Help oversee talent in skills competition Help oversee talent in skills competition Sign up to be a workshop supervisor at WorldSkills London 2011 Azelis appoints Principals development director Azelis appoints Principals development director Belgian chemicals group aims to establish principals management as a core competence Lab21 hires cfo Lab21 hires cfo Susan Lowther joins Cambridge, UK-based firm Sigma-Aldrich announces death of chairman and ceo Sigma-Aldrich announces death of chairman and ceo Dr Jai Nagarkatti joined the US firm in 1976 Affitech appoints cfo Affitech appoints cfo Stig Jarle Pettersen was formerly a consultant to the Danish antibody medicines firm Bauer takes role of president at Chemwerth Bauer takes role of president at Chemwerth Formerly with Sandoz Rolf Müller takes 2010 DECHEMA Prize Rolf Müller takes 2010 DECHEMA Prize For research into myxobacteria, which are capable of synthesising chemical structures Ashtead Technology hires environmental specialist Ashtead Technology hires environmental specialist Jay Neermul becomes single point of contact for environmental sector ABPI director general to step down ABPI director general to step down Dr Richard Barker will act as senior advisor to ABPI after handover to successor in May 2011 ABB appoints sales manager for southern UK region ABB appoints sales manager for southern UK region Will drive use of automation systems in smaller applications Professor Stefan Hell wins Hansen Family Award 2011 Professor Stefan Hell wins Hansen Family Award 2011 Honoured for his work in the field of light microscopy AMRI hires vp of chemical development AMRI hires vp of chemical development David Lathbury has more than 23 years of process development and optimisation experience Medivir appoints vp for r&d projects Medivir appoints vp for r&d projects Charlotte Edenius takes up newly created position GE Healthcare names HCA Award winner GE Healthcare names HCA Award winner Used IN Cell Analyser to research movement of T lymphocytes from blood stream into target tissues Clondalkin appoints chief operating officer for packaging Clondalkin appoints chief operating officer for packaging Mark Rooney has expertise in pharma and healthcare markets SCM Pharma to expand US presence SCM Pharma to expand US presence Appoints US-based development manager