Bloomfield brings broad-based experience in commercial leadership roles with global corporations and proven business skills Strasbourg — Polyplus-transfection SA, the privately-held company developing innovative solutions for molecular and cellular biology, today announced that its board has appointed Mark Bloomfield as CEO. Mark Bloomfield replaces Frédéric Perraud who continues with Polyplus as COO and Deputy CEO. […]

Emily Winn-Deen as Vice President, Diagnostics Development SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the appointments of Elizabeth Brady as vice president, Global Supply Chain, and Emily S. Winn-Deen, Ph.D., as vice president, Diagnostics Development. “Elizabeth has an outstanding background as a senior leader with extensive global experience in supply chain management spanning the electronics and […]

LA JOLLA, Calif.–CHI-California Healthcare Institute announced today that Paul Hastings, president and chief executive officer of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, and Ken Berger, president of the Specialty Diagnostics business for Thermo Fisher Scientific, have been elected to its board of directors. CHI is a non-profit public policy research organization, representing leading California academic institutions, biotechnology, medical device, […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.–Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL – News) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Amy E. Alving, Ph.D as Director effective April 23, 2010. The election followed the Board’s vote to amend the Company’s bylaws to increase the number of directors to twelve. Dr. Alving, 47, is the Chief Technology Officer and a Senior […]

TUCSON, Ariz.–HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™), today announced that Lee Hartwell, Ph.D., President & Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 2001 Nobel Laureate, and Timothy Yeatman, M.D., Executive Vice President, Co-Founder & C.S.O. of M2Gen, have agreed to join HTG’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). “HTG’s technology is perfectly suited to […]

ST. CHARLES, Mich. PRNewswire/ — Filtrona Porous Technologies, developer and manufacturer of custom fluid handling, fiber and foam technology components, and a division of UK-based Filtrona plc, today announces the appointment of Chandrasiri “Chandra” Jayakody, Ph.D., as Director – R&D, Foam Technology. (Logo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081017/NEF038LOGO ) Dr. Jayakody joins Filtrona Porous Technologies from Chestnut Ridge Foam, […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO) today announced that Katherine A. Richardson, Ph.D. has joined the company as Technical Director for Laboratory Services. Dr. Richardson will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Transgenomic’s Laboratory Services labs, and will report to Craig Tuttle, Transgenomic’s president and chief executive officer. Dr. Richardson […]

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq:KEQU – News) announced today the election of Ross W. (Bill) McCanless to Kewaunee Scientific’s Board of Directors, effective May 1, 2010. Mr. McCanless, a resident of Salisbury, North Carolina, is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, as well as an experienced business executive. Mr. McCanless served as President […]