Omnifit, the UK manufacturer of laboratory fluid transfer components, has appointed Sue Burton as its sales administration and marketing manager. She has previously worked for RMR, an international software company, and then for biotech company Celsis International.Dutch biotechnology company Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics has appointed Jaap Koster to the new position of head of GMP operations. The division specialises in the GMP production of virus-based therapeutics.SSL International has appointed Mike Pilking- ton as its new product supply director. He will assume responsibility for all SSL's worldwide manufacturing operations. He replaces John Hase who has been handling this role on an interim basis. Aspen Technology has promoted David L. McQuillin to the position of president and ceo with effect from 1 October, 2002. He will succeed Lawrence B. Evans, who will continue working full-time as chairman, focusing on long-term strategy and direction. McQuillin is presently executive vice president and co-chief operating officer at AspenTech. He joined the company in June 1997 as head of worldwide sales and marketing and was promoted to co-coo in November 2000.Electrostatic dry powder deposition company Phoqus, of West Malling in the UK, has appointed Dr Frank Armstrong as its new ceo. He was previously executive vice president at Bayer and has held senior positions with Zeneca Pharmaceuti- cals in the US and UK. Company founder Terry Blaney takes up the role of coo.UK company Astex Technology, the structure-based drug discovery company, which is pioneering the use of high throughput X-ray crystallography technology, has appointed Dr Glyn Williams as director of biophysics. He will implement biophysical methods for ligand screening in Astex's lead discovery programmes. Williams joins Astex from Roche (UK) where he was responsible for Bio-NMR and Mass Spectrometry.
John Gordon has joined Buckton Scott, the UK-based representation and distribution business operating in the fine chemicals, nutritional, pharmaceutical actives and natural health sectors.Stainless Fittings, a UK manufacturer of high purity stainless steel for the pharma sector, has appointed Ian Freeman as sales supervisor.
