Granules India CFO Sandip Neogi resigns

The company is in the process of appointing a new CFO.

Sai Life Sciences appoints Stephen Hermitage as VP, CMC

Steve joins Sai Life Sciences from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where he was a department head and member of the global chemical development leadership team.

Chantal van Gils joins NDA Advisory Board as Director of Epidemiology

She will provide strategic advice and scientific leadership to support clients in clinical development, registration strategy, submission, early post-approval strategy

Neuland Laboratories appoints Abhijit Majumdar as CFO

He brings over 30 years of experience across various organizations such as Asian Paints PPG, Berger Paints, Tata Steel, among others

GL Chemtech appoints Dr. John Warner as Green Chemistry Innovation Advisor

Reinforcing GLC’s commitment to sustainable processing in pharmaceutical chemistry

Biogen appoints Christopher Viehbacher as President and CEO

Viehbacher brings extensive international experience in large pharmaceutical and entrepreneurial biotech companies

Piramal Enterprises appoints Gautam Doshi as Additional Director

His experience covers a wide range of areas including advisory services in the field of accounting, taxation, corporate and commercial laws, and regulatory matters

Prasad Raghava Menon appointed Additional Director of Neuland Laboratories

Menon has over 41 years of diverse experience in some of the premier multinational and Indian companies in the chemical and power industry

Madhur Gundecha appointed CFO of Astec Lifesciences

He has over 23 years' experience working in leading companies such as Omniactive Health Technologies, Johnson Matthey Chemicals, BASF, Godrej Agrovet Limited & Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Robert M. Davis is the new Chairman of Merck

Frazier led the company for 10 years as President and Chief Executive Officer, from 2011 through 2021.

Bhushan Akshikar appointed MD of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals

He is a seasoned business leader with a successful track record of over 26 years across local and area roles within the pharmaceutical industry

Lupin appoints Dr. Shahin Fesharaki as Global Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Fesharaki most recently served as the Chief Scientific Officer and Global Head of R&D for Hikma Pharmaceuticals.

Matt Sause elevated as new CEO of Roche Diagnostics

Sause will become CEO Roche Diagnostics and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee effective 1 January 2023.

Piramal Pharma appoints Vibha Paul Rishi as Non- Executive Director

Philips shareholders appoint Roy Jakobs as next President and CEO

Roy is the right successor to lead Philips’ efforts to help improve the health and well-being of people globally

Zentalis promotes Kevin Bunker to Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Bunker will focus on leading Research and Development (R&D) in San Diego, advancing the preclinical pipeline and optimizing the Company’s Integrated Discovery Engine.

Julie Brown appointed as CFO of GSK

Julie Brown is currently Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Burberry Group.

Supriya Lifescience appoints Rajeev Kumar Jain as CEO

He is a seasoned professional having worked in reputed corporates in API business with over 35+ years of experience covering manufacturing, general management, and business

Puneet Sud appointed additional director of Nectar Lifesciences

Sud has more than 32 years of work experience with different companies like Clivient, Jubilant Life Sciences, Piramal Enterprises, Parabolic Drugs, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Ranbaxy Labs, and Lupin

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw awarded H. K. Firodia Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

The committee unanimously decided to confer the Lifetime Achievement Award to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for her monumental contributions as a global leader in biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship