AstraZeneca recognised for clinical research excellence AstraZeneca recognised for clinical research excellence Pharmaceutical firm is one of the winners in the US Clinical Researcher of the Year competition Dennis Schmatz joins Scynexis Dennis Schmatz joins Scynexis Will provide advice to US firm as it advances drug development programme Rhodia appoints vp of r&d Rhodia appoints vp of r&d Louis Neltner moves into the role from McKinsey Thomas Simmerer takes over sales at Carl Zeiss Meditec Thomas Simmerer takes over sales at Carl Zeiss Meditec Succeeds Ulrich Krauss as member of the management board with responsibility for sales Astellas Pharma Europe appoints president and ceo Astellas Pharma Europe appoints president and ceo Promotes Ken Jones to the position GoIndustry DoveBid appoints SVP of North American sales GoIndustry DoveBid appoints SVP of North American sales Romie Castelli returns to the company he originally joined in 2002 BioVision Lilly Award names winners BioVision Lilly Award names winners Four young scientists living and working in a developing country take the accolades Almac named Northern Ireland Business of the Year Almac named Northern Ireland Business of the Year Wins the accolade for the second time in three years MHRA makes a promotion MHRA makes a promotion Mark Birse becomes group manager, Inspections GMP/GDP Pepscan appoints chief business officer Pepscan appoints chief business officer Michiel Lodder joins the Dutch firm from OctoPlus TcL Pharma appoints board member and operations director TcL Pharma appoints board member and operations director French biotech develops antibodies to treat auto-immune diseases ABPI appoints Stephen Whitehead as chief executive ABPI appoints Stephen Whitehead as chief executive Takes up the post on 1 June AMRI appoints new vice president of aseptic services AMRI appoints new vice president of aseptic services Hansbury joins at a critical time as GMP operations resume in Burlington Aesica appoints new director Aesica appoints new director Kevin Cook to become md of API Business Unit IChemE Honorary Fellowship given to EU parliament president IChemE Honorary Fellowship given to EU parliament president In recognition of his contribution to the process industries Affimed Therapeutics hires chief commercial officer Affimed Therapeutics hires chief commercial officer Adi Hoess joins the Heidelberg-based firm Takeda makes European appointments Takeda makes European appointments Hires ceo of Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe and md of Takeda Global R&D Centre Europe Quay Pharma appoints scientific manager Quay Pharma appoints scientific manager Mark Powell takes on wider technical responsibility Russell Group restructures Russell Group restructures With Ray Singh becoming md, Martin Chipperfield moves up to sales and marketing director PharmaDiagnostics appoints director of assay development PharmaDiagnostics appoints director of assay development Former pharma department head joins Belgian firm Synexus appoints regional director in Ukraine Synexus appoints regional director in Ukraine Dmytro Razborov takes responsibility for operations and business development Lehuu joins marine biotech Aquapharm Lehuu joins marine biotech Aquapharm Takes responsibility for business development in biopharmaceuticals at the Scotland-based firm ClinTec makes a promotion ClinTec makes a promotion Stuart Grant takes newly created role of associate director of regulatory affairs TxCell names François Meyer as chief executive TxCell names François Meyer as chief executive Prepares to take lead product candidates into clinical trials