences (MBS) has appointed Kevin Moulder, formerly of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), as its new head of development.
PCI Biotech strengthens team
PCI Biotech strengthens team
PCI Biotech - Photocure's Norwegian cancer-focused drug delivery subsidiary - is to benefit from a wealth of senior management experience with the appointment of Per Walday as...
Q Chip welcomes new executive chairman
Q Chip welcomes new executive chairman
A leading developer of microencapsulation solutions Q Chip has appointed Ken Powell as executive chairman.
Mike Pollard fills new role
Mike Pollard fills new role
Manchester-based RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, has appointed Mike Pollard to the newly created role...
Internal promotion for GEA's senior engineer
Internal promotion for GEA's senior engineer
Senior engineer Niamh O'Riordan has been promoted to project manager as GEA Process Technologies Ireland of Naas in County Kildare.
Adept Scientific appoints technical support specialist
Adept Scientific appoints technical support specialist
Adept Scientific has boosted its management team with the appointment of three new people.
ClinPhone secure product management specialist
ClinPhone secure product management specialist
Clinical technology organisation (CRO) ClinPhone in Nottingham, UK, has appointed Paula McHale as director of product management of its data management solutions.
MRC Technology appoints new head
MRC Technology appoints new head
Dr Dave Tapolczay is taking over as head of the Medical Research Council\'s affiliated technology transfer company, MRC Technology
February appointments
February appointments
A former Roche employee has been appointed to vice president of clinical research and development at Synosia Therapeutics. Dr Uwe Meya is based at the company's Swiss office in...
on the move dec/jan
on the move dec/jan
Finance and operations veteran Rosemary Bensley is to lead the expansion of BR Pharma, a global clinical trial supply company that specialises in sourcing comparator drugs.
Eczema drugs get MRC grant
Eczema drugs get MRC grant
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded a grant of
November appointments
November appointments
Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology
Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology
Michael Brinton, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, presented the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007 in the category Innovation to Reg Freeman, managing director of Freeman...
Society award for Surrey chemist
Society award for Surrey chemist
The Royal Society of Chemistry has honoured Derek Stevenson of the University of Surrey with one of the Society's major career awards, to be presented at the RSC annual...
Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation
Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation
Beckman Coulter is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first commercially available centrifuge with a "Great Applications" contest on the web at...
Balzan prize awarded for immunology
Balzan prize awarded for immunology
One of the four 2007 International Balzan Prizes, with a prize fund of CHF1m (Euro 610,000), is to be awarded for research in the area of innate immunity to Bruce Beutler of...
Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award
Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award
Contract research organisation Domainex has won the Innovation in Enabling Biotechnology Award at the 2007 UK BioEntrepreneurial Company of the Year Awards, presented by UK...
On the move in October
On the move in October
On the move in September
On the move in September
JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award
JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award
Several businesses with pharmaceutical interests were celebrated in Chemical Industry Awards Dinner held in York, UK.
US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity
US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity
Dowpharma, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, awarded Michael Krische of the University of Texas at Austin, the Dowpharma Prize Lecture for Creativity in Chiral...
