March movers March movers Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board Bioprogress appoint new position and restructure board BioProgress, the speciality pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has announced the creation of a new executive operational board, and the appointment of Keith Hemming, as... Jade Brown joins Xencor Jade Brown joins Xencor Xencor, the US-based company who develops protein and antibody therapeutics, has appointed Jade R. Brown to vice president of business development. Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra appoints general manager for Oxford facility Cobra Biomanufacturing has appointed Tony Mulcahy as general manager, Oxford facility. Collins joins Archimedes Collins joins Archimedes Simon Collins has joined Archimedes Pharma as UK Country Manager. Reporting directly to Archimedes ceo Richard de Souza, Collins will be responsible for continuing the... pSivida appoints Boston-based md pSivida appoints Boston-based md Global bio-nanotech company pSivida has appointed Paul Ashton as managing director of pSivida. He will be located at the pSivida head office in Boston, US. On the move in February On the move in February Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Avecia president to chair UK government advisory group Dr Kevin Cox, president of UK biotech company Avecia Biologics, has been appointed as chair of UK Trade & Investment's Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Sector Advisory Group. Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn co-managing director Enrico Braglia steps down Helsinn\'s chairman Gabriele Braglia has confirmed that Enrico Braglia has stepped down as co-managing director and board member of Helsinn Holding, Helsinn Healthcare and all... changing places changing places Prosonix, of Oxford, UK, has appointed Nigel Bell as executive chairman. A chemical engineer, Bell was most recently vice president of Infineum (UK), a Shell/ExxonMobil joint... QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals QP boost for Penn Pharmaceuticals Penn Pharmaceutical Services, a leading UK provider of integrated pharmaceutical outsourcing services, has increased its total number of Qualified Persons (QP) to seven, with... People on the move People on the move Two key positions have been created at Aesica, supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients, expanding the company\'s sales and marketing team. Jennie Rosby joins as business... People on the move People on the move Excelsyn, of Newcastle, UK, has announced the appointment of Phil Wrigley as operations director of its Engineering Technology business based in Durham. Wrigley joins the firm... People on the move People on the move Brecon Pharmaceuticals has continued the expansion of its analytical services unit with the appointments of Melanie Batten as laboratory manager and Terry Campbell as senior... People: May 2006 People: May 2006 People: April 2006 People: April 2006 People: March 2006 People: March 2006 Alberto Frausin has been appointed managing director of Zambon Group's pharma business, headquartered in Milan, Italy. Previously general manager at Manetti & Roberts, he has... People: February 2006 People: February 2006 Whitehouse Scientific, UK, has welcomed back Jamie Storey to his role of laboratory manager following his overseas posting with the Territorial Army. Called up in 2004 to serve... People: Dec '05 - Jan '06 People: Dec '05 - Jan '06 Reaxa has made its first senior appointment since it was spun-out from Avecia in June, placing Dr Michael Pitts in the newly-created position of project leader. Previously a... People: November 2005 People: November 2005 Albion Chemicals Group has appointed Tim Roberts to the position of general manager of its Manchester Depot, where he will oversee a 70-strong workforce. Phill Ellis has been... People: October 2005 People: October 2005 Nick Johnson has joined CSS as director of business development for the US East Coast. Johnson has many years of experience in project management and business development,... People: September 2005 People: September 2005 Penn Pharmaceutical Services has appointed David Black as its head of project management. He has previously held positions of business development director and customer... People: July/August 2005 People: July/August 2005 Alan Isaacs, founder and architect of Doyen Medipharm, has retired after almost 14 years at the head of the group. Since its beginning in 1991, Isaacs set out to position Doyen... People: June 2005 People: June 2005 Vishwajit Bhide has been appointed to the role of general manager at drug delivery device manufacturer Bespak, based in South Asia. Bhide will head Bespak's newly formed Asian...