US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity US professor presents Dowpharma prize lecture for creativity Dowpharma, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, awarded Michael Krische of the University of Texas at Austin, the Dowpharma Prize Lecture for Creativity in Chiral... ClinPhone's drug accountability solution wins international award ClinPhone's drug accountability solution wins international award ClinPhone has received an International Stevie Award in the fourth annual International Business Awards. The award for Best New Product or Service was made for ClinPhone's... May movers May movers Well-wishing from Priorclave Well-wishing from Priorclave Through a long-established client base across the African continent, Gambia has become familiar territory for laboratory autoclave manufacturer Priorclave. PANalytical craftsman wins award PANalytical craftsman wins award Frans Schaeken, a cathode assembler in PANalytical's X-ray tube factory in Eindhoven, Netherlands has been awarded the prestigious 2006 Ir. Noordhof prize in recognition of his... New QA and regulatory affairs director for Brecon New QA and regulatory affairs director for Brecon UK pharmaceutical outsource packaging services provider Brecon Pharmaceuticals has appointed Dr Russell Thomson as quality assurance and regulatory affairs director. Excelsyn makes key engineering appointments Excelsyn makes key engineering appointments Pharmaceutical and biotechnology services group Excelsyn has made two key appointments in its engineering technology business, based in Newcastle in the UK. Halocarbon appoints marketing manager Halocarbon appoints marketing manager To accelerate the company's growth into some of the world's most dynamic markets, Halocarbon Products Corporation has hired Mary Ellen G. ('Meg') Rubinstein as marketing manager. March movers March movers Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board BioProgress, the speciality pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has announced the creation of a new executive operational board, and the appointment of Keith Hemming, as... Jade Brown joins Xencor Jade Brown joins Xencor Xencor, the US-based company who develops protein and antibody therapeutics, has appointed Jade R. Brown to vice president of business development. Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra Biomanufacturing has appointed Tony Mulcahy as general manager, Oxford facility. Collins joins Archimedes Collins joins Archimedes Simon Collins has joined Archimedes Pharma as UK Country Manager. Reporting directly to Archimedes ceo Richard de Souza, Collins will be responsible for continuing the... pSivida appoints Boston-based md pSivida appoints Boston-based md Global bio-nanotech company pSivida has appointed Paul Ashton as managing director of pSivida. He will be located at the pSivida head office in Boston, US. On the move in February On the move in February Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Dr Kevin Cox, president of UK biotech company Avecia Biologics, has been appointed as chair of UK Trade & Investment's Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Sector Advisory Group. Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn\'s chairman Gabriele Braglia has confirmed that Enrico Braglia has stepped down as co-managing director and board member of Helsinn Holding, Helsinn Healthcare and all... changing places changing places Prosonix, of Oxford, UK, has appointed Nigel Bell as executive chairman. A chemical engineer, Bell was most recently vice president of Infineum (UK), a Shell/ExxonMobil joint... QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals Penn Pharmaceutical Services, a leading UK provider of integrated pharmaceutical outsourcing services, has increased its total number of Qualified Persons (QP) to seven, with... People on the move People on the move Two key positions have been created at Aesica, supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients, expanding the company\'s sales and marketing team. Jennie Rosby joins as business... People on the move People on the move Excelsyn, of Newcastle, UK, has announced the appointment of Phil Wrigley as operations director of its Engineering Technology business based in Durham. Wrigley joins the firm... People on the move People on the move Brecon Pharmaceuticals has continued the expansion of its analytical services unit with the appointments of Melanie Batten as laboratory manager and Terry Campbell as senior... People: May 2006 People: May 2006 People: April 2006 People: April 2006