WuXi AppTec Appoints Garry Takle, Ph.D. as VP of Operations and Joseph Hughes, Ph.D. as VP of Testing Services for Philadelphi...( PHILADELPHIA Aug. 17 /Xinhua-- Wu...)

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi AppTec, Inc., the operating company of WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) in the U.S., has announced the appointments of Garry Takle, Ph.D. as Vice President of Operations and Joseph Hughes, Ph.D. as Vice President of Testing Services for its Philadelphia facility.

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Dr. Takle has been with the company for nine years in roles of increasing responsibility at the Philadelphia site, most recently as Vice President of R&D Testing. He has over 20 years' experience in the biopharm/biotech industry and previously worked at Wellcome (now GSK UK), the Rockefeller University and Innovir. Dr. Takle received his Ph.D. in Cellular Immunology from the University of Glasgow.

In his new position, Dr. Takle will focus on continuous improvements in operations at the Philadelphia facility and will have overall responsibility for biologics manufacturing services.

Dr. Hughes has been with the company for over 10 years in various leadership capacities. He has over 29 years' experience in the industry, including previous positions at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories and at Sterling Winthrop. Dr. Hughes received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Northwestern University.

In his new position, Dr. Hughes will take on direct management of all of the testing laboratories at the Philadelphia facility and also work to expand WuXi AppTec's biologics services and client base.

Both Dr. Takle and Dr. Hughes will report directly to Edward Hu, Chief Operating Officer of WuXi PharmaTech.

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