Avantium appoints bioplastics specialist Avantium appoints bioplastics specialist Jeffrey Kolstad joins as chief scientist from NatureWorks Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators opens for entry Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators opens for entry Deadline is 15 January 2012 Gary Shope joins Patheon as chief of staff Gary Shope joins Patheon as chief of staff Reports to chief executive James Mullen Roche hires Mara Aspinall as president of Ventana Roche hires Mara Aspinall as president of Ventana Aspinall will join the US firm in September AMRI makes a promotion in Singapore AMRI makes a promotion in Singapore Takeshi Yura becomes senior director of drug discovery services Brecon hires head of customer services Brecon hires head of customer services Garth Simpson takes the role Thermo Fisher presents $35,000 award to Judit Villen Thermo Fisher presents $35,000 award to Judit Villen Based on her MS-based analysis of protein phosphorylation in single cells Sistemic hires more staff Sistemic hires more staff Moves to larger premises that will become new global hq Nycomed US appoints three Nycomed US appoints three Newly created standalone corporation hires former King Pharmaceuticals executives TKL Research appoints vp of operational excellence TKL Research appoints vp of operational excellence US CRO hires Kevin Vernarec SuperGen ceo joins BIO board SuperGen ceo joins BIO board James Manuso joins the US-based biotechnology organisation Sanofi appoints chief strategy officer Sanofi appoints chief strategy officer To cover all group business development activities CiToxLAB increases capabilities in reprotoxicology and juvenile studies CiToxLAB increases capabilities in reprotoxicology and juvenile studies Appoints Paul Barrow as director of scientific projects and client consulting Udit Batra to head Consumer Health Care Division of Merck Udit Batra to head Consumer Health Care Division of Merck Takes up the position on 1 September Dragon’s Den entrepreneur supports personalised medicine initiative Dragon’s Den entrepreneur supports personalised medicine initiative James Caan becomes a patron of Cancer Research’s Catalyst Club RecipharmCobra Biologics appoints commercial director RecipharmCobra Biologics appoints commercial director Julian Hanak joins the firm as commercial director Sanofi appoints two senior executives in the US Sanofi appoints two senior executives in the US Greg Irace takes newly created role of senior vp, Global Services Charkit appoints representative for south-west US Charkit appoints representative for south-west US Len Hyde will focus on business development in the region Brecon names Charles Evans as operations director Brecon names Charles Evans as operations director Joins QA and regulatory affairs director Kay O’Hagan from client side of business Young Life Scientists prize deadline looms Young Life Scientists prize deadline looms Recognises outstanding scientists who have completed a PhD in molecular biology ECHA management board elects new deputy chairman ECHA management board elects new deputy chairman Martin Lynch takes the role Three new recruits join Impact Analytical Three new recruits join Impact Analytical Bringing a depth of experience to the testing laboratory Debiopharm has a management reshuffle Debiopharm has a management reshuffle Swiss firm forms Strategy and Development committees PharmaVentures appoints senior director in Transactions PharmaVentures appoints senior director in Transactions Ping Shek will work on key M&A accounts in healthcare