Takeda appoints Rhonda Pacheco President of US Business Unit

Rhonda Pacheco to succeed Julie Kim, who was appointed to be Takeda’s next CEO

Lonza appoints Jason Berndt as Head of Group Operations

Maria Soler Nunez appointed as Chief Quality Officer

Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals appoints Amrut Medhekar as Chief Operating Officer

Merck appoints David Weinreich as new Global Head of R&D and CMO for Healthcare Business

He has successfully led the development of 15 approved drugs worldwide across various therapeutic areas over his more than 20-year career

Parexel appoints Jim Anthony as CCO and President, Parexel Biotech

Anthony brings more than 25 years of pharmaceutical development and CRO experience to his expanded role

Pfizer’s sickle cell disease candidate fails Phase III trial

Inclacumab was generally well tolerated in THRIVE-131

Maziar Mike Doustdar appointed President and CEO of Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk will merge its Research & Early Development and Development functions into a single R&D unit

Cohance Lifesciences appoints Yann D'Herve as CEO of CDMO Business

His experience includes leadership roles in manufacturing, strategic management, and commercial operations across the pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and specialty chemicals sectors

Torrent Pharmaceuticals appoints Aman Mehta as MD

Aman holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston University and an MBA from Columbia University, New York

Healthians elevates Nishant Singhal as CEO

Singhal brings a powerful blend of operational excellence, investor acumen, and visionary thinking