Company News
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                        SNBL USA appoints vp of business development
                                                    SNBL USA appoints vp of business development
                                                    Mark Crane takes overall responsibility for marketing, sales and business development
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Coldstream Laboratories appoints vp of manufacturing
                                                    Coldstream Laboratories appoints vp of manufacturing
                                                    Dr Vickie Hall takes responsibility for manufacturing, facilities and warehouse operations
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager
                                                    Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager
                                                    He succeeds Stéphane Mischler, who retires next year 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director
                                                    Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director
                                                    To help guide expansion plans at the spectroscopy specialist
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Bath professor receives Wolfson Merit Award
                                                    Bath professor receives Wolfson Merit Award
                                                    The award will fund Jonathan Williams\' research into metal catalysts for new chemical reactions
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Takeda appoints new CMSO and CCO
                                                    Takeda appoints new CMSO and CCO
                                                    To strengthen the Japanese firm as it integrates Nycomed
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Novartis appoints global head of development
                                                    Novartis appoints global head of development
                                                    Promotes Timothy Wright to the role
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
SCM wins award for Outstanding Growth
                                                    SCM wins award for Outstanding Growth
                                                    UK CDMO has almost doubled in size during 2011
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        
BTG names non-executive chairman
                                                    BTG names non-executive chairman
                                                    Former chief executive of SSL International joins healthcare firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Dales Pharmaceuticals makes four appointments
                                                    Dales Pharmaceuticals makes four appointments
                                                    Including three new UK managers and a project manager for the Denmark plant
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon makes change to management structure
                                                    Patheon makes change to management structure
                                                    Seeks a new chief financial officer
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Jonathan Arnold returns to Catalent
                                                    Jonathan Arnold returns to Catalent
                                                    As vice president and general manager of sterile technologies
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Heptares expands executive management team 
                                                    Heptares expands executive management team 
                                                    With the appointment of Daniel Grau as president
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Copley Scientific kicks off local football team sponsorship
                                                    Copley Scientific kicks off local football team sponsorship
                                                    Edwalton Cavaliers hope to climb Young Elizabethan Football League
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Aesica expands Formulated Products team
                                                    Aesica expands Formulated Products team
                                                    Appoints James Rogers as business development manager at Queenborough, Kent
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Novavax hires vp of process development
                                                    Novavax hires vp of process development
                                                    Dr Erica Shane takes the role at the US biopharmaceutical firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        
Lundbeck strengthens r&d business
                                                    Lundbeck strengthens r&d business
                                                    Appoints vps in regulatory product support
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
ELGA Process Water employs sustainability manager
                                                    ELGA Process Water employs sustainability manager
                                                    Sofia Figueiredo will help reduce the firm’s environmental footprint
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Cherwell celebrates fortieth birthday
                                                    Cherwell celebrates fortieth birthday
                                                    UK firm is dedicated to environmental monitoring and validation of sterilisation processes
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        DIA appoints director at DIA India
                                                    DIA appoints director at DIA India
                                                    Kaushik Desai takes up the role
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
David Meeker to become ceo of Genzyme
                                                    David Meeker to become ceo of Genzyme
                                                    Takes the role from 1 November
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Vanda Pharmaceuticals appoints chief commercial officer
                                                    Vanda Pharmaceuticals appoints chief commercial officer
                                                    Bob Repella joins US biopharmaceutical firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Alan Pilgrim becomes Synexus’ chairman
                                                    Alan Pilgrim becomes Synexus’ chairman
                                                    Takes over from Professor Trevor Jones, who will continue as a board director
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon’s North American president to leave the firm
                                                    Patheon’s North American president to leave the firm
                                                    Peter Bigelow to pursue new opportunities from 1 November
                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                            
                                                                    
Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager
                                                    Lonza promotes Stefan Troger to Visp site manager
                                                    He succeeds Stéphane Mischler, who retires next year 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director
                                                    Starna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as a director
                                                    To help guide expansion plans at the spectroscopy specialist
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Bath professor receives Wolfson Merit Award
                                                    Bath professor receives Wolfson Merit Award
                                                    The award will fund Jonathan Williams\' research into metal catalysts for new chemical reactions
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Takeda appoints new CMSO and CCO
                                                    Takeda appoints new CMSO and CCO
                                                    To strengthen the Japanese firm as it integrates Nycomed
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Novartis appoints global head of development
                                                    Novartis appoints global head of development
                                                    Promotes Timothy Wright to the role
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
SCM wins award for Outstanding Growth
                                                    SCM wins award for Outstanding Growth
                                                    UK CDMO has almost doubled in size during 2011
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        
BTG names non-executive chairman
                                                    BTG names non-executive chairman
                                                    Former chief executive of SSL International joins healthcare firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Dales Pharmaceuticals makes four appointments
                                                    Dales Pharmaceuticals makes four appointments
                                                    Including three new UK managers and a project manager for the Denmark plant
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon makes change to management structure
                                                    Patheon makes change to management structure
                                                    Seeks a new chief financial officer
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Jonathan Arnold returns to Catalent
                                                    Jonathan Arnold returns to Catalent
                                                    As vice president and general manager of sterile technologies
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Heptares expands executive management team 
                                                    Heptares expands executive management team 
                                                    With the appointment of Daniel Grau as president
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Copley Scientific kicks off local football team sponsorship
                                                    Copley Scientific kicks off local football team sponsorship
                                                    Edwalton Cavaliers hope to climb Young Elizabethan Football League
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Aesica expands Formulated Products team
                                                    Aesica expands Formulated Products team
                                                    Appoints James Rogers as business development manager at Queenborough, Kent
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Novavax hires vp of process development
                                                    Novavax hires vp of process development
                                                    Dr Erica Shane takes the role at the US biopharmaceutical firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        
Lundbeck strengthens r&d business
                                                    Lundbeck strengthens r&d business
                                                    Appoints vps in regulatory product support
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
ELGA Process Water employs sustainability manager
                                                    ELGA Process Water employs sustainability manager
                                                    Sofia Figueiredo will help reduce the firm’s environmental footprint
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Cherwell celebrates fortieth birthday
                                                    Cherwell celebrates fortieth birthday
                                                    UK firm is dedicated to environmental monitoring and validation of sterilisation processes
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        DIA appoints director at DIA India
                                                    DIA appoints director at DIA India
                                                    Kaushik Desai takes up the role
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
David Meeker to become ceo of Genzyme
                                                    David Meeker to become ceo of Genzyme
                                                    Takes the role from 1 November
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Vanda Pharmaceuticals appoints chief commercial officer
                                                    Vanda Pharmaceuticals appoints chief commercial officer
                                                    Bob Repella joins US biopharmaceutical firm
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        
Alan Pilgrim becomes Synexus’ chairman
                                                    Alan Pilgrim becomes Synexus’ chairman
                                                    Takes over from Professor Trevor Jones, who will continue as a board director
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon’s North American president to leave the firm
                                                    Patheon’s North American president to leave the firm
                                                    Peter Bigelow to pursue new opportunities from 1 November