Entries by Michael Kuhrt

F-star Appoints Nessan Bermingham as Chairman

F-star, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel bispecific antibodies, today announces the appointment of Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D. as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Nessan succeeds John Edwards who has been F-star’s Chairman for seven years and will remain as a non-executive director.

Changes at Arix Bioscience

Arix Bioscience, a healthcare and life science company, today announces planned changes to its executive team to prepare for its next phase of growth and development. Dr Joe Anderson, who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Arix since its inception in 2016, will transition to Chief Investment Officer. He will continue to Chair the Investment Committee and as of today, September 4 2018, will step down from the Board of Arix. Executive Chairman of Arix, Jonathan Peacock, will assume corporate and operating responsibilities and, working closely with the Board of Arix, will lead the process of recruiting a Chief Executive Officer.

New Secretary General & Directors at EuropaBio

EuropaBio today confirmed the appointment of Joanna Dupont-Inglis as its new Secretary General.
Commenting on this promotion, EuropaBio chair, Tjerk de Ruiter, said Joanna has an excellent track record of leadership and engagement in this sector. Her experience will be valuable in working together with an increasingly broad community of stakeholders to ensure that the benefits of biotech can be accessed in Europe”.

Changes at Roche – Diagnostics CEO to leave

Roche today announced that Roland Diggelmann, CEO Diagnostics Division and member of the Corporate Executive Committee, will be leaving Roche to pursue his career outside of the company effective 30 September 2018. Until a successor is named, Michael Heuer, currently Region Head Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America for Roche Diagnostics will assume the ad interim leadership of Roche’s Diagnostics Division and become a member of the Corporate Executive Committee.

Congenica Appoints Wendy Britten as CFO

Congenica today announced the appointment of Mrs Wendy Britten as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1st September, 2018. Mrs Britten will have overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of the business and will play a key role in business development and fundraising activities.

Zelluna appoints Dr. Namir Hassan

Zelluna Immunotherapy, a biotechnology company specializing in T-cell receptor (TCR) immunotherapies, has announced the appointment of Dr. Namir Hassan as chief scientific officer (CSO). 

Novartis names Klaus Moosmayer as Chief Ethics Risk and Compliance Officer

Novartis announced today the appointment of Dr Klaus Moosmayer as Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer. He will report to Vas Narasimhan, M.D., CEO of Novartis and  become a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN). Dr. Moosmayer will join Novartis on December 1, 2018 and will be based in Basel, Switzerland. He succeeds Shannon Thyme Klinger who was recently appointed Group General Counsel.

Sphere Fluidics appoints Dr Tris Vaughan

Sphere Fluidics, a company providing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, announced today that Tris Vaughan, PhD FRSB has joined its scientific advisory board (SAB).