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Microbia Names John McCarthy to Senior Management Team

Microbia, Inc. (Microbia), an emerging leader in the production of sustainable, specialty ingredients and biomaterials from fermentation technology, has appointed John A. McCarthy Jr. as Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McCarthy will play a key role for Mi...

NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals Names Roy J. Wu as Senior Vice President for Business Development

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE-Amex: NBY ) today announced that Roy J. Wu has joined the company as senior vice president for business development. Wu brings to NovaBay more than 30 years of highly successful experience in the p...

Biomodels Expands Efforts in Cancer Supportive Care, Pulmonary Fibrosis; Preclinical Research Organization Names Dr. Stephen T. Sonis as Partner

WATERTOWN, Mass., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Biomodels LLC, a pre-clinical research organization best known for its expertise in oral mucositis, today announced it will further increase its work in the areas of cancer supportive care, pulmonary fibrosis, and biphosphonate-r...

IDEV Technologies Names Veteran Medical Device Executive Rick Anderson Chairman of the Board of Directors

HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEV Technologies, Incorporated, (IDEV) an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced the appointment of veteran medical device executive Rick Anderson to Chairman of its Board of Directors. Thomas M...

Kendle Names Jarrod Pontius Chief Legal Officer

CINCINNATI, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced the appointment of Jarrod Pontius to the position of Chief Legal Officer. In this role, Pontius will provide global leadership for all legal servi...

Horizon Therapeutics Names Dr. Jeffrey W. Sherman Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

--Dr. Sherman also elected President of the Drug Information Association (DIA)-- NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Sherman, M.D., F.A.C.P., as its executive vice presi...

Cequent Names F. Stephen Laroux, Ph.D., Director, Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Cequent Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in the development of novel products to deliver RNAi-based treatments to prevent and treat human disease, announced that it has promoted F. Stephen Laroux, Ph.D., to the new position of director, immunology and inflammator...

Lexicon Names Ajay Bansal Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX ) announced today the appointment of Ajay Bansal as executive vice president, corporate development and chief financial officer. Mr. Bansal has more than 20 years of experience in the biotechn...

AIAA names top ten emerging aerospace technologies of 2009

June 1, 2009 Reston, Va. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released its first annual list of top emerging aerospace technologies. Developed by AIAA's Emerging Technologies Committee (ETC), the list comprises the following: 1. "Greener Aviation" Technologies...

Microbia, Inc. Names Alex Chu as Vice President of Process Development

Microbia, Inc. (formerly Microbia Precision Engineering), an emerging leader in the production of sustainable, specialty ingredients and biomaterials from fermentation technology, announced that Alex Chu has joined the company as vice president of process development. Alex is the former vice pre...

Premier Research Names Hal Ward, R.Ph., PharmD as Executive Director, Global Pharmacovigilance

PHILADELPHIA, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Research Group Limited, the international pharmaceutical services company, announces the appointment of Hal Ward, R.Ph., PharmD as Executive Director, Global Pharmacovigilance. In this position, he will lead the global pharmacovigilance team ensuring th...

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Names Dr. Nicholas Hill Recipient of 2009 Award of Excellence in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Care

SILVER SPRING, Md., BOSTON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), Tufts Medical Center, and Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., today announced Dr. Nicholas Hill of Tufts Medical Center as the recipient of the 2009 PHA Award of Excellen...

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Names Michael Scaife Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Product Development, Contrave(R) Program

SAN DIEGO, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen(R) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, today announced that Michael C. Scaife, Ph.D., has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Product ...

Hospira Names Brian Meadows Supply Chain Chief

LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP ), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, announced today that Brian Meadows has been named corporate vice president, Supply Chain. In this capacity, he will be responsible for enterprise-w...

Mpex Pharmaceuticals Names Mark Wiggins Chief Business Officer

- Wiggins Joins from Biogen Idec - SAN DIEGO, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Mark Wiggins has joined the company as Chief Business Officer. Mr. Wiggins comes to Mpex from Biogen Idec, Inc. where he most recently served as Executive Vice President of ...

Microbia, Inc. Names Mike Doyle as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nutrition Ingredients

Microbia, Inc. (Microbia), an emerging leader in the production of sustainable, specialty ingredients and biomaterials from fermentation technology, has announced that Mike Doyle has joined the company as senior vice president and general manager of nutrition ingredients. Mike is the former dire...

Fina Technologies Names Spotfire Founder Christopher Ahlberg to Board of Directors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Fina Technologies, Inc. today announced that it named Dr. Christopher Ahlberg, a pioneering entrepreneur and scientist, and founder of Spotfire, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Ahlberg most previously was Executive Vice President, Tibco, Inc.,...

Codexis Names Lori Giver VP Systems Biology

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Codexis, Inc. today announced Lori Giver, Ph.D., has been named to the new position of Vice President, Systems Biology for Codexis Bioindustrials. She is responsible for cellular engineering, molecular biology, and computational biology. Dr. Giver r...

ClearTrial Names Software Industry Veteran Michael Bruns as Chief Operating Officer

Michael Bruns brings extensive experience in enterprise technology to rapidly expanding Chicago-based clinical software company; will lead company's global sales and services organization as well as manage the company's financial department. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 1...

Thomson Reuters Names 'Hottest' Researchers and Papers of 2007-2008

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced the results of its annual roundup of the "hottest" researchers and research papers. In its March/April issue of Science Watch , Thomson Reuters identified the top 13 authors...

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) Names Christopher Rieder Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

MIAMI, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) announced today that Christopher Rieder has been named senior vice president and chief information officer. In his new position, Rieder will oversee planning and implementation of IT operations throughout VITAS to support the comp...

Frost & Sullivan Names Naviscan a Leader in the Future of Molecular Breast Imaging

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the medical imaging market, Frost & Sullivan presents Naviscan, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year. The Award recognizes the company's impressive progre...

The Biggest Names in the Field of Personalized Medicine to Speak at Arrowhead's Upcoming 2009 Personalized Medicine Conference

The 2009 Personalized Medicine Conference is bringing together the wide variety of stakeholders in both the public and private sector to examine both the opportunities and challenges facing those involved in the development and realization of personalized medicine. Balt...

Neogen Names New Senior Science Officer; Added to S&P Index

LANSING, Mich., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Rice as Neogen's Senior Scientific Officer. In this newly created position, Dr. Rice will have responsibility for the overall direction of Neogen's research activiti...

Nexsun Corp Names Industry Executive David Pyrce as Chief Executive Officer

Nexsun Corp, a leader in renewable energy and biofuels development and production, today announced the appointment of David Pyrce as its Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Los Angeles (PRWEB) January 29, 2009 -- Nexsun Corp, a leader in renewa...

NeuroFocus Names John Polich, World-Renowned Scientist in Brain Function and Cognition, to Head Global NeuroLab Operations

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroFocus, the world leader in the rapidly-growing field of neuromarketing, announced today that it has named preeminent cognitive neuroscientist John Polich, Ph.D., as its Director of Global NeuroLab Operations. The company made this selection...

Cequent Names Ted Hibben Chief Business Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cequent Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in the development of novel products to deliver RNAi-based treatments to prevent and treat human disease, announced that Ted Hibben has joined the company as chief business officer. Mr. Hibben comes to Cequent from Coley ...

Clarus Ventures Names Two New Partners

Dr. Emmett Cunningham and Scott Requadt Promoted From Principals CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarus Ventures, LLC ("Clarus Ventures"), a leading life sciences venture capital firm, announced today the promotions of Emmett Cunningham, M.D., Ph....

Xceleron Names Michael Butler as President & CEO

Butler Brings Strong Leadership, Vision and Experience to Company GAITHERSBURG, Md. and YORK, England, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceleron, the global leader in predictive clinical research to enable smarter, safer drug development, announced today Michael Butler, Ph.D., has been named Presi...

Genome Technology Names 2008 'Tomorrow's PIs'

For the third year, Genome Technology magazine profiles the best up-and-coming young investigators, selected by the field's elite scientists NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Genome Technology magazine has named the 30 rising young stars who comprise its third annual "Tomorrow's PIs" speci...

Octapharma Names Dennis D. Curtin To Lead U.S. Plasma Operations

ATLANTA and LACHEN, Switzerland, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Octapharma Chairman Wolfgang Marguerre today announced that Dennis D. Curtin has been selected to lead Octapharma's plasma operations in the United States. Curtin had been Octapharma's U.S. legal counsel since 2002 and will now serve as Presi...

USP Names Matthew Heyman Vice President of External Affairs and Strategic Integration

The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is pleased to announce that Matthew Heyman joined the organization as vice president of external affairs and strategic integration on December 1, 2008. Rockville, Md. (Vocus) December 1, 2008 -- The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Conve...

LCA-Vision Names Michael J. Celebrezze CFO

CINCINNATI, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq: LCAV ), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus(R) brand, today announced the appointment of Michael J. Celebrezze to the position of Chief Financial Officer on a permanent basis, effective ...

Wyeth Names Michael Kamarck President, Technical Operations & Product Supply

MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ) today announced that Michael Kamarck, Ph.D., 57, has been promoted to President, Technical Operations & Product Supply (TO&PS). Dr. Kamarck will be responsible for all aspects of technical operations and product supply ...

Great Basin Scientific, Inc. Names Laurence Rea as Vice President of Operations

Rea Will Manage the Company's Laboratory and Manufacturing Facilities Outside of Boulder, Colo. SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Basin Scientific, Inc., has named Laurence Rea vice president of operations, according to Ryan Ashton, president and CEO of Great...

AMDL, Inc. Names Douglas MacLellan as Executive Chairman & CEO

Michael Boswell nominated as Chairman of Audit committee TUSTIN, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (http://www.amdl.com ) AMDL, Inc. (Amex: ADL ), announced today Mr. Douglas MacLellan has been elected by its Board of Directors to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Execut...

BioAuthorize Holdings, Inc. Names New Directors and Executive and Unveils Modification to Its Voice Biometric Authentication Service

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioAuthorize Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary BioAuthorize, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BAZH), a high-tech voice biometric security company providing online payment authentication (You Are Your Voice(TM)), has re-seated its board ...

Sustainable Oils Names Scott Johnson as General Manager, Expands Management Team for Camelina Research and Production

BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sustainable Oils has named a leading agricultural chemical, seed, and biotechnology industry professional as the company's general manager. Scott Johnson will be responsible for the company's continuing efforts to build camelina production and marketing ...

PercSys Names David Auth and Howard Palefsky to Its Board of Directors

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Percutaneous Systems, Inc. (PercSys) announced today that it has named two well known medical device entrepreneurs to its Board of Directors. They include David Auth, Ph.D., a medical device executive, educator, innovator and investor, and Howard Pale...

Board of Directors of Milestone Scientific Names Joseph D'Agostino Chief Financial Officer

LIVINGSTON, N.J., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it has officially appointed Joseph D'Agostino as the Company's Chief Financial Offi...