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UK specialty pharma company Diurnal has announced the appointment of Richard Bungay as chief financial officer (CFO). 12 January 2017
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The new man at the helm of Eli Lilly has started off his time as the US pharma major’s chief executive by announcing a series of organizational and leadership structure changes. 6 January 2017
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Germany-based MorphoSys has appointed Dr Malte Peters as chief development officer. 6 January 2017
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Provectus Biopharmaceuticals has said that, on December 27, 2016, its board of directors unanimously voted to terminate Peter Culpepper, effective immediately, from all positions held with the company, including chief executive and chief operating officer. 30 December 2016
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US fertility treatment specialist OvaScience lost nearly a third of its value after it announced major workforce cuts and the departure of two top executives. 22 December 2016
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News that AstraZeneca was losing the experienced head of one its focus areas caused a slight share price wobble on Monday – but the company is confident that his shoes will be ably filled. 21 December 2016
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Troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced the departure of three executives, as the business continues to restructure at the close of a punishing 2016. 14 December 2016
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Effective February 1, 2017, Robert LaCaze will become executive vice president of the new Oncology Strategic Business unit at the Pharmaceuticals Division of German pharma major Bayer. 13 December 2016
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A new man is at the helm of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Association (EFPIA) after the departure of Richard Bergström. 12 December 2016
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French pharma company Ipsen today announced that Claude Bertrand, executive vice president, R&D, chief scientific officer, will depart Ipsen on January, 2017, to join another company. 12 December 2016
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Lisa Anson, president of AstraZeneca UK and Ireland, has been elected as the next president of trade group the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). 7 December 2016
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After seven years as chief executive of ViiV Healthcare, Dr Dominique Limet will step down at the end of March 2017. 5 December 2016
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Experienced industry executive Hervé Gisserot is to become head of pharmaceuticals for the newly-created Asia Pacific Region at UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline. 22 November 2016
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Immuno-oncology company PsiOxus Therapeutics may opt for an initial share offering in 2017, though the company is not looking to go public anytime sooner, chief executive John Beadle told The Pharma Letter in an exclusive interview. 4 November 2016
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Roche Pharmaceuticals Asia Pacific says that Dr Christiane Hamacher has assumed the role of head of Asia Pacific (APAC), joining Swiss pharma giant Roche’s global leadership team 1 November 2016
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Swiss drug developer EffRx Pharmaceuticals today said it has named Lorenzo Bosisio appointed as chief executive effective July 1st, 2016. 12 October 2016
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The board of directors of the Swiss Galenica Group has designated Stefan Schulze, currently chief executive of group company Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP), as chief operating officer and president of the executive committee of Vifor Pharma. 6 October 2016
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Astellas Pharma has appointed Steven Benner as senior vice president and therapeutic area head for oncology, and promoted Anne Keating to vice president of clinical science for oncology, within the company's development organization. 6 October 2016
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Santhera Pharmaceuticals has appointed Kristina Timdahl as chief medical officer and head of development and a member of the executive management with effect from January 1, 2017. 5 October 2016
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Mariano Balaguer has been named the chief financial officer of USA-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries. 4 October 2016
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UK-based NeoPhore Limited, a small molecule neoantigen immuno-oncology company, today announced the appointment of Michael Shih as chief executive (CEO) and to the board of directors, effective immediately. 16 December 2024
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US antivirals major Gilead Sciences announced that Dr Dietmar Berger will join the company on January 2, 2025, as chief medical officer (CMO) and will become a member of Gilead’s senior leadership team. Dr Berger succeeds Dr Merdad Parsey. 13 December 2024
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AstraZeneca has brought in Iskra Reic to replace Leon Wang, who is on extended leave from the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker while under investigation in China. 4 December 2024
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Bausch Health Bausch Health (NYSE/TSX: BHC) has appointed Dr Jonathan Sadeh as executive vice president, chief medical officer and head of R&D. has appointed Dr Jonathan Sadeh as executive vice president, chief medical officer and head of R&D. 3 December 2024
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Germany’s Evotec has said its chief operating officer Craig Johnstone will leave the business at the end of the year. 29 November 2024
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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) today announced that Dr Thomas Schinecker, chief executive (CEO) of Swiss pharma giant Roche (ROG: SIX), will take up the post as president of the trade association effective January 1, 2025. 26 November 2024
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Specialist pre-clinical contract research organization (CRO) and ion channel screening company Metrion Biosciences has announced the appointment of Lee Patterson as its new chief executive. 25 November 2024
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Anthony Harnden has been appointed as the new chair of the UK’s Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). 20 November 2024
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New York-based Mind Medicine, a company developing MM120, a form of LSD (lysergide d-tartrate), for mental health conditions, has announced the appointment of Gregg Pratt, as chief regulatory and quality assurance officer. 19 November 2024
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US ophthalmology specialist Ocular Therapeutix announced that Namrata Saroj has joined the Company on a full-time basis as chief business officer (CBO). Dr Saroj previously served as development strategy consultant to Ocular since February 2024. 14 November 2024
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Fennec Pharmaceuticals has announced the addition of three new executives to bolster its leadership team as the company prepares for expanded commercial operations. 28 October 2024
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British artificial intelligence specialist BenevolentAI has announced the return of its founder, Ken Mulvany, as executive chairman. 18 October 2024
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Canada-based biotech Sernova (TSX: SVA) has announced key new appointments to its executive leadership team. 15 October 2024
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Cancer start-up Black Diamond Therapeutics has announced a significant restructuring as part of its plan to focus resources on its lead drug, BDTX-1535. 10 October 2024
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US pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has announced that John McGinley has been appointed UK managing director and country president. 7 October 2024
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ViroCell Biologics, a UK contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announces the appointment of Nicholas Ostrout, as vice president of corporate development and strategy. 7 October 2024
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Nxera Pharma has entered a new commercial partnership agreement with fellow Japanese drugmaker Shionogi regarding the distribution and sales for Quviviq (daridorexant 25 and 50mg) in Japan. 1 October 2024
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Privately-held German pain specialist Grünenthal has appointed Jan Adams its new chief commercial officer (CCO) and a member of the corporate executive board. 30 September 2024
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