Ronald Scott becomes chief operating officer of Basilea Ronald Scott becomes chief operating officer of Basilea Formerly held role of chief financial officer Eli Lilly announces promotions as senior executives retire Eli Lilly announces promotions as senior executives retire Three senior staff will take key executive positions from 1 January 2012 Rx-360 elects new board members Rx-360 elects new board members They will stand for a three-year term that expires in 2014 Jeans for Genes a good fit for Almac staff Jeans for Genes a good fit for Almac staff Staff are helping to fund research into a wide range of genetic disorders Rockwell Automation appoints UK and Ireland sales director Rockwell Automation appoints UK and Ireland sales director Brings track record in sales and marketing to role Scientists create world’s smallest periodic table Scientists create world’s smallest periodic table Confirmed in 2012 Guinness World Records Jazz Pharmaceuticals appoints vice president of r&d Jazz Pharmaceuticals appoints vice president of r&d Jeffrey Tobias also takes chief medical officer role Takeda completes acquisition and names new ceo of Nycomed Takeda completes acquisition and names new ceo of Nycomed Frank Morich adds new role to his current position Affimed reorganises management team Affimed reorganises management team Adi Hoess becomes chief executive Thomas Christely takes ceo role at Silence Therapeutics Thomas Christely takes ceo role at Silence Therapeutics Based at RNAi firm’s facility in Berlin, Germany BASF honours Harvard researcher BASF honours Harvard researcher Dr Tobias Ritter wins the BASF Catalysis Award 2011 Amerigroup hires chief compliance officer Amerigroup hires chief compliance officer Georgia Dodds Foley to lead the office of business ethics and compliance programme RSSL makes senior appointments RSSL makes senior appointments Including Alex Webbe as laboratory manager Marina Biotech makes organisational changes Marina Biotech makes organisational changes Creates the position of executive vice president of r&d NextPharma ceo Bill Wedlake to step down NextPharma ceo Bill Wedlake to step down Franck Latrille takes the role on 3 October Catalent hires global vp of business development Catalent hires global vp of business development For Zydis fast-dissolve technology