* Affymetrix Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., appointedKenneth Nussbacher as executive vice president and chieffinancial officer.

* Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc., of Toronto, appointedLinda Willis as vice president, finance, and chieffinancial officer.

* BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Birmingham, Ala.,hired George Omura as vice president of clinicaldevelopment.

* Connective Therapeutics Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif.,appointed Richard Hammel to the new position of vicepresident, corporate development.

* Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Lexington, Mass.,named Brian Anderson to the new position of senior vicepresident of marketing and commercial development.

* Mercator Genetics Inc., of Menlo Park, Calif.,appointed Elliott Sigal to the position of vice president ofresearch and investment.

* MicroGeneSys Inc., of Meriden, Conn., appointedDaniel Adams as CEO.

* NaPro BioTherapeutics Inc., of Boulder, Colo.,appointed David Denny as vice president, operations.

* SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc., of San Mateo, Calif.,promoted Shawn Singh to the position of vice president,business development.

* Therexsys Ltd., of Staffordshire, England, appointedMartin Preuveneers as chief executive officer. Mostrecently he was director of business development,Europe, for Glaxo Wellcome plc, of London.

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