Astellas Pharma hires Head of Global Pharmacovigilance Astellas Pharma hires Head of Global Pharmacovigilance Songlin Hue will be located in Northbrook, Illinois Teva expands management team Teva expands management team Paul Sekhri to become Group EVP, Global Business Development and Chief Strategy Officer Halocarbon makes a promotion Halocarbon makes a promotion Anthony Nigro has become Manager of Product Development Covagen names Chief Business Officer Covagen names Chief Business Officer Elias Papatheodorou takes the role Pump Solutions Group makes two appointments Pump Solutions Group makes two appointments US firm specialises in positive displacement pumps and supporting technologies Synexus strengthens its global management team Synexus strengthens its global management team New structure allows for continued growth, says CEO Christophe Berthoux Teva sets up Global Specialty Medicines Group Teva sets up Global Specialty Medicines Group Headed by Rob Koremans as President and CEO DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announces new director DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announces new director Thomas Oury will head Europe, Middle East & Africa region Freeman Technology appoints Applications Specialist Freeman Technology appoints Applications Specialist Doug Millington-Smith will support FT4 Powder Rheometer users Novavax hires VP of Regulatory Affairs Novavax hires VP of Regulatory Affairs Amy Fix will direct regulatory strategy at the vaccines company Energy Efficiency Consultancy (EECO2) appoints head of life sciences division Energy Efficiency Consultancy (EECO2) appoints head of life sciences division Keith Beattie takes the position, strengthening the management team Siemens Industry offers specialist support to pharmaceutical industry Siemens Industry offers specialist support to pharmaceutical industry Establishes pharmaceutical team led by Alan Johnston Catalent makes two senior appointments to drive growth in China Catalent makes two senior appointments to drive growth in China Dr Jackson Zhu and Paul Cao join the company Gelest forms a Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Group Gelest forms a Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Group Based at its headquarters in Morrisville, PA, US Aptuit makes two additions to Executive Leadership team Aptuit makes two additions to Executive Leadership team New CFO and VP of Sales and Business Development Quantum appoints business development manager Quantum appoints business development manager Mark Dodd joins the specials manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Francis Cuss will take up the role on 1 July following retirement of Elliott Sigal Eyevensys hires Dr Ivan Cohen-Tanugi as CEO Eyevensys hires Dr Ivan Cohen-Tanugi as CEO First plans to conclude preclinical tests of new non-viral gene therapy process Gelest hires new staff and makes promotions Gelest hires new staff and makes promotions Six people will help drive growth at US firm Otto Schott Research Award seeks outstanding glass researchers Otto Schott Research Award seeks outstanding glass researchers The award is valued at €25,000 Chimerix hires a Chief Development Officer Chimerix hires a Chief Development Officer Michael Rogers joins the company from Pharmasset Synexus Germany appoints a new MD Synexus Germany appoints a new MD Klaus-Dieter Albrecht will manage the eight Synexus clinical trial centres in Germany CoCo Therapeutics appoints COO CoCo Therapeutics appoints COO And a Clinical and Scientific Advisory Group Theorem Clinical Research appoints VP of global business development Theorem Clinical Research appoints VP of global business development Sara Davis takes up the role