March movers March movers Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board BioProgress, the speciality pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has announced the creation of a new executive operational board, and the appointment of Keith Hemming, as... Jade Brown joins Xencor Jade Brown joins Xencor Xencor, the US-based company who develops protein and antibody therapeutics, has appointed Jade R. Brown to vice president of business development. Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra Biomanufacturing has appointed Tony Mulcahy as general manager, Oxford facility. Collins joins Archimedes Collins joins Archimedes Simon Collins has joined Archimedes Pharma as UK Country Manager. Reporting directly to Archimedes ceo Richard de Souza, Collins will be responsible for continuing the... pSivida appoints Boston-based md pSivida appoints Boston-based md Global bio-nanotech company pSivida has appointed Paul Ashton as managing director of pSivida. He will be located at the pSivida head office in Boston, US. On the move in February On the move in February Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Dr Kevin Cox, president of UK biotech company Avecia Biologics, has been appointed as chair of UK Trade & Investment's Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Sector Advisory Group. Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn\'s chairman Gabriele Braglia has confirmed that Enrico Braglia has stepped down as co-managing director and board member of Helsinn Holding, Helsinn Healthcare and all... changing places changing places Prosonix, of Oxford, UK, has appointed Nigel Bell as executive chairman. A chemical engineer, Bell was most recently vice president of Infineum (UK), a Shell/ExxonMobil joint... QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals Penn Pharmaceutical Services, a leading UK provider of integrated pharmaceutical outsourcing services, has increased its total number of Qualified Persons (QP) to seven, with... People on the move People on the move Two key positions have been created at Aesica, supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients, expanding the company\'s sales and marketing team. Jennie Rosby joins as business... People on the move People on the move Excelsyn, of Newcastle, UK, has announced the appointment of Phil Wrigley as operations director of its Engineering Technology business based in Durham. Wrigley joins the firm... People on the move People on the move Brecon Pharmaceuticals has continued the expansion of its analytical services unit with the appointments of Melanie Batten as laboratory manager and Terry Campbell as senior... People: May 2006 People: May 2006 People: April 2006 People: April 2006