Revah joins Genethon as ceo Revah joins Genethon as ceo Genethon, a biotherapy research centre created by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM), has appointed Frederic Revah as chief executive. BBSRC announces finalists for BBSRC announces finalists for The UK's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has revealed the finalists in the 2010 Innovator of the Year Award competition. More scientists will get jobs this year, says survey More scientists will get jobs this year, says survey The UK science labour market has been resilient to the economic downturn, with more skilled scientists being recruited and a significant increase in requirements predicted for... Novavax elects Stanley Erck as executive chairman Novavax elects Stanley Erck as executive chairman The board of directors of Novavax, a US clinical-stage biotechnology firm, has elected Stanley Erck as executive chairman. Malvern expands particle characterisation team Malvern expands particle characterisation team Malvern Instruments has expanded its team serving the particle characterisation market in China with the appointment of Terry Liu to the role of process specialist. Competition winners reveal beauty of cells Competition winners reveal beauty of cells These stunning images are the winners of GE Healthcare's IN Cell Image Competition at the High Content Analysis (HCA) Conference in San Francisco, US. Prometheus Research appoints vp of sales Prometheus Research appoints vp of sales Prometheus Research, a US provider of database software for biomedical researchers and industry, has named Peter Harker as its new vice president of sales. TxCELL appoints chief medical officer TxCELL appoints chief medical officer TxCell, a French biotechnology company developing cell-based therapies using Type 1 T-regulatory lymphocytes for treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has... Agilent strengthens genomics and liquid chromatography divisions Agilent strengthens genomics and liquid chromatography divisions Agilent, a leading US measurement company, has made three appointments at its genomics and liquid chromatography divisions. Malvern chooses Delhi for third excellence centre in India Malvern chooses Delhi for third excellence centre in India Materials characterisation expert Malvern Instruments has opened a third centre of excellence in India, established through its joint venture company Malvern Aimil Instruments. Roehrhoff to succeed Herberg as Gerresheimer ceo Roehrhoff to succeed Herberg as Gerresheimer ceo Gerresheimer\'s chief executive Axel Herberg will step down and leave the company\'s management board when his contract expires in June. His successor will be Uwe Roehrhoff. Lonza gains experienced scientific adviser Lonza gains experienced scientific adviser Professor Jonathan Knowles has joined Lonza Group in Switzerland as a part-time scientific adviser. NextPharma puts US management team in place NextPharma puts US management team in place NextPharma has put in place a new management team at its San Diego facility in the US. Siemens division strengthens senior management team Siemens division strengthens senior management team Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) has appointed two divisional directors to lead the future strategic direction of the firm's industry automation and... RTS names Richard Carpenter mid-Atlantic sales manager RTS names Richard Carpenter mid-Atlantic sales manager RTS Life Science, a UK-based supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, has appointed Richard Carpenter as mid-Atlantic sales manager. Syntaxin makes top appointments Syntaxin makes top appointments Syntaxin, a UK developer of biopharmaceuticals that control cell secretion, has appointed Melanie Lee as chief executive. Array BioPharma appoints vp of clinical development Array BioPharma appoints vp of clinical development Bengt Berstrom has joined biopharmaceutical firm Array BioPharma as vp of clinical development. Nielsen joins Catalent as chief technology officer Nielsen joins Catalent as chief technology officer Catalent Pharma Solutions has appointed Kurt Nielsen as chief technology officer and senior vice president of innovation and growth. Recruitment drive for Biotec at start of 2010 Recruitment drive for Biotec at start of 2010 Biotec Services International, based in Bridgend, Wales, has kick-started 2010 with a recruitment drive. Newcomers join the British Pharmacopoeia Commission Newcomers join the British Pharmacopoeia Commission The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Commission, which is responsible for preparing the BP and the BP (Veterinary), and the Appointments Commission have appointed Graham Cook, senior... Appointments in January 2010 Appointments in January 2010 Brecon Pharmaceuticals, a UK supplier of packaging and clinical trials supplies services, has appointed Peter Belden as managing director. Sygnature Chemical Services appoints Knaggs Sygnature Chemical Services appoints Knaggs Michael Knaggs has become head of computational chemistry at Sygnature Chemical Services, a UK-based provider of premium discovery chemistry services to the pharmaceutical... Cel-Sci hires vice president of manufacturing Cel-Sci hires vice president of manufacturing Cel-Sci Corporation, a US late-stage oncology company and a developer of vaccines and drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases, has appointed Todd Burkhart as vice... Almac mourns loss of 'father figure' Almac mourns loss of 'father figure' Sir Allen McClay, founder of Northern Ireland-based Almac Group, has died in Philadelphia in the US at the age of 77.