Company principals knew the compound intimately, since two of Armetheon's co-founders – Pascal Druzgala, senior vice president of research and chief scientific officer, and Peter Milner, executive chairman – had formed ARYx in the late 1990s

According to Frank Bennett, senior vice president of research for Isis, those drugs are not disease-modifying options

Avaxia Biologics Inc., of Lexington, Mass., added Deborah S. Hartman vice president of research

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., named Mark Currie senior vice president, chief scientific officer and president of research and development

We have upped the credibility of those sites within the corporate structure," Mary Shire, UL's vice president of research, told BioWorld International

or Europe. (See BioWorld Today, May 23, 2012.) The StemEx technology, developed by company co-founder Tony Peled, who now serves as chief scientific officer and vice president of research and development, is the first to complete a Phase III study in the transplantation regimen, according to Margolin

or Europe. (See BioWorld Today, May 23, 2012.) The StemEx technology, developed by company co-founder Tony Peled, who now serves as chief scientific officer and vice president of research and development, is the first to complete a Phase III study in the transplantation regimen, according to Margolin

Sean Harper, vice president of research and development, noted that the approach is "fairly standard" with lipid-lowering drugs

Also, the compensation committee approved the grant of a stock option to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock and 4,000 restricted stock units to Shripad Bhagwat, a newly hired vice president of research

Sangamo chief scientific officer and vice president of research Philip Gregory told BioWorld Insight that to get the most out of patents, it can be useful to differentiate between therapeutic and research uses – and to avoid digging in one's talons in favor of a lighter touch

The data that we have from all three studies are very solid and very similar," Charlotte Edenius, executive vice president of research and development at Stockholm, Sweden-based Medivir, told investors during a conference call

The data that we have from all three studies are very solid and very similar," Charlotte Edenius, executive vice president of research and development at Stockholm, Sweden-based Medivir, told investors during a conference call

Nevertheless, Draetta's experience in pharma and biotech – a decade ago, he also served as co-founder and vice president of research at former drug discovery firm Mitotix Inc. – provided the IACS with a seasoned leader who understood the "milestone-driven" pharma culture that keeps experts from both sides of the table working together until a preclinical compound has proven its mettle

OthoCyte Corp., a subsidiary of BioTime Inc., of Alameda, Calif., appointed Francois Binette vice president of research and business development

which are thromboembolic," said Wendell Wierenga, vice president of research and development of San Diego-based Santarus

which are thromboembolic," said Wendell Wierenga, vice president of research and development of San Diego-based Santarus

trough levels," said Douglas Williams, vice president of research and development for Biogen

trough levels," said Douglas Williams, vice president of research and development for Biogen

Synthetic Biologics Inc., of Ann Arbor, Mich., named Andrew Bristol vice president of research and development and Michael Kaleko senior vice president of research and development