* Inhale Therapeutic Systems Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., appointed toits board of directors Melvin Perelman, retired executive vicepresident of Eli Lilly and Co., of Indianapolis.

* La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co., of San Diego, named Wood Erwin asvice president of finance and chief financial officer.

* Mercator Genetics Inc., of Menlo Park, Calif., named Elliott Sigalpresident and CEO.

* Metra Biosystems Inc., of Mountain View, Calif., named KurtAmundson vice president and chief financial officer.

* Oceanix Biosciences Corp., of Hanover, Md., appointed AlanChmurny vice president and group director of research anddevelopment.

* Oncor Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., named Kenneth Culver directorof gene therapy research and clinical affairs for the company'ssubsidiary, OncorPharm.

* Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Richmond, Calif., named PatrickTrown vice president of product development.

* Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Boulder, Colo., appointedLawrence Bullock chief financial officer and vice president offinance and administration.

* SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc., of San Mateo, Calif., namedDonald Sellers president.

* Shaman Pharmaceuticals Inc., of South San Francisco, appointedJacqueline Cossmon vice president of corporate communications.

* Terrapin Technologies Inc., of South San Francisco, named SharonTetlow vice president and chief financial officer.

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