Elan appoints chairman Elan appoints chairman Robert Ingram to succeed Kyran McLaughlin Univar creates new position Univar creates new position Hires Catherine Martin as quality and regulatory affairs leader Sanofi-aventis names president of global r&d Sanofi-aventis names president of global r&d Elias Zerhouni takes role on 1 January 2011 Canadian scientist wins Eppendorf & Science prize Canadian scientist wins Eppendorf & Science prize For his research on maternal and paternal gene expression in the brain Sanofi Pasteur names Olivier Charmeil as senior vp Sanofi Pasteur names Olivier Charmeil as senior vp To succeed Wayne Pisano, who retires in February 2011 Merck KGaA makes changes to executive board Merck KGaA makes changes to executive board Moves follow departure of Elmar Schnee for personal reasons Hybrigenics hires head of corporate and business development Hybrigenics hires head of corporate and business development William Vickery joins firm from ExonHit Extedo adds two to management board Extedo adds two to management board Directors will be based in Germany and US respectively Pfizer chief executive to retire Pfizer chief executive to retire Jeffrey Kindler will be replaced by Ian Read Gelest makes a promotion Gelest makes a promotion Appoints vp for silanes, silicones and metal-organics Lundbeck appoints vp of business development Lundbeck appoints vp of business development Aims to build alliances with pharmaceutical firms Adept adds two support staff Adept adds two support staff For expanding range of data acquisition products Immunochemistry services director joins PharmaNet Immunochemistry services director joins PharmaNet Will expand large molecule services at US firm Penn Pharma hires Edward Rowland Penn Pharma hires Edward Rowland Joins as head of operational analytical services Two from UK join Caligor Rx in US Two from UK join Caligor Rx in US Will lead quality assurance and clinical trial supplies Qlucore elects new chairman and board member Qlucore elects new chairman and board member Also expands marketing and development team