Auxilium Pharmaceuticals promotes James Tursi Auxilium Pharmaceuticals promotes James Tursi Becomes chief medical officer having worked for US firm since 2009 ACR Image Metrix hires Kathy Freeman ACR Image Metrix hires Kathy Freeman As business development manager for the US East Coast Select Biosciences names Life Science Awards winners Select Biosciences names Life Science Awards winners Judged in seven categories Avantium appoints bioplastics specialist Avantium appoints bioplastics specialist Jeffrey Kolstad joins as chief scientist from NatureWorks Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators opens for entry Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators opens for entry Deadline is 15 January 2012 Gary Shope joins Patheon as chief of staff Gary Shope joins Patheon as chief of staff Reports to chief executive James Mullen Roche hires Mara Aspinall as president of Ventana Roche hires Mara Aspinall as president of Ventana Aspinall will join the US firm in September AMRI makes a promotion in Singapore AMRI makes a promotion in Singapore Takeshi Yura becomes senior director of drug discovery services Brecon hires head of customer services Brecon hires head of customer services Garth Simpson takes the role Thermo Fisher presents $35,000 award to Judit Villen Thermo Fisher presents $35,000 award to Judit Villen Based on her MS-based analysis of protein phosphorylation in single cells Sistemic hires more staff Sistemic hires more staff Moves to larger premises that will become new global hq Nycomed US appoints three Nycomed US appoints three Newly created standalone corporation hires former King Pharmaceuticals executives TKL Research appoints vp of operational excellence TKL Research appoints vp of operational excellence US CRO hires Kevin Vernarec SuperGen ceo joins BIO board SuperGen ceo joins BIO board James Manuso joins the US-based biotechnology organisation Sanofi appoints chief strategy officer Sanofi appoints chief strategy officer To cover all group business development activities CiToxLAB increases capabilities in reprotoxicology and juvenile studies CiToxLAB increases capabilities in reprotoxicology and juvenile studies Appoints Paul Barrow as director of scientific projects and client consulting