Steve Street joins Covance Steve Street joins Covance Will oversee worldwide safety assessment and pharmaceutical chemistry services Eisai Inc makes a US promotion Eisai Inc makes a US promotion Shaji Procida becomes vp and cfo BioIndustry Association appoints new chief executive BioIndustry Association appoints new chief executive Steve Bates will take up the role on 2 July Kim Innes becomes chair of BGMA Kim Innes becomes chair of BGMA Replaces Michael Cann who will continue as vice-chair for another year AMRI expands discovery capabilities in India AMRI expands discovery capabilities in India Appoints two experts in computational chemistry Penn Pharma strengthens its supply chain with two key appointments Penn Pharma strengthens its supply chain with two key appointments Hires a director of supply chain and project management and a head of manufacturing Head of legal service at EMA joins Sidley Austin Head of legal service at EMA joins Sidley Austin Vincenzo Salvatore will provide legal counselling on pharmaceutical industry regulations New head of business development for Ark New head of business development for Ark Kassim Kolia will build firm’s manufacturing services business at Finland facility Codexis appoints president and ceo Codexis appoints president and ceo John Nicols joins the firm from Albemarle Datalogic hires general manager of PPT Vision Datalogic hires general manager of PPT Vision Donato Montanari joins the firm Bayer Science & Education Foundation launches scholarships Bayer Science & Education Foundation launches scholarships Will provide €200,000 for work and study abroad Lonza names ceo of Life Science Ingredients Sector Lonza names ceo of Life Science Ingredients Sector Beat In-Albon brings relevant experience to the role SCM Pharma makes an appointment SCM Pharma makes an appointment Paul Thomas joins CDMO as a non-executive director GxPi appoints new chairman GxPi appoints new chairman Ian Shott takes up the role GPHF donates Minilab counterfeit medicine detector to Ghana GPHF donates Minilab counterfeit medicine detector to Ghana There are now 21 Minilabs in the country Shire makes two promotions Shire makes two promotions David Colpman to head global Business Development team, while Ann Judge becomes global head of HR New appointment at Azelis New appointment at Azelis Blair Illingworth joins firm as president and director of European operations Molecular Partners appoints chief medical officer Molecular Partners appoints chief medical officer Lisa Rojkjaer strengthens the management team Aesica makes two appointments Aesica makes two appointments Non-executive chairman, plus site director at Nottingham plant in UK MorphoSys makes two management appointments MorphoSys makes two management appointments Charlotte Lohmann and Martin Clark join the German firm Key Technology appoints John Ehren as president and ceo Key Technology appoints John Ehren as president and ceo Succeeds David Camp who will retain a consultancy role for 12 months Princess Royal opens £54m centre for stem cell research Princess Royal opens £54m centre for stem cell research Plus the £24m Nine bio-incubator Prisca Havranek-Kosicek becomes cfo at DSM Pharmaceutical Products Prisca Havranek-Kosicek becomes cfo at DSM Pharmaceutical Products Formerly director of finance and control of DSM Pharma Chemicals Sir Alasdair Breckenridge becomes chair of Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee Sir Alasdair Breckenridge becomes chair of Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee This is a two-year role