Call for entries to Rainer Rudolph Foundation prizes Call for entries to Rainer Rudolph Foundation prizes Closing date is 31 March Melbourn promotes Derek Solomon Melbourn promotes Derek Solomon Moves from laboratory manager to operations director Ablynx strengthens management team Ablynx strengthens management team Appoints Dr Andreas Menrad as chief scientific officer British Pharmacopoeia Commission appoints five new members British Pharmacopoeia Commission appoints five new members They will take the role for a four-year period Patheon appoints chief financial officer Patheon appoints chief financial officer Stuart Grant takes the role UBM Live appoints Informex brand director UBM Live appoints Informex brand director Events and conference organiser hires Jim Buckley Gerresheimer appoints head of Tubular Glass and Life Science Research divisions Gerresheimer appoints head of Tubular Glass and Life Science Research divisions Stefan Grote joins the firm on 1 April Lundbeck strengthens its European organisation Lundbeck strengthens its European organisation Appoints regional vice presidents for West and East Europe markets Silence Therapeutics makes a promotion Silence Therapeutics makes a promotion Tony Sedgwick becomes ceo Novavax appoints vice president of manufacturing Novavax appoints vice president of manufacturing Mervyn Hamer takes responsibility for manufacturing at Rockville and Gaithersburg plants Prosonix appoints chief medical officer Prosonix appoints chief medical officer Oxford firm hires respiratory drug development expert Dr Geoff Down Anthony McKeever becomes ceo of MedeAnalytics International Anthony McKeever becomes ceo of MedeAnalytics International Former chief executive within UK NHS to lead growth Novozymes Biopharma wins DDP Technology Innovation Award Novozymes Biopharma wins DDP Technology Innovation Award For albumin-based drug delivery technology GE Healthcare names IN Cell Analyser image competition winners GE Healthcare names IN Cell Analyser image competition winners Winning images will be displayed in New York in April LGC welcomes Dr Derek Craston to its board LGC welcomes Dr Derek Craston to its board Will continue as government chemist and md of LGC Science & Technology PCI Synthesis hires four experts PCI Synthesis hires four experts Increases bench strength in quality control and r&d