• Joe Costa has been named VP of marketing of Aethon (Pittsburgh). Previously Costa was VP of strategic operations for Medisys Group. Aethon specializes in automating the hospital supply chain.

• David Lorenzi has been named president/CEO of Advanced Bio-Surfaces (ABS; Minneapolis). Lorenzi’s experience includes roles as president/CEO for both OMNI life science, and PLUS Orthopedics USA. ABS is a privately held company focused on joint restoration products.

• Laurie McKenzie-Carter has been promoted to CFO of International Isotopes (Idaho Falls, Idaho). McKenzie-Carter joined International Isotopes in August 2007 as chief accounting officer. International Isotopes develops nuclear medicine calibration and reference standards, high purity fluoride gases, and a variety of cobalt-60 products such as teletherapy sources.

• Michael Ferrara has been named CEO of MFIC (Newton, Massachusetts) and also named to the company’s board. Ferrara was most recently president/CEO of X-Rite. MFIC, through its Microfluidics division, makes Microfluidizer materials processing and formulation equipment for the biotech, pharma chemical, cosmetics/personal care and food industries.