New General Manager joins Recipharm Italy New General Manager joins Recipharm Italy Giorgio Bruno takes charge of CDMO's Italian operating companies Nelipak Healthcare Packaging makes two appointments Nelipak Healthcare Packaging makes two appointments Timothy Julian joins as VP of Sales, Americas, and Frits van Gastel is promoted to Global Director of Quality Domainex prepares for expansion Domainex prepares for expansion Appoints Barry Knight as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, and Thomas Mander as Chief Operating Officer Intercept hires Steve Arnold as Regional Vice President and General Manager Intercept hires Steve Arnold as Regional Vice President and General Manager Takes responsibility for territories including the UK & Ireland, Nordics, Australia, New Zealand and Canada Takeda appoints President of US business unit Takeda appoints President of US business unit Ramona Sequeira will join Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA on 1 June Alise Reicin joins Merck Serono as Head of Global Clinical Development Alise Reicin joins Merck Serono as Head of Global Clinical Development Reicin brings extensive experience in R&D as a senior leader in biopharma to the company Halocarbon appoints David Bacon as Chief Executive Halocarbon appoints David Bacon as Chief Executive His top priorities will be leading the next phase of the company’s growth and product innovation Santen makes a promotion Santen makes a promotion Shigeo Taniuchi moves up to Head of Santen Europe Biopharma Technology hires Senior Sales Manager for North America Biopharma Technology hires Senior Sales Manager for North America Mark Lemons will handle freeze drying analytical instruments, CRO services and lyophilisation training Christina Coughlin joins Immunocore as Chief Medical Officer Christina Coughlin joins Immunocore as Chief Medical Officer With more than a decade of experience of at pharmaceutical and biotech companies Udit Batra to lead combined Merck Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich company Udit Batra to lead combined Merck Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich company Following successful completion of the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by mid-2015 Aridis Pharmaceuticals hires Paul-Andre de Lame as Chief Medical Officer Aridis Pharmaceuticals hires Paul-Andre de Lame as Chief Medical Officer He started his career as an intensive care medical doctor and joined the industry with Merck EMD Serono appoints Frederick Munschauer as Vice President of Medical Affairs, Neurology and Immunology EMD Serono appoints Frederick Munschauer as Vice President of Medical Affairs, Neurology and Immunology He will lead the medical affairs activities for the Rebif business Lab M makes a host of new appointments Lab M makes a host of new appointments A number of specialists have joined the microbiology company's R&D, QC and sales teams Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association elects Jeff Watson of Apotex as Chair Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association elects Jeff Watson of Apotex as Chair With Larry MacGirr of Pharmascience as Vice Chair Personnel changes at BASF Personnel changes at BASF Teressa Szelest becomes President, Market & Business Development North America