Biotage and CEO Torben Jörgensen have agreed to extend period of service

WED, MAY 09, 2018 14:00 CETBiotage’s Board of Directors and Torben Jörgensen have agreed to extend Torben Jörgensen’s current employment contract as Biotage’s CEO and President up and until April 2020 when Torben Jörgensen will be 68 years old. According to the previous contract, Torben Jörgensen would leave Biotage April 2019. This information was submitted... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2018 Health Care Conference on May 16, 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2018 Health Care Conference on May 16, 2018 WALTHAM, Mass., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that Marc N. Casper, president and chief executive officer, will present at the Bank of America... Read more

Matthew J. Conti Elected Vice President, Human Resources

BERWYN, Pa., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Matthew J. Conti as Vice President, Human Resources. “I am pleased to welcome Matt to AMETEK,” comments David A. Zapico, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Matt’s extensive human resources experience within the industrial space makes... Read more

MKS Instruments Promotes Dr. John T.C. Lee to President

ANDOVER, Mass., May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced the promotion of Dr. John T.C. Lee to the position of President, effective May 9, 2018. Dr. Lee will continue in his current role as Chief Operating Officer. Dr.... Read more

Luna DNA Raises $4 Million Including Key Investors Illumina Ventures and Arch Venture Partners

Funding supports company’s mission to launch a medical discovery platform and engage a global community of data contributors   SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Luna DNA, the first community-owned genomic and medical research database, today announced financing from key investors Illumina Ventures and Arch Venture Partners. Additional investors include UK-based Bridgelink Capital; Seattle-based Hemisphere Ventures; and Dr. Aristides Patrinos, a former leader... Read more

PerkinElmer to Present at UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2018

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 8, 2018– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that the Company will present at the annual UBS Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. EDT at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Robert F. Friel, PerkinElmer’s chairman... Read more

Horizon Discovery appoints Terry Pizzie as Chief Executive Officer

Location: Cambridge, UK 08/05/2018 Cambridge, UK, 8 May 2018: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”, “the Group” or “the Company”), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Pizzie as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director with immediate effect. Terry joined Horizon Discovery in 2017... Read more

Roche to present new data from its industry-leading oncology portfolio at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

Basel, 08 May 2018 Roche to present new data from its industry-leading oncology portfolio at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting New and updated pivotal combination data from the Tecentriq lung programme, including overall survival (OS) results from IMpower150 and progression free survival (PFS) results from IMpower131 New, longer follow-up data... Read more