SAN DIEGO–Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL – News), a leading global provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, announced that its Board of Directors has named Scipio “Max” Carnecchia to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, effective today. Mr. Carnecchia has also been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Carnecchia […]

GOETTINGEN, Germany/Bohemia & NEW YORK–Dr. Yujing Yang recently assumed the position of Director of Purification Technologies, North America. He brings broad experience in all areas of biopharmaceutical downstream processing and in-depth knowledge of biotech-related technologies, such as Xflow filtration and membrane chromatography, to Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Paris:DIM). In his current position, Dr. Yang reports to […]

BILLERICA, Mass.–Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced the appointment of Ram Ramakrishnan as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. In his new role, Mr. Ramakrishnan is responsible for leading the development of Millipore’s corporate strategy, managing the company’s strategic planning process, […]

International Sales Veteran to Lead Certara’s Emerging Translational Pharmacology Business Group in Europe ST. LOUIS, Mo.–Certara™, a global, emerging translational pharmacology company, formed by the acquisition of Pharsight® Corporation by Tripos™, today announced the appointment of William Cobert to lead its European sales group. Mr. Cobert will manage a combined sales team for Tripos and […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 3, 2009 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has promoted Nitin Sood to general manager of Automation Solutions, effective June 8. Sood will be responsible for leading Agilent’s automation solutions strategy, continuity in providing customized automation solutions, and identifying new customer segments and regions prime for future growth. “Under […]

Addition Brings Insight and Access to Federal and Private Sector Opportunities WILMINGTON, Mass.–Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCBB:IMSC – News), a supplier of systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the addition of Robert P. Liscouski to the Company’s Board of Directors. Glenn D. Bolduc, Implant Sciences’ Chief Executive Officer, commented, […]

Cliquid MPX Software Doubles Instruments’ Throughput to Help Speed New Drug Candidates to Market CARLSBAD, Calif.–Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), and its mass spectrometry joint-venture partner, MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS Inc. (TSX:MDS) (NYSE:MDZ), today announced the launch of Cliquid® MPX™-2 high-throughput workflow, an end-to-end solution for mass […]

WILMINGTON, Mass.–Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCBB: IMSC – News), a supplier of systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the addition of Jack Keating to the Company’s Board of Directors. Glenn D. Bolduc, Implant Sciences’ Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Jack Keating’s vast experience in global supply chain operations and in […]

Former Police Commissioner and Fire Commissioner of New York City WILMINGTON, Mass.–Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCBB:IMSC – News), a supplier of systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the addition of Howard Safir to the Company’s Board of Directors. Glenn D. Bolduc, Implant Sciences’ Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.–Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing third-generation DNA sequencing technology, today announced that leading genetic scientist Eric E. Schadt, Ph.D. has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Schadt joins Pacific Biosciences from Rosetta Inpharmatics, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. in Seattle, where he was Executive Scientific Director of Genetics. […]