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?

And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that NanoBio hired Ali Fattom as senior vice president of vaccine research and development, who will lead nanoemulsion-based intranasal and intramuscular vaccine programs. Most recently, he was vice president of research at Nabi Biopharmaceuticals and he began his career as a vaccinologist at The National Institutes of Health.

NPS Pharmaceuticals added Pedro Granadillo to its board;
C3 Jian hired Todd Patrick as president;
Omeros hired Ken Ferguson as vp development;
Ablexis hired Sean Stevens as vp research;
Aqua Pharma hired Skip Williams as exec director of product development;
Palatin Technologies hired Jeffrey Edelson as chief medical officer;
Affymax hired Herb Cross as chief accounting officer and vp of finance;
PolyTherics hired John Burt as chief business officer;
Amarin hired Joseph Zakrzewski as ceo;
Topaz Pharmaceuticals named Bob Radie as ceo and president;
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals added Christine Poon to its board;
Humedica hired Rick Dean as vp, provider sales;
BioStorage Technologies hired Greg Swanberg as ceo;
Prolong Pharmaceuticals hired Richard Prince as vp quality;
Prolong Pharmaceuticals hired Andy Burger as vp information services;
Quintiles hired John Proctor as sr director of Health Management Solutions;
Catalyst Pharma added Richard Silverman to its scientific advisory board;
arGEN-X hired Debbie Allen as sr director of business development;
Intervet/Schering-Plough UK named Jonathan Perkins as sales mgr, integrated livestock.

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