Vanda Pharmaceuticals hires European General Manager Vanda Pharmaceuticals hires European General Manager Gian Piero Reverberi has more than 20 years of pharma industry experience I Holland appoints new Sales and Marketing Director I Holland appoints new Sales and Marketing Director Javier Raposo takes responsibility for business development Dr John Hutchison joins Autifony Therapeutics as Chief Medical Officer Dr John Hutchison joins Autifony Therapeutics as Chief Medical Officer Dr Peter Harris will retire at the end of September Kloeckner Pentaplast appoints Wayne M Hewett as CEO Kloeckner Pentaplast appoints Wayne M Hewett as CEO He joins the firm from Arysta LifeScience AmpliPhi Biosciences appoints Alexander Gaidamaka as Vice President of CMC AmpliPhi Biosciences appoints Alexander Gaidamaka as Vice President of CMC Will oversee the compliant manufacture and quality assurance of phage-based therapeutics Basilea's Chief Technology Officer to retire Basilea's Chief Technology Officer to retire Dr Günter Ditzinger named as successor Dr Ingrid Heinze-Krauss Organisational changes at AMRI Organisational changes at AMRI Changes are expected to drive growth for the Discovery and Development Solutions (DDS) business and ensure it is well aligned with the needs of the market Pivotal expands international business with new VP of Central and Northern Europe Pivotal expands international business with new VP of Central and Northern Europe Will focus on expanding Pivotal's international presence in Central and Northern Europe, with special emphasis on Germany and Scandinavia Halo Pharmaceutical names new CEO Halo Pharmaceutical names new CEO CDMO makes two key additions to management team Michael Labarre becomes Chief Scientific Officer at Halozyme Therapeutics Michael Labarre becomes Chief Scientific Officer at Halozyme Therapeutics His career in biotech drug discovery and development spans two decades M Pharmaceutical hires new Chief Executive M Pharmaceutical hires new Chief Executive Matthew Lehman joins the company as Martin Mintchev moves to Chief Scientific Officer AstraZeneca appoints EVP of Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer AstraZeneca appoints EVP of Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer Dr Sean Bohen joins the company on 15 September AdvantaPure welcomes Mark Mistretta as US East Coast Sales Manager AdvantaPure welcomes Mark Mistretta as US East Coast Sales Manager Brings more than 20 years of sales and engineering experience to the single-use tubing company Pieris Pharmaceuticals appoints Chief Development Officer Pieris Pharmaceuticals appoints Chief Development Officer Louis Matis takes up the position at the biotechnology company Martin Driscoll joins Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals as President and Chief Executive Martin Driscoll joins Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals as President and Chief Executive Kurt Eichler is elected to the Board of Directors Cortex Pharmaceuticals appoints James Manuso as President and CEO Cortex Pharmaceuticals appoints James Manuso as President and CEO He also becomes Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Medica’s new appointment highlights its healthcare focus Medica’s new appointment highlights its healthcare focus Nick Geary joins the business development team to expand the company's pharma customer base Eiger BioPharmaceuticals adds two to senior management team Eiger BioPharmaceuticals adds two to senior management team Jim Welch joins as Chief Financial Officer and Jim Shaffer as Chief Business Officer Ocean Optics hires Service and Operations Manager for its EMEA office Ocean Optics hires Service and Operations Manager for its EMEA office Zimon Norlin to lead manufacturing, service and logistics in Europe, Middle East and Africa Scott Plesha joins BioDelivery Sciences as Senior Vice President of Sales Scott Plesha joins BioDelivery Sciences as Senior Vice President of Sales He brings more than 25 years of sales experience to the company Sutro Biopharma appoints Vice President of Alliance and Project Management Sutro Biopharma appoints Vice President of Alliance and Project Management Nicki Vasquez brings expertise in management of preclinical and clinical therapeutic development to the firm Anand Varadan joins Chiasma as Chief Commercial Officer Anand Varadan joins Chiasma as Chief Commercial Officer Takes responsibility for commercial activities in the US and Europe around launch of oral octreotide capsules Wickham Laboratories announces appointment of CEO Wickham Laboratories announces appointment of CEO Appointment of John McKenzie PhD, FRSC in the role of Chief Executive Officer as part of a long term strategy for corporate growth and development Mocon announces new VP of Engineering and Manufacturing Mocon announces new VP of Engineering and Manufacturing Michael Barto joins the US instrumentation and testing firm