Awards & Advancement

Former HHS assistant secretary joins West Health Policy Center

Friday, July 20, 2012 01:12 PM

Michael J. O'Grady, Ph.D., former HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, has joined the West Health Policy Center as its inaugural president.  Launched by philanthropists Gary and Mary West earlier this year, the Center's mission is to develop common sense reimbursement and regulatory proposals to save the U.S. more than $100 billion in cumulative health care costs within 10 years.

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Conatus Pharmaceuticals appoints Morris as head of biostatistics

Thursday, July 19, 2012 08:16 AM

Conatus Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego-based privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on fibrotic disease and oncology, has appointed Mark F. Morris as head of biostatistics.

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RxAlly names Tom O'Grady to leadership team

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:12 PM

RxAlly, a first-of-its-kind alliance of more than 22,000 pharmacies nationwide, has named Tom O'Grady to its leadership team.  As general counsel and executive vice president of corporate development, O’Grady brings more than 30 years of corporate and transactional law experience. He will be structuring business relationships between RxAlly and the companies and businesses it will be working with as it continues to align pharmacies and pharmacists, the patients they serve and the payer community.

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Kala Pharmaceuticals appoints Pfefer as president and CEO

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 08:09 AM

Kala Pharmaceuticals, a Waltham, Mass.-based developer of products that rapidly penetrate the mucosal barrier to treat a wide range of debilitating diseases, has appointed Guillaume Pfefer, PhD, as president, CEO and member of the board of directors.

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PharmaNet/i3 names VP and general manager, neuroscience

Monday, July 16, 2012 11:05 AM

PharmaNet/i3, inVentiv Health’s clinical segment, has appointed Robert Lasser, M.D., MBA, vice president and general manager, neuroscience, overseeing the management of all clinical projects handled by PharmaNet/i3’s neuroscience group and the Rater Training Services team. Dr. Lasser will be based in Princeton, N.J.

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C3i names Song business development executive in Asia

Monday, July 16, 2012 10:57 AM

C3i, which provides service desk support and business process outsourcing (BPO) services for the life sciences industry, has appointed Jonathan Song business development executive in Asia.

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Pappas Ventures names Pat Gage to scientific advisory board

Monday, July 9, 2012 04:56 PM

Pappas Ventures, a life sciences investor based in Durham, N.C., has appointed L. Patrick Gage, PhD, to the company's scientific advisory board.

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HeartWare names Peter F. McAree as CFO

Monday, July 9, 2012 04:48 PM

HeartWare International, a developer of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies for treatment of advanced heart failure, has appointed Peter F. McAree as senior vice president, CFO and Treasurer

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Mytrus appoints Anthony Costello as CEO

Friday, July 6, 2012 01:33 PM

Mytrus, a San Francisco-based clinical technology and services company for medical and pharmaceutical research, has appointed Anthony J. Costello as CEO. He

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Icon appoints three to senior clinical and laboratory positions

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 10:49 AM

Icon,a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has appointed three additions to the senior management teams of its clinical and central laboratories businesses.

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