February appointments February appointments A former Roche employee has been appointed to vice president of clinical research and development at Synosia Therapeutics. Dr Uwe Meya is based at the company's Swiss office in... on the move dec/jan on the move dec/jan Finance and operations veteran Rosemary Bensley is to lead the expansion of BR Pharma, a global clinical trial supply company that specialises in sourcing comparator drugs. Eczema drugs get MRC grant Eczema drugs get MRC grant The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded a grant of November appointments November appointments Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology Queen's Award presented to Freeman Technology Michael Brinton, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, presented the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007 in the category Innovation to Reg Freeman, managing director of Freeman... Society award for Surrey chemist Society award for Surrey chemist The Royal Society of Chemistry has honoured Derek Stevenson of the University of Surrey with one of the Society's major career awards, to be presented at the RSC annual... Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation Beckman Coulter celebrates 60 years of centrifugation Beckman Coulter is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first commercially available centrifuge with a "Great Applications" contest on the web at... Balzan prize awarded for immunology Balzan prize awarded for immunology One of the four 2007 International Balzan Prizes, with a prize fund of CHF1m (Euro 610,000), is to be awarded for research in the area of innate immunity to Bruce Beutler of... Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award Domainex wins biotechnology innovation award Contract research organisation Domainex has won the Innovation in Enabling Biotechnology Award at the 2007 UK BioEntrepreneurial Company of the Year Awards, presented by UK... On the move in October On the move in October On the move in September On the move in September JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award JM wins coveted Chemical Industry Award Several businesses with pharmaceutical interests were celebrated in Chemical Industry Awards Dinner held in York, UK. 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.