• BioTime (Alameda, California) said that it has expanded its board to include four new members, Neal Bradsher, Arnold Burns, Abraham Cohen, and Alfred Kingsley, who will serve as chairman. Bradsher is president of Broadwood Capital. Burns is chairman of QuanStar Advisor Group, LLC. Cohen is an independent international business consultant and is chairman and president of Kramex. Kingsley is the general partner of Greenway Partners, and president of Greenbelt Corp. BioTime is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders.

• Stephen Lerch was named CFO of MedeAnalytics (Emeryville, California). Over the past 12 years, Lerch was the CFO and COO for Workstream. MedeAnalytics assists healthcare organizations to improve clinical, financial and operational performance through on-demand analytics and client services.