- Cook Medical promotes Rusty Burns to VP, global logistics and purchasing
Rusty Burns, a 31-year veteran of Cook Inc., was promoted to VP of global logistics and purchasing. In his new role, Burns will manage all of Cook’s global warehousing, distribution and materials management services, which play an integral role in ensuring timely delivery of Cook products to customers worldwide.
Read more - SV Life Sciences promotes LaViolette to partner
SV Life Sciences announced the promotion of Paul LaViolette to partner. LaViolette joined SVLS in early 2009 as venture partner.
Read more - NinePoint Medical adds optical coherence tomography technology expert to board
NinePoint Medical announced the appointment of Eric Swanson as a new member of its board of directors, effective immediately. Swanson’s appointment expands NinePoint Medical’s board of directors to four members. Swanson is currently a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a consultant for Draper Laboratory, and an advisor to high-tech startup companies covering technologies that include biomedical imaging and optical components.
Read more - FluimediX appoints microfluidics entrepreneur Ove Öhman to its board
FluimediX, a point-of-care diagnostic company, announced that Ove Öhman joined the company’s board as a non-executive director. Mr. Öhman played an instrumental role in the founding and development of Åmic AB, a Swedish diagnostic company. He led Åmic as Chairman, CEO and vice president R&D for more than 10 years prior to the company being acquired by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in 2008. Mr. Öhman is currently a co-founder and CEO of Fiomi Diagnostics AB, a point-of-care diagnostic company.
Read more - PercSys appoints Gary Curtis president and CEO
Percutaneous Systems Inc., which develops and markets innovative devices for facilitating the treatment of kidney stones, announced that it appointed Gary Curtis President and CEO. Curtis is a veteran of more than 30 years in the medical device industry, most recently serving as CEO of Concentric Medical, a pioneering stroke treatment company.
Read more - BSD Medical appoints sunita pargass as MicroThermX director of marketing
BSD Medical Corp. (NSDQ:BSDM) announced today the addition of Sunita Pargass as the director of marketing for the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation product line. Pargass has 20 years of experience in the medical industry, including marketing, sales, market analysis, product positioning, new product launches and promotional activities. She most recently served as senior product manager for Bard Access Systems Inc., a division of C.R. Bard.
Read more - Tony Zezzo joins OraSure Technologies management team
OraSure Technologies Inc. (NSDQ:OSUR) announced that Tony Zezzo joined the company as its new executive VP, marketing and sales, effective Jan. 3, 2011.
Read more - CareFusion names James Hinrichs CFO
Floyd Loop, the former Cleveland Clinic CEO credited with turning around the once-struggling hospital, resigned from the board of stem cell company Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX), according to MedCity News. Athersys didn’t say why Loop resigned from the board, except that the decision “was not the result of any disagreement with the company,” according to a filing with Securities & Exchange Commission.
Read more - BioMarker strategies names Dr. Samuel broder to board
BioMarker Strategies announced today that it has appointed three new directors, including Dr. Samuel Broder, who is a former director of the National Cancer Institute and chief medical officer at Celera; Dr. Mark Velleca, a founder and former Senior VP of CGI Pharmaceuticals; and, Dr. Paul Beresford, currently the VP of business development at Biodesix and former VP of translational diagnostics at Ventana Medical Systems.
Read more - Zynex strengthens management yeam with regulatory compliance expert
Zynex Inc. (OTC:ZYXI), a provider of pain management systems and electrotherapy products for medical patients with functional disability, announced the hiring of David Empey as director of regulatory compliance. Mr. Empey started Jan. 3, 2011 and will report directly to CEO Thomas Sandgaard.
Read more - Baril Corp. announces hiring of Neil Muchin to lead business development efforts
Baril Corp. announced today that it has hired industry veteran Neil Muchin as strategic business development manager. Muchin’s responsibilities will include strategic account relationships and new market development.
Read more - Cooper named director of clinical medicine at MPI Research
MPI Research, the largest single-site preclinical contract research organization worldwide, is pleased to announce that Dale M. Cooper, DVM, recently joined MPI Research as its Director of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Cooper will oversee animal care for the company’s three core research divisions: Drug Safety Evaluation, Discovery Services, and Bioanalytical/Analytical Services.
Read more - Semprus names Ulla Wallin director of clinical affairs
Semprus BioSciences announced the appointment of Ulla B. Wallin, BSN, Sc.M., as the company’s first director of clinical affairs. In this role, Wallin will lead the design and execution of Semprus’ upcoming clinical studies
Read more - HemoShear expands its scientific and leadership teams with two appointments
HemoShear LLC, a biotechnology research company and leading developer of human cell-based surrogate systems for discovery and assessment of new drug compounds, announced today the appointments of Dr. Ajit Dash as scientific director, Liver Surrogate Systems, and Wendy Yarno as chief marketing officer.
Read more - Noted life sciences lawyer joins Foley Hoag
The life sciences practice at Foley Hoag LLP opens 2011 with the arrival of life sciences lawyer Hemmie Chang, who joins the firm this week from Ropes & Gray. Chang represents both large pharmaceutical companies and emerging companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions and financing matters. She also advises investors in life sciences companies.
Read more - Cutera appoints Len DeBenedictis as CTO; Michael Poole as VP, North American sales
Cutera Inc. (NSDQ:CUTR), a leading provider of laser and other energy-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide, announced the appointment of Len DeBenedictis as CTO and Michael Poole as VP of North American sales.
Read more - Alliqua appoints five new directors to board
Alliqua Inc. (OTC:ALQA) an advanced biomedical products company focused on the development and manufacturing of proprietary drug delivery and liver health technologies, announced today the appointment of five highly qualified members to its board: Joseph Leone, Dr. Michael Goldberg, Nochum Stein, Dr. Kenneth Pearsen, and Jeffrey Sklar.
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