Michael Koenig appointed to Bayer board of management Michael Koenig appointed to Bayer board of management Dr Richard Pott to retire, effective 1 June 2013 Sygnature Discovery appoints VP of Business Development – North America Sygnature Discovery appoints VP of Business Development – North America Plans to expand customer base in the US and Canada over next two years Charlie Morris joins Almac’s clinical technologies team Charlie Morris joins Almac’s clinical technologies team Will oversee development of IXRS technology Penn Pharma boosts senior management team Penn Pharma boosts senior management team Adds Kat Jones as director of marketing and commercial operations Basilea appoints Ronald Scott as CEO Basilea appoints Ronald Scott as CEO Also expands management team with addition of Heidi McDaid Paul O’Nion joins RSSL Paul O’Nion joins RSSL To head the expansion of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry services Mymetics announces change of directors and management Mymetics announces change of directors and management Will explore a number of strategic opportunities for its HIV, RSV and other vaccine candidates Novo Nordisk to create all-diabetes professional cycling team Novo Nordisk to create all-diabetes professional cycling team Team Novo Nordisk will promote the billion dollar drug that is never prescribed – exercise CEO Alex Gorsky elected chairman of Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky elected chairman of Johnson & Johnson Bill Weldon to step down after 41-year career at the company Cambridge Major Laboratories hires VP of Science and Technology Cambridge Major Laboratories hires VP of Science and Technology Dr Prasad Raje joins the company with 15 years of industry experience Onyx bolsters US team Onyx bolsters US team With the appointment of a business development director based in Chicago Shire appoints president of Regenerative Medicine business Shire appoints president of Regenerative Medicine business Jeff Jonas gains a promotion Manchester Organics creates position of global head of technical sales Manchester Organics creates position of global head of technical sales Jordi Robinson joins the company from Endeavour Speciality Chemicals AMRI make a promotion AMRI make a promotion Steven Hagen becomes senior vice president of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing AndersonBrecon makes two promotions AndersonBrecon makes two promotions To support global strategy and the integration of US and European teams Jean-Marc Pardonge to head prescription division at Aptar Pharma Jean-Marc Pardonge to head prescription division at Aptar Pharma Also becomes general manager of Aptar Stelmi Takeda announces senior appointment Takeda announces senior appointment James Morley takes over as general manager at Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls Centre Almac makes donation to Friends of the Cancer Centre Charity Almac makes donation to Friends of the Cancer Centre Charity Raises £10,000 at 2012 charity raffle Pirbright Institute gives visitors a glimpse into the future Pirbright Institute gives visitors a glimpse into the future Schoolchildren and other visitors look round the new £100m facilities, which will be opened in 2014 Dr Gary Nabel joins Sanofi as chief scientific officer Dr Gary Nabel joins Sanofi as chief scientific officer He also becomes deputy to the president for global r&d Queen\'s Belfast scientist wins award for microneedle patch Queen\'s Belfast scientist wins award for microneedle patch Able to deliver a constant dose of a drug or compound without the pain of an injection Bosch appoints new managers in two business units Bosch appoints new managers in two business units Uwe Harbauer is to become SVP at pharma, while Walter Häcki will become SVP at packaging BD appoints William Kozy as chief operating officer BD appoints William Kozy as chief operating officer Adds to current title of executive vice president Chemical specialist joins Harlan Chemical specialist joins Harlan Dr Robert Brown strengthens the senior management team as general manager