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Astellas and Bayer announce management changes
Two Big Pharma companies have announced management changes in 2023: Astellas will have a new President and CEO and Bayer AG will be led by a new CEO.
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Teva appoints Eric Hughes as head of R&D and Chief Medical Officer
Dr Eric Hughes will join Teva as Executive Vice President, Global R&D and Chief Medical Officer in August, assuming the role from Dr Hafrun Fridriksdottir, who has been with Teva for 25 years.
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Pharmaceutical C-suite update
With two knighthoods in the last month, here EPR discusses five developments in the drug development community’s C-suite.
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Sanofi launches pharma’s first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board
Sanofi’s new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Board, and accompanying global Employee Resource Group (ERG) framework, will support the delivery of the company’s DE&I strategy.
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Dr Roy Baynes to retire from Merck
Dr Roy Baynes, Merck’s head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, will retire in July.
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Brian Henry selected as new MMIP Chair
Brian Henry, Global Head of Drug Product Design at Pfizer, is the new Chair of the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP), a body representing the voice of medicines manufacturing in the UK.
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Takeda announces executive leadership changes
According to Takeda, its new strategic leadership changes will ensure the continued growth and competitiveness of the company.
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Pfizer appoints Roche’s Dr William Pao as new Chief Development Officer
Dr William Pao will assume his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Pfizer in March 2022, replaced at Roche by Dr Hans Clevers.
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Tony Wood to replace Dr Hal Barron as GSK’s CSO
Tony Wood will assume accountability for R&D across GSK’s portfolio and pipeline from Dr Hal Barron on 1 August 2022.
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Lilly announces leadership changes and creation of new business units
Eli Lilly and Company have announced executive leadership changes and the creation of neuroscience and immunology business units.
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Bayer appoints Head of Research and Early Development for Oncology
Bayer have announced that Professor Dominik Ruettinger will be its new Head of Research and Early Development for Oncology, effective 1 October 2021.
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Introducing NICE’s new board members
European Pharmaceutical Review explores who will be joining the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s board as a new non-executive director on 1 April 2021.
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Biosimilars: the future of competition
Earlier this year, the British Biosimilars Association (BBA), the trade body representing the interests of biosimilar manufacturers, welcomed Dr Andrew Ellis as its new Chair. In this interview, Nikki Withers asks why biosimilars are so important for pharma and how he foresees the market evolving in the coming years.
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Professor Gillian Leng appointed NICE Chief Executive
Professor Gillian Leng has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of NICE and will take over from Sir Andrew Dillon in early April.
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Gender inequality in STEM publishing due to female dropout rates, says study
New research has revealed that despite a rising number of women in STEM publishing papers, there is a large gender difference due to females leaving academia.
