Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone?

Portola Pharmaceuticals promoted William Lis to ceo;
BayBio Jeremy Leffler chief operating officer;
Human Genome Sciences named David Southwell exec vp and cfo;
Teva Pharmaceuticals named Phillip Frost as chairman;
Sandoz promoted Don DeGolyer to head No. American commercial ops;
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals named Robert Shepard as chief medical officer;
EUSA Pharma hired Iain McGill as president, Europe and International;
iBio has named Vidadi Yusibov as chief scientific officer;
Vermillion appointed Carl Severinghaus to its board;
Afraxis named David Campbell chief scientific officer;
Afraxis tapped Carmine Stengone as vp of corporate development;
Cylex elected Richard Sandberg to its board;
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation says Peter Schultz has left.

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