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The biopharmaceutical company Biomunex Pharmaceuticals announces the appointment of Dr Simon Plyte as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and as a member of its scientific advisory board.

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VIB and Flemish Minister of Economy and Innovation, Hilde Crevits, announce the appointment of Dr Christine Durinx as VIB’s co-managing director, alongside Dr Jérôme Van Biervliet. Dr Jo Bury, co-founder and co-managing director since VIB’s inception 25 years ago, is passing the torch to Durinx who is the former Executive Director of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

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The Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell plans to move to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva.

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Maja Neiman is the first Science Relations Manager at SwedenBIO. The biotechnologist started her work at the end of March.

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Since the beginning of March, Dr Neil Torbett has been the new Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge-based PhoreMost Ltd.

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Barcelona-based Integra Therapeutics appoints George Church to its Scientific Advisory Board.

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InDex Pharmaceuticals needs a new COO. After ten years as Chief Operating Officer, Pernilla Sandwall will leave the Stockolm-based company at the end of April.

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Laurence Riot Lamotte has started at the beginning of 2022 als new Chief Financial Officer of French Diaccurate. She succeeds José Da Gloria, who left the company.

Co-founder and former board member of Galapagos NV Dr Paul Stoffels will take over the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Belgian company from April. He succeeds long-time CEO Onno van de Stolpe, who is retiring.

Immunovia AB announces that Philipp Mathieu has been appointed as acting CEO and President with immediate effect. The search for a permanent CEO continues, as previously communicated.