Awards & Advancement

DIA names director of DIA India

Monday, October 17, 2011 12:00 PM

DIA has named Kaushik Desai as director of DIA India. Kaushik brings to DIA both a deep knowledge of the global regulatory framework and the pharmaceutical environment in India as well as a passion for the vision and mission of the association.

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ICON names president of DOCS

Monday, October 17, 2011 10:59 AM

ICON has named Colin Stanley president of DOCS, the company’s global resourcing division. Stanley succeeds Mr. Bill Taaffe as president following his retirement earlier this year.

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Amgen names Bradway to board of directors

Friday, October 14, 2011 11:03 AM

Amgen has named Robert A. Bradway to its board of directors. Bradway is Amgen's president and chief operating officer. The addition of Bradway brings the number of Amgen board members to 13.

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IDRI awarded $300k grant for TB vaccine clinical program

Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:25 AM

The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) has been awarded a two-year $300,000 grant from The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to support IDRI's launch of a phase I clinical trial of its new tuberculosis vaccine known as ID93/GLA-SE.  The phase I trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of ID93/GLA-SE in a group of healthy volunteers, and is expected to begin in early 2012.

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Anavex names executive director

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:52 AM

Anavex Life Sciences has named Dr. George Tidmarsh executive director. 

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Oncobiologics names Canute to board of directors

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:31 AM

Oncobiologics has named Scott Canute to its board of directors.

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Progentior Labs voted Best Emerging Biotech

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:13 AM

Progenitor Labs, the biotechnology company spun out of Plasticell in 2011, is pleased to announce it has been voted Best Emerging Biotech at the Oxford Biotechnology Network’s Annual Awards Dinner held at Pembroke College, Oxford. Progenitor was selected from the biotechnology companies clustered within the “Golden Triangle” comprising London, Oxford and Cambridge.

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Cleave Biosciences raises $42 million in Series A financing

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 02:39 PM

Cleave Biosciences, a newly established biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel therapies for cancer, has raised $42 million in Series A financing.

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National Association of Professional Women honors Christine Pierre

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 09:19 AM

Christine K. Pierre, president and founder of Ellicott City, Md.-based RxTrials, has been named a Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), VIP division. The honor recognizesPierre’s “outstanding leadership and commitment” within her profession, according to the New York-based network community for professional women.

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Birch joins Truveris

Friday, October 7, 2011 11:11 AM

Truveris has named Bryan Birch chairman, president and CEO.

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