Ricerca Biosciences appoints drug safety director Ricerca Biosciences appoints drug safety director Douglas Fuhrer has right skills to guide preclinical drug development strategy INC Research to build partnerships in Europe INC Research to build partnerships in Europe Appoints Manfred Weiler to lead effort Cornish businessman scoops Topra award Cornish businessman scoops Topra award Jonathan Trethowan wins Inspiration category BASF scientist wins IPEC award BASF scientist wins IPEC award Dr Karl Kolter honoured for his research into excipients Penn Pharma appoints two directors Penn Pharma appoints two directors To be based at South Wales facility OctoPlus appoints ceo OctoPlus appoints ceo Jan Hendrik Egberts to replace Simon Sturge EMA seeks executive director EMA seeks executive director Andreas Pott will be acting executive director until position is filled PharmOptima appoints business development director PharmOptima appoints business development director Ophthalmology specialist hires Rick Coulon Oriola-KD makes changes to management team Oriola-KD makes changes to management team Henry Fogels adds acting director general of wholesale business in Russia to his duties BASF sponsors Megamolecules BASF sponsors Megamolecules Part of Discovery event promoting science, engineering technology and maths careers Bayer MaterialScience appoints three to senior positions Bayer MaterialScience appoints three to senior positions Join Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties team in the NAFTA region Ricerca adds to DMPK team Ricerca adds to DMPK team William DeMaio joins from Wyeth Research Help oversee talent in skills competition Help oversee talent in skills competition Sign up to be a workshop supervisor at WorldSkills London 2011 Azelis appoints Principals development director Azelis appoints Principals development director Belgian chemicals group aims to establish principals management as a core competence Lab21 hires cfo Lab21 hires cfo Susan Lowther joins Cambridge, UK-based firm Sigma-Aldrich announces death of chairman and ceo Sigma-Aldrich announces death of chairman and ceo Dr Jai Nagarkatti joined the US firm in 1976 Affitech appoints cfo Affitech appoints cfo Stig Jarle Pettersen was formerly a consultant to the Danish antibody medicines firm Bauer takes role of president at Chemwerth Bauer takes role of president at Chemwerth Formerly with Sandoz Rolf Müller takes 2010 DECHEMA Prize Rolf Müller takes 2010 DECHEMA Prize For research into myxobacteria, which are capable of synthesising chemical structures Ashtead Technology hires environmental specialist Ashtead Technology hires environmental specialist Jay Neermul becomes single point of contact for environmental sector ABPI director general to step down ABPI director general to step down Dr Richard Barker will act as senior advisor to ABPI after handover to successor in May 2011 ABB appoints sales manager for southern UK region ABB appoints sales manager for southern UK region Will drive use of automation systems in smaller applications Professor Stefan Hell wins Hansen Family Award 2011 Professor Stefan Hell wins Hansen Family Award 2011 Honoured for his work in the field of light microscopy AMRI hires vp of chemical development AMRI hires vp of chemical development David Lathbury has more than 23 years of process development and optimisation experience