Navigation Links
Neurocrine Announces Appointment of Kevin Gorman, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:1/14/2008

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) announced today that Kevin Gorman, Ph.D., Neurocrine's Chief Operating Officer has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Neurocrine Biosciences. Gary Lyons will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine and will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

"While this was a very difficult decision for me, I believe the time is right for a change in leadership of Neurocrine. With three Phase II products, $180 million in cash and an extremely talented and experienced management team and dedicated staff, Neurocrine is well positioned to emerge as one of the leading biotechnology companies under Kevin's leadership," said Gary Lyons.

"The Board is indebted to Gary for his dedication and service over the past 14 years and we are grateful that he will continue to share his knowledge and expertise as a Board member as he transitions his responsibilities to Kevin," said Joe Mollica, Chairman of the Board. "Dr. Gorman has been an integral part of Neurocrine since its founding and has played key roles in the company's success over the years. We look forward to working with Kevin in his new leadership capacity in setting the strategy and direction of the company going forward."

Dr. Gorman, 50, was appointed Chief Operating Officer in September 2006 after having served as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences. In this position Dr. Gorman was responsible for R&D, Business Development and Commercial operations. Before joining Neurocrine in 1993, Dr. Gorman was a principal of Avalon Medical Partners, L.P. where he wa
'/>"/>

SOURCE Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology technology :

1. Neurocrine Announces Work Force Restructuring
2. Neurocrine Receives Approvable Letter for Indiplon Capsules with Additional Safety and Efficacy Data Required by FDA
3. Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Provide Indiplon Update
4. Neurocrine Biosciences and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) Announce Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Indiplon in Japan
5. Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Present Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
6. Neurocrine Biosciences to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
7. Neurocrine Biosciences to Present at the A.G. Edwards Annual Emerging Growth Conference
8. Neurocrine Biosciences to Present at the Bear Stearns Healthcare Conference
9. Neurocrine Biosciences to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference
10. Neurocrine Biosciences to Present at the BioCentury: Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference
11. Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. Announces Declaration of a Cash Dividend

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/26/2009)... WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new generation of ultras...using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowi... researchers at IBM, Purdue University and the Uni...archers have learned how to create nanowires with ...ined at the atomic level, which is a critical requ...
(Date:11/25/2009)... , BOSTON, Nov. 25 Biote...1 virus, genomic data from the 1918 pandemic throu...urrent H1N1 pandemic, today issued its latest bioc...that the lethality of the H1N1 ("Swine Flu") virus...g the virus,s current outbreak in the spring of 20...
(Date:11/25/2009)... , ,, BOCA RATON, Fla.,... has been a painful year. Not so for BodyLogicMD. ...of expert physicians specializing exclusively in m...rown the number of physicians in its network ... and is in progress to add more physician-owned ce...
(Date:11/25/2009)... , BEIJING, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-Asi...oper and provider of vaccines, announced today tha...tablish Sinovac (Dalian) Vaccine,Technology Co., L...p, produce,and commercialize human-use vaccines. S...e in developing and commercializing world-class va...
Breaking Biology Technology:Nanowires key to future transistors, electronics 2Nanowires key to future transistors, electronics 3Biological H1N1 Vaccines: Too Little, Too Late 2Biological H1N1 Vaccines: Too Little, Too Late 3Biological H1N1 Vaccines: Too Little, Too Late 4Biological H1N1 Vaccines: Too Little, Too Late 5Nation's Largest Network of Doctors Specializing in Bioidentical Hormones Grows at an Exponential Rate 2Nation's Largest Network of Doctors Specializing in Bioidentical Hormones Grows at an Exponential Rate 3Nation's Largest Network of Doctors Specializing in Bioidentical Hormones Grows at an Exponential Rate 4Sinovac Establishes Joint Venture to Expand Human-Use Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capabilities 2Sinovac Establishes Joint Venture to Expand Human-Use Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capabilities 3
...roduct is Japan,s first second-generation drug-elu...entific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) announced today...inistry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to mar...onary Stent System. The Company plans to launch t...anted, which is expected in the coming weeks. , ,...
... NOVATO, Calif., Jan. 28 BioMarin Pharmaceutica...-Jacques Bienaime, Chief,Executive Officer of BioM...ednesday, February 18, at 5:00 p.m. ET (23:00 CET)...ncial results. , , U.S. / Canada Dial-in Number... 617.213.8835, Participant Code: 35749059, R...
...RINCETON, N.J., Jan. 28 Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...gational new drug (IND) application filed with the...-1203, the Company,s first Antibody-Drug Conjugate...chnology. MDX-1203 is comprised of a potent cytoto...nti-CD70 antibody. CD70 is expressed in renal cell...
Other Biology Technology:Boston Scientific Announces Japanese Approval for TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Drug-Eluting Stent System 2Boston Scientific Announces Japanese Approval for TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Drug-Eluting Stent System 3BioMarin to Host Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast on Wednesday, February 18 at 5:00 p.m. ET (23:00 CET) 2Medarex Announces Allowance of Investigational New Drug Application for Company's First Antibody-Drug Conjugate, MDX-1203 2Medarex Announces Allowance of Investigational New Drug Application for Company's First Antibody-Drug Conjugate, MDX-1203 3
(Date:11/26/2009)... last worked out a way of using recordings of bird...tions. This is the first time sound recordings fro...urate estimates of bird species, populations. Beca...logical Society,s Journal of Applied Ecology , wi...ajor advance in our ability to monitor whale and d...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ientists at the California Institute of Technology...emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophil...relevant to the relationship between the neurotran...ty disorder (ADHD), are described in the December ... brain contains only about 20,000 neurons and has...
(Date:11/25/2009)...BER 25, 2009 Soil is the linchpin of the environm...meet. Despite that, many students see soil as "jus... Soil science educators are challenged with the ta...e critical importance of soil in the environment. ...arth science teachers at University of Nebraska-Li...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species 2Caltech scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies 2Caltech scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies 3Caltech scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies 4It's not just dirt! 2Case Western Reserve University researcher demonstrates that messenger RNA are lost in translation 9673 1Case Western Reserve University researcher demonstrates that messenger RNA are lost in translation 9673 2Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity 9670 1Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity 9670 2Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity 9670 3Its Back to Basics to Save a Life 55079 1Its Back to Basics to Save a Life 55079 2Its Back to Basics to Save a Life 55079 3
...ipps Research; the Genomics Research Center, Acade...sity. It is being published today in the journal C...Wong is currently the Ernest W. Hahn Chair in Chem...and directs the Scripps Research lab heading the s... in developing a possible drug treatment against S...
...ssembled a new picture of a 35-million-year-old fo...sound. , By painstakingly measuring hundreds of sp...vered from the famous fossil beds of Egypt,s Fayum...f this now-extinct species -- and only males -- ha... banana. Further, the team speculated, the animals...
...better than to emulate a dragonfly. With four wing...ing stroke that allows the bug to hover and even s...a marvel of engineering. , Z. Jane Wang, professor...niversity, presented her research on flying system... meeting of the American Association for the Advan...
Other Biology News:Enzyme inhibitors block replication of SARS virus 2'Banana-jawed' fossil mammal linked to rare sound-producing skill 2'Banana-jawed' fossil mammal linked to rare sound-producing skill 3'Banana-jawed' fossil mammal linked to rare sound-producing skill 4Scientist uses dragonflies to better understand flight 2
Mouse Anti-Human PPP2R2C Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 6D1 from Novus Biologicals
Mouse Anti-Human BTG2 Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Novus Biologicals
Attofluor cell chamber from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
...A quantitation kit is used to quantitate double-st...ce of RNA or protein. With this kit, DNA is staine...th a VersaFluor or other fluorometer. The kit quan...crograms per ml and contains Hoechst 33258, calf t...
Biology Products: