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                                        Four analysts join ITI Life Sciences
                                                    Four analysts join ITI Life Sciences
                                                    Four new analysts with skills in the life science industry have been appointed to ITI Life Sciences" technology and markets team as the Scotland-based innovation group...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Added role for Bayer Schering Pharma staff
                                                    Added role for Bayer Schering Pharma staff
                                                    Bayer Schering Pharma's chief executive officer for the UK and Ireland has taken on the additional role of country division head.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Oren Cohen joins Quintiles
                                                    Oren Cohen joins Quintiles
                                                    Oren Cohen has extended his responsibilities working at Quintiles Transnational Corporation to cover the evaluation and implementation of new clinical research strategies.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        ESA welcomes new vp
                                                    ESA welcomes new vp
                                                    ESA Biosciences, a leader in novel HPLC systems, has appointed Michael Pettigrew as vice president of life sciences sales. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Anthony Higham is Aesica's new operations director
                                                    Anthony Higham is Aesica's new operations director
                                                    Aesica, a leading supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), has appointed Anthony Higham as operations director. Anthony joins the company from GlaxoSmithKline...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Senior management change at Ablynx
                                                    Senior management change at Ablynx
                                                    A long-standing member of therapeutic proteins company Ablynx has stepped down from his position as chief scientific officer and member of the executive committee.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Aquapharm appoints Douglas Thompson
                                                    Aquapharm appoints Douglas Thompson
                                                    Leading marine biotechnology company Aquapharm Biodiscovery based in Oban, Scotland, involved in the pioneering discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Pantec Biosolutions appoints two
                                                    Pantec Biosolutions appoints two
                                                    The appointments of Burkhard Feurstein and Michael Armbruester to board members of Pantec Biosolutions are set to enhance future business and finance strategies for the company. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        INC Research bring two veterans to the board
                                                    INC Research bring two veterans to the board
                                                    Seasoned veterans David Gill and Bill Hall have joined INC Research's board of director. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Sabri Markabi moves up Alcon's ladder
                                                    Sabri Markabi moves up Alcon's ladder
                                                    Swiss-based eye care company Alcon has appointed Sabri Markabi to senior vice president of research and development and chief scientific officer within the company. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Following his two years in office as chairman of The Filtration Society, Dr Graham Rideal of Whitehouse Scientific has been appointed as the first science correspondent for the...
Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Following his two years in office as chairman of The Filtration Society, Dr Graham Rideal of Whitehouse Scientific has been appointed as the first science correspondent for the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson has been branded a "valuable asset to furthering the success of our pharma excipients business." at a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen Sciences" protein biomarker team has been strengthened with the appointment of Drs Ruth VanBogelen as director of Biomarkers and Proteomics and Walid Qoronfleh as...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    A world-leading pharmaceutical service provider has strengthened its executive team and  has bade farewell to a long-serving member of the leadership team.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Ronak Patel is using his past experience working in drugs formulations at GlaxoSmithKline to assist in the development of new medicines at Penn Pharmaceutical Services. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Surak Perera, newly appointed to the position of applications support specialist at Letchworth-based Adept Scientific in Herts, UK, will use his engineering and applied...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    Dr Philip Small will play a critical role in helping to increase profitability and accelerate growth at AMRI, following his appointment as managing director of European...
Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson has been branded a "valuable asset to furthering the success of our pharma excipients business." at a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen Sciences" protein biomarker team has been strengthened with the appointment of Drs Ruth VanBogelen as director of Biomarkers and Proteomics and Walid Qoronfleh as...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    A world-leading pharmaceutical service provider has strengthened its executive team and  has bade farewell to a long-serving member of the leadership team.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Ronak Patel is using his past experience working in drugs formulations at GlaxoSmithKline to assist in the development of new medicines at Penn Pharmaceutical Services. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Surak Perera, newly appointed to the position of applications support specialist at Letchworth-based Adept Scientific in Herts, UK, will use his engineering and applied...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    Dr Philip Small will play a critical role in helping to increase profitability and accelerate growth at AMRI, following his appointment as managing director of European...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Geoff Simmons will be challenged with developing and executing new marketing strategies and enhancing Eppendorf UK's brand reputation as the company's new marketing manager. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed, a private German-based company specialising in the development of recombinant antibodies, has appointed Volker Lang, as its chief business officer. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign, one of the UK's leading contract bio manufacturers, is advancing towards establishing its US operation and is shoring up its technical expertise with the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty years on from the first launch of the ABPI\'s code of practice, the Association is marking the anniversary with its new "Nifty at Fifty" campaign, which will...
Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Geoff Simmons will be challenged with developing and executing new marketing strategies and enhancing Eppendorf UK's brand reputation as the company's new marketing manager. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed, a private German-based company specialising in the development of recombinant antibodies, has appointed Volker Lang, as its chief business officer. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign, one of the UK's leading contract bio manufacturers, is advancing towards establishing its US operation and is shoring up its technical expertise with the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty years on from the first launch of the ABPI\'s code of practice, the Association is marking the anniversary with its new "Nifty at Fifty" campaign, which will...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Indian stars are born
                                                    Indian stars are born
                                                    An Indian-born woman, who went on to become a doctor in immunology in Scotland, has become one of eight winners crowned at the recent Lloyds TSB Northern Jewel Awards.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Pulling a sickie
                                                    Pulling a sickie
                                                    Research from one of the UK's popular cough and cold remedy brands claims a tenth of the UK's men are avid daytime TV watchers when off sick from work.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Chemical Engineers around the world have been challenged to put their design and innovation skills to the test and help some of the planet's poorest communities.
Indian stars are born
                                                    Indian stars are born
                                                    An Indian-born woman, who went on to become a doctor in immunology in Scotland, has become one of eight winners crowned at the recent Lloyds TSB Northern Jewel Awards.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Pulling a sickie
                                                    Pulling a sickie
                                                    Research from one of the UK's popular cough and cold remedy brands claims a tenth of the UK's men are avid daytime TV watchers when off sick from work.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Chemical Engineers around the world have been challenged to put their design and innovation skills to the test and help some of the planet's poorest communities.
                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                            
                                                                     Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Following his two years in office as chairman of The Filtration Society, Dr Graham Rideal of Whitehouse Scientific has been appointed as the first science correspondent for the...
Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Filtration Society appoints new chairman
                                                    Following his two years in office as chairman of The Filtration Society, Dr Graham Rideal of Whitehouse Scientific has been appointed as the first science correspondent for the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson has been branded a "valuable asset to furthering the success of our pharma excipients business." at a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen Sciences" protein biomarker team has been strengthened with the appointment of Drs Ruth VanBogelen as director of Biomarkers and Proteomics and Walid Qoronfleh as...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    A world-leading pharmaceutical service provider has strengthened its executive team and  has bade farewell to a long-serving member of the leadership team.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Ronak Patel is using his past experience working in drugs formulations at GlaxoSmithKline to assist in the development of new medicines at Penn Pharmaceutical Services. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Surak Perera, newly appointed to the position of applications support specialist at Letchworth-based Adept Scientific in Herts, UK, will use his engineering and applied...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    Dr Philip Small will play a critical role in helping to increase profitability and accelerate growth at AMRI, following his appointment as managing director of European...
Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson shows his worth at ISP
                                                    Jeff Karson has been branded a "valuable asset to furthering the success of our pharma excipients business." at a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen strenghtens protein biomarker team
                                                    NextGen Sciences" protein biomarker team has been strengthened with the appointment of Drs Ruth VanBogelen as director of Biomarkers and Proteomics and Walid Qoronfleh as...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    Patheon welcomes Paul Garofolo
                                                    A world-leading pharmaceutical service provider has strengthened its executive team and  has bade farewell to a long-serving member of the leadership team.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Penn Pharmaceutical Services
                                                    Ronak Patel is using his past experience working in drugs formulations at GlaxoSmithKline to assist in the development of new medicines at Penn Pharmaceutical Services. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Adept Science makes new appointment
                                                    Surak Perera, newly appointed to the position of applications support specialist at Letchworth-based Adept Scientific in Herts, UK, will use his engineering and applied...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    AMRI promotes Philip Small
                                                    Dr Philip Small will play a critical role in helping to increase profitability and accelerate growth at AMRI, following his appointment as managing director of European...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Geoff Simmons will be challenged with developing and executing new marketing strategies and enhancing Eppendorf UK's brand reputation as the company's new marketing manager. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed, a private German-based company specialising in the development of recombinant antibodies, has appointed Volker Lang, as its chief business officer. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign, one of the UK's leading contract bio manufacturers, is advancing towards establishing its US operation and is shoring up its technical expertise with the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty years on from the first launch of the ABPI\'s code of practice, the Association is marking the anniversary with its new "Nifty at Fifty" campaign, which will...
Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Eppendorf UK introduces Geoff Simmons
                                                    Geoff Simmons will be challenged with developing and executing new marketing strategies and enhancing Eppendorf UK's brand reputation as the company's new marketing manager. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed finds new chief business officer
                                                    Affimed, a private German-based company specialising in the development of recombinant antibodies, has appointed Volker Lang, as its chief business officer. 
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign makes new appointment
                                                    Eden Biodesign, one of the UK's leading contract bio manufacturers, is advancing towards establishing its US operation and is shoring up its technical expertise with the...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty and nifty
                                                    Fifty years on from the first launch of the ABPI\'s code of practice, the Association is marking the anniversary with its new "Nifty at Fifty" campaign, which will...
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                         Indian stars are born
                                                    Indian stars are born
                                                    An Indian-born woman, who went on to become a doctor in immunology in Scotland, has become one of eight winners crowned at the recent Lloyds TSB Northern Jewel Awards.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Pulling a sickie
                                                    Pulling a sickie
                                                    Research from one of the UK's popular cough and cold remedy brands claims a tenth of the UK's men are avid daytime TV watchers when off sick from work.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Chemical Engineers around the world have been challenged to put their design and innovation skills to the test and help some of the planet's poorest communities.
Indian stars are born
                                                    Indian stars are born
                                                    An Indian-born woman, who went on to become a doctor in immunology in Scotland, has become one of eight winners crowned at the recent Lloyds TSB Northern Jewel Awards.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Pulling a sickie
                                                    Pulling a sickie
                                                    Research from one of the UK's popular cough and cold remedy brands claims a tenth of the UK's men are avid daytime TV watchers when off sick from work.
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                        Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Engineering an answer to poverty
                                                    Chemical Engineers around the world have been challenged to put their design and innovation skills to the test and help some of the planet's poorest communities.