• CytoCore (Chicago) reported the appointment of Augusto Ocana, MD, JD, as president of International Operations. Ocana has been associated with CytoCore for over a year. Prior to joining CytoCore, his previous positions include SVP and managing director at CH-Werfen S.A. CytoCore makes products for the early detection and treatment of reproductive tract cancers.

• The board of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (Washington) has appointed Edward Kadunc as the new executive director. Most recently, Kadunc was the mission director in Mexico for the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Pan American Health and Education Foundation describes itself as a U.S. charity working with the Pan American Health Organization to combat disease, lengthen life, improve healthcare services, foster health research and enhance the capacities of health care workers in the Americas through grant-making and direct program implementation.