DaVita Labs appoints vp and general manager DaVita Labs appoints vp and general manager Chronic kidney disease laboratory hires Leslie Mirani Key Technology makes a promotion Key Technology makes a promotion Bret Larreau becomes manager of business development Aesica appoints new site manager at Cramlington Aesica appoints new site manager at Cramlington David Leaver is promoted from operations manager AndersonBrecon Clinical Services hires Nick Evans AndersonBrecon Clinical Services hires Nick Evans Joins the Hay-on-Wye firm as business development manager Bio-Images Research appoints director of regulatory affairs Bio-Images Research appoints director of regulatory affairs To maintain highest level of ethical standards as firm expands GenVec president and ceo to retire GenVec president and ceo to retire US firm hires recruitment firm to find a successor Hatchtech appoints Tim Waugh as ceo Hatchtech appoints Tim Waugh as ceo Formerly with Roche in the US as a divisional vice president GW Pharmaceuticals’ Roger Pertwee wins award GW Pharmaceuticals’ Roger Pertwee wins award Will be the 19th recipient of the Wellcome Gold Medal Industry veteran joins Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Industry veteran joins Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Adrian Adams succeeds Armando Anido at the US firm University of Brighton uses The Apprentice as a model for teaching students University of Brighton uses The Apprentice as a model for teaching students Teams of contestants are set laboratory challenges ABPI names president elect ABPI names president elect Deepak Khanna takes up full role in April 2012 Recipharm presents Environmental Award to French professor Recipharm presents Environmental Award to French professor For his research into the sustainable use of pharmaceuticals Whitehouse md grows moustache for charity Whitehouse md grows moustache for charity Joins fellow ‘Mo Bros’ around the world to raise funds and awareness for men’s health Dr Louis Nisbet leads BioCity forward Dr Louis Nisbet leads BioCity forward BioCity Nottingham appoints new chairman Biocartis names chief executive officer Biocartis names chief executive officer Nayan Gregory Parekh takes up role as current ceo becomes executive chairman SCA Cool Logistics appoints technical leader SCA Cool Logistics appoints technical leader Simon Hubbard will head use of multi-physics simulation capability in packaging design Genzyme appoints leaders for MS and rare disease businesses Genzyme appoints leaders for MS and rare disease businesses Bill Sibold and Rogério Vivaldi take up the roles Novavax appoints senior vp of business development Novavax appoints senior vp of business development Russell ‘Rip’ Wilson takes the role at US biopharmaceutical firm Par Pharmaceutical makes two promotions Par Pharmaceutical makes two promotions To manage the expanded company and its subsidiaries Novartis chemist wins Design a Molecule Competition Novartis chemist wins Design a Molecule Competition Cresset challenged entrants to design a biologically similar molecule to a reference compound SNBL USA appoints vp of business development SNBL USA appoints vp of business development Mark Crane takes overall responsibility for marketing, sales and business development Coldstream Laboratories appoints vp of manufacturing Coldstream Laboratories appoints vp of manufacturing Dr Vickie Hall takes responsibility for manufacturing, facilities and warehouse operations Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager He succeeds Stéphane Mischler, who retires next year Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director To help guide expansion plans at the spectroscopy specialist