SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Board of Directors of Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) today announced that Kevin Fairbairn has resigned for personal reasons as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board of Directors also announced it has appointed Norm Pond as Chief Executive Officer. […]

Munich, Germany, – Definiens AG, the leader in image analysis for Digital Pathology, today announced that Dr. Gerald Möller, has joined the company’s supervisory board as an independent member and has been appointed chairman. Following the recent financing round, Dr. Möller will guide the expansion of Definiens’ current business and the development and commercialization of […]

Santa Clara, Calif. — Picarro Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Subra Sankar as vice president of engineering. Dr. Sankar brings to Picarro more than two decades of engineering and R&D expertise from the life sciences, semiconductor, and high technology instrumentation markets. At Picarro, he will oversee hardware and software engineering as the company […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Ron Nersesian Agilent president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Nersesian has been executive vice president and chief operating officer since November 2011. Nersesian, 53, will continue to be responsible for Agilent’s Chemical Analysis (CAG), Life Sciences (LSG), Electronic Measurement (EMG), […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced the appointment of Christian S. Na as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective December 3. He will report directly to Gretchen McClain, President and Chief Executive Officer of […]

TEL AVIV –BioData, developer of Labguru, a life science research and lab management service, announces the appointment of Adam Sartiel as the company’s new CEO. Sartiel brings with him extensive experience from innovative life science companies, including Life Technologies and Compugen. BioData is supported by Digital Science, a technology company of Macmillan Publishers Ltd that […]

La Jolla, Calif. — CHI-California Healthcare Institute today announced the election of five new executives to its board of directors: Dr. Michael A. Friedman, CEO of City of Hope; Alan J. Malus, executive vice president and president of analytical technologies at Thermo Fisher Scientific; Alberto Mas, worldwide president of BD Biosciences; Heather L. Mason, senior […]

Microsaic Systems plc, the high technology company developing next generation mass spectrometry instruments, announces the appointment of Colin Jump as Chief Executive Officer. With over 30 years of experience working in the analytical instrumentation sector, Colin has a proven track record helping companies to achieve significant growth and will bring a vast amount of commercial […]

SALT LAKE CITY, – BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. today announced the appointment of Robert Lollini as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lollini most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and formerly Chief Financial Officer of Myrexis, Inc., a Utah-based biotechnology company. Carl Wittwer, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Board of BioFire Diagnostics, commented, “We welcome Bob […]

EMERYVILLE, Calif — High-speed file transfer innovator expands EMEA team to drive European expansion. On the back of unprecedented triple-digit growth, Aspera, Inc. (https://www.asperasoft.com/), creator of patented fasp™ transport technology that moves the world’s digital assets at maximum speed, has announced a series of strategic appointments to support further EMEA expansion across a range of […]