FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Zebra Analytix, Inc.—a VIC Technology Venture Development portfolio company—announced today that John A. Michalek has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member to lead the development and commercialization of its miniaturized analytical instruments and consumables. “John provides a wealth of technical and business experience bringing game-changing products to the […]

BC Platforms (BCP), a world leader in providing powerful genomic data management and analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kaj Työppönen to its Management Team at its Zürich headquarters. Mr. Työppönen, who has extensive experience and networks in Healthcare and Life Science, will work closely with the company’s established management team, to […]

SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) announced today that Richard Shippy has joined the company as its Chief Business Officer. Richard was one of the transformational leaders at Affymetrix who brought microarrays into the clinic and paved the way for the first FDA-cleared application of microarrays in cytogenetics with the CytoScan HD Array […]

McGill University scientist recognized for research into honey fraud and authenticity SANTA CLARA, Calif. —  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Stéphane Bayen has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award. Dr. Bayen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The award will support Dr. Bayen’s […]

MENLO PARK, California – Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences company serving the advanced therapy market, today announced the appointment of Terry Pizzie as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of operating company Astrea Bioseparations. Pizzie succeeds Dr. Steve Burton, who will remain with the company as President & Chief Scientific Officer. Pizzie brings more than thirty […]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — GenapSys Inc. (GenapSys), a company developing a highly accurate and scalable electronic sequencing platform, today announced the appointment of Fredrik Eliasson, Diana McKenzie, and Loretta Cecil to its Board of Directors. “I am delighted to welcome our new Board members during this exciting phase of transformation and growth for GenapSys,” said Jason Myers, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer […]

Victorville, CA – Excel Scientific, a leading manufacturer of microplate sealing films and foils used in life science and diagnostics applications, today announced the appointment of Julie Cameron as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.  The company is a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital, a middle-market private equity fund focused on highly-engineered solutions businesses in the medical, […]

Third Board appointment of 2021 supports long-term vision for the company’s technology platform BOSTON — 908 Devices (NASDAQ: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built, handheld and desktop mass spectrometry devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, has appointed Marcia Eisenberg, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Labcorp Diagnostics, to serve on its Board of Directors effective immediately. Dr. Eisenberg has extensive experience […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today welcomed Neil Ward to the new role of Vice President and General Manager for the company’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region to expand and develop the team and infrastructure to capitalize on the […]