Dr Roland Langfeld becomes new Chairman of the German Society of Material Science e.V. Dr Roland Langfeld becomes new Chairman of the German Society of Material Science e.V. Research Fellow for the technology group and glass manufacturer Schott will head the DGM for two years Alkermes appoints Senior Vice President of Research, Pharmaceutical and Non-clinical Development Alkermes appoints Senior Vice President of Research, Pharmaceutical and Non-clinical Development Dr Mark Namchuk joins the company from Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO of UCB joins Ministerial Industry Strategy Group (MISG) CEO of UCB joins Ministerial Industry Strategy Group (MISG) Jean-Christophe Tellier will be group representative for European pharmaceutical companies Brookfield names Nilay Shah as International Sales and Marketing Manager Brookfield names Nilay Shah as International Sales and Marketing Manager His expanded responsibilities include sales for all territories outside of the Amercias, UK and China Eyevensys appoints Violaine Desort-Henin as Clinical Director Eyevensys appoints Violaine Desort-Henin as Clinical Director To oversee the development of the clinical develop0ment programme at the company Perry Calias joins Pharming as Chief Scientific Officer Perry Calias joins Pharming as Chief Scientific Officer Will have overall responsibility for the company's new Enzyme Replacement Therapy programmes Priorclave strengthens export sales department Priorclave strengthens export sales department With the appointment of Adam Rutter as Export Sales Manager Camargo names new Chief Financial Officer Camargo names new Chief Financial Officer Carter Gaither joins the 505(b)(2) process specialist in Cincinnati, US Werum IT Solutions expands management board Werum IT Solutions expands management board Richard Nagorny gains a promotion to Managing Director of the company Spinifex Pharmaceuticals makes two senior appointments in CMC team Spinifex Pharmaceuticals makes two senior appointments in CMC team Peter Spargo joins as SVP, CMC with Christine Richardson as Director, CMC and Nonclinical Project Manager Marken appoints Moscow Technical Director Marken appoints Moscow Technical Director To expand the company's presence in the Russian market AMRI realigns global operations to enhance continuous supply chain for customers AMRI realigns global operations to enhance continuous supply chain for customers US contract manufacturing and packaging company makes a number of promotions Centogene appoints new board member Centogene appoints new board member Peter Adorjan joins the Rostock, Germany based company as Chief Business Development Officer Gilead Sciences makes two promotions Gilead Sciences makes two promotions Andrew Cheng joined the company in 1999 and Taiyin Yang in 1993 Christian Groendahl steps down as CEO of Kymab Christian Groendahl steps down as CEO of Kymab Chairman David Chiswell takes over as Interim CEO Linx makes senior appointments as it targets growth Linx makes senior appointments as it targets growth Coding and marking specialist welcomes a quartet of newcomers ABPI announces new President ABPI announces new President John Kearney takes over from Jonathan Emms on 24 April AMRI creates the position of Chief Information Officer AMRI creates the position of Chief Information Officer Jimmy Wang takes up the role Whitehouse Scientific helps dreams come true Whitehouse Scientific helps dreams come true A teenager from the Philippines performs in London with the LIFT theatre group Denny Bros adds new member of staff to marketing team Denny Bros adds new member of staff to marketing team Stephie Castling joins the multi-page leaflet labels specialist as Senior Marketing Executive SEAL Analytical takes on new staff SEAL Analytical takes on new staff Appoints Jens Neubauer in Germany and Caroline Blyth in the UK Merck makes changes to its finance function Merck makes changes to its finance function Promotes Andreas Stickler to Head of Controlling and Roman Morten Werth to Head of M&A Symbiosis makes senior appointment in North America Symbiosis makes senior appointment in North America Rich Masino will promote the company's commercial interests on the US West Coast MRC Technology appoints General Counsel and Company Secretary MRC Technology appoints General Counsel and Company Secretary Edward Bliss will join the company on 16 March