Aesica appoints new Product Release Manager Aesica appoints new Product Release Manager Adam Burgess will be based at the plant in Queenborough, Kent, UK Dr Paul Blake becomes Chief Development Officer at Oxford BioMedica Dr Paul Blake becomes Chief Development Officer at Oxford BioMedica Will take responsibility for the clinical development of pipeline of gene and cell therapies Team Oncology wins Merck Serono Innovation Cup and €10,000 Team Oncology wins Merck Serono Innovation Cup and €10,000 For an innovative approach to antibody drug conjugates Elfab names Russell Trotter as Business Development Director Elfab names Russell Trotter as Business Development Director He returns to Elfab after seven years with sister company Texecom GE Healthcare Life Sciences promotes Olivier Loeillot GE Healthcare Life Sciences promotes Olivier Loeillot To the newly created position of General Manager of Asia Commercial BioProcess business Cytovance Biologics strengthens its Quality team Cytovance Biologics strengthens its Quality team Hires Quality Systems and Commercial Compliance Directors Validation specialist joins Travtec Validation specialist joins Travtec Lee Hatchard is appointed as Project Planner and Technical Author SAI appoints Marcel Velterop as Chief Commercial Officer SAI appoints Marcel Velterop as Chief Commercial Officer To drive business growth in three key markets of the US, Europe and APAC RSSL adds new Senior Group Leader for Microscopy RSSL adds new Senior Group Leader for Microscopy Dr Alex Blanchard will head the section using microscopy techniques in new product development Gast Group appoints new Regional Sales Manager in Europe Gast Group appoints new Regional Sales Manager in Europe Markus Roellinghorff takes responsibility for the German, Swiss and Russian markets Eagle makes three key appointments Eagle makes three key appointments In sales, scientific and technical roles Gordon Sangster to join Codexis as Chief Financial Officer Gordon Sangster to join Codexis as Chief Financial Officer He has held CFO positions at public and private life science companies for the last 14 years ISPE hires John Bournas as President and CEO ISPE hires John Bournas as President and CEO He will join the Society on 20 September Camargo expands research team Camargo expands research team Adds four more members of staff Team Novo Nordisk to race in Tour of Denmark 2014 Team Novo Nordisk to race in Tour of Denmark 2014 All-diabetes professional cycling team will participate in Tour from 6 to 10 August Professor Paul Workman joins Nuevolution as Scientific Advisor Professor Paul Workman joins Nuevolution as Scientific Advisor He has achieved a high level of success in academia, biotech companies and the pharma industry ELC Group appoints Head of Regulatory Affairs for Russia and CIS ELC Group appoints Head of Regulatory Affairs for Russia and CIS Inna Demidova to head new Moscow office for global regulatory affairs specialist Concept Life Sciences appoints Matthew Jones as Chief Commercial Officer Concept Life Sciences appoints Matthew Jones as Chief Commercial Officer Jones has two decades of experience in the life sciences industry PCI welcomes Director of Project Management to its clinical services group PCI welcomes Director of Project Management to its clinical services group Tim Brown joins the North American Clinical Services team Alexander Wacker Innovation Award winners announced Alexander Wacker Innovation Award winners announced Team of three takes €10,000 prize for pioneering work on Esetec secretion system Novavax makes two management promotions Novavax makes two management promotions In legal affairs and global programme management Paul Rice to head EMEA region for Marken Paul Rice to head EMEA region for Marken Brings 23 years of logistics and pharmaceutical experience to the company Medivation makes change to executive management team Medivation makes change to executive management team Dawn Svoronos becomes interim Chief Commercial Officer while company searches for permanent candidate Vertex’ VP of Global R&D and CSO to retire Vertex’ VP of Global R&D and CSO to retire Peter Mueller joined the company in 2003