In a new job - June 24, 2015
Astra CMO Quits Suddenly
AstraZeneca’s chief medical officer suddenly left his job Wednesday to become the chief executive officer of an unnamed, smaller biotech company, according to BioSpace.com. Briggs Morrison, AstraZeneca’s chief medical officer and head of global late-stage drug development, is scheduled to leave immediately. The company notified his colleagues prior to the announcement, BioSpace.com said. “It’s a great […]
In a new job - June 2, 2015
Recipharm Taps Chief Strategy Officer
Jean-François Hilaire was named to the new position of chief strategy officer for Recipharm on Monday, according to the company. Hilaire began work Monday and will join the Group’s Executive Committee. “Jean-François Hilaire brings valuable and relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry in general, and also has important insights from the outsourcing of drug development […]
In a new job - May 12, 2015
Oasmia Names Mikael Asp CEO
Mikael Asp has been appointed the new CEO of Oasmia pharmaceutical company. He succeeds Julian Aleksov, who has been nominated as the company’s new chairman of the board of directors. Current Board President Joel Lemon announced that he wishes to resign. Asp currently is head of quality assurance at the company and has many years […]
In a new job - May 7, 2015
Lundbeck Hires Novo Exec
The man considered most likely to take over the helm at Novo Nordisk, Kåre Schultz, had a good reason for suddenly leaving the company. He accepted the top job at Lundbeck, which has been without a chief executive since its CEO left amid controversy in November 2014. Lundbeck announced Schultz’s appointment Wednesday along with first-quarter […]
In a new job - May 1, 2015
Novo Nordisk Exec Resigns
Novo Nordisk’s top executive candidate and current company president Kåre Schultz abruptly resigned after spending 26 years at the company. Jakob Riis, executive vice president for the company’s operations in China, Pacific and Marketing, is considered the most likely successor to exiting CEO Lars Rebien Soerensen. The search for a new CEO will continue. Soerensen […]
In a new job - April 3, 2015
SciLifeLab Names New Director
The board of Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) has appointed Professor Olli Kallioniemi as new the director beginning July 1, 2015. Professor Kallioniemi will be in the position full time beginning in September 2015. He is scheduled to present his research at SciLifeLab Day on April 29 in Aula Medica at Karolinska Institutet, Solna. “We […]
