US-based biopharmaceutical company Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) has announced that Ivan Gergel will serve as the Company's new Senior Vice President, Drug Development & Chief Medical Officer effective immediately. 19 May 2014
US drugmaker AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has named Michael Severino as Executive Vice President, Research and Development (R&D) and Chief Scientific Officer. 16 May 2014
US generics major Actavis (NYSE: ACT) has announced the proposed senior management team that will lead the company pending the successful close of the acquisition of Forest Laboratories, anticipated mid-year. 14 May 2014
US biotech firm Amgen has announced the appointment of Steven Galson to the position of senior vice president, Global Regulatory Affairs and Safety, effective May 19. 14 May 2014
UK-based biopharmaceutical company Ario Pharma has announced the appointment of Professor Peter Barnes and Professor Wisia Wedzicha to its Scientific Advisory Board with immediate effect. 12 May 2014
Germany’s Merck (MRK: DE) has appointed Marcus Kuhnert as Group Chief Financial Officer. Mr Kuhnert will become a member of Merck’s Executive Board with unlimited personal liability as of August 1, 2014. 9 May 2014
US-based Eleven Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: EBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing protein therapeutics to treat eye diseases, has announced the appointment of Gary Sternberg as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. 8 May 2014
Cobra Biologics is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Smith as Chief Scientific Officer with the responsibility of enhancing Cobra’s DNA, virus, microbial and mammalian proteins research and development platforms. 7 May 2014
UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals has announced the appointment of Kenneth Sommerville to the newly created position of VP, Clinical Science, based in the USA. 7 May 2014
US-based pharmacogenetics company Millennium Laboratories has announced the appointment of Nikhil Nayak as chief marketing officer, Steven Soe as chief compliance officer, and Michael Flowers as vice president, government operations. 6 May 2014
Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma has announced the promotions of Bernhardt Zeiher to executive vice president, Global Development and Jeannette Barrett to vice president and head of Medical Excellence, Global Medical Affairs. 6 May 2014
UK-based cancer therapeutics firm Scancell has announced the appointment of Sally Adams to the board as Development Director with immediate effect. 1 May 2014
UK nanotechnology firm Midatech has announced the appointments of Rolf Stahel as chairman and Craig Cook as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO). 1 May 2014
US biopharmaceutical company Coherus Biosciences has announced the appointment of Michael Fleming as senior vice president, commercial strategy. 28 April 2014
US clinical-stage drug developer Acumen Pharmaceuticals has appointed Amy Schacterle as chief regulatory officer and head of quality, reporting to Jim Doherty, president and chief development officer at Acumen. 7 November 2024
Memo Therapeutics, a privately-held Swiss biotech company translating unique responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, has appointed a new chief development officer (CDO). 4 November 2024
Netherlands-based Tessellate BIO, a pre-clinical stage biotech with a focus on novel synthetic lethality approaches, today announced the appointment of Dr Lara Boyd as chief business officer. 4 November 2024
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
Denmark’s Commit Biologics, a specialist in the activation of the complement system to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, has announced the appointment of Mikkel Wandahl Pedersen as chief scientific officer (CSO). 15 October 2024
French biotech Innate Pharma has appointed Jonathan Dickinson as its new chief executive (CEO) and chairman of the executive board, effective November 1, 2024. 14 October 2024
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
Calluna Pharma, a biotech focused on treating inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has appointed Mark Gaffney as its new chief executive. 9 October 2024
Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Rab Prinjha as chief research and development (R&D) officer. 9 October 2024
Cambridge, USA-based biotech Judo Bio has announced the company’s launch and $100 million in initial financing, including seed financing and Series A. 7 October 2024
Mosaic Therapeutics, a UK-based oncology therapeutics company dedicated to resolving cancer’s complexity to power new combination therapies for patients, has announced the appointment of Barry Davies as chief scientific officer. 7 October 2024
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