Wearable biosensor technology developer Biolinq announced today that it named Richard Yang as its new CEO. San Diego-based Biolinq, which develops biosensor platforms to measure continuous glucose for managing diabetes, among other clinical conditions, said in a news release that Yang is a veteran of more than 20 years with time spent at top-tier medical device companies. […]
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TriSalus names new chief medical officer
TriSalus today said it appointed Steven Katz as chief medical officer. Katz will be responsible for overseeing the company’s clinical development strategy in the treatment of solid tumors. He has served as TriSalus’s chief medical advisor and chairperson of its scientific advisory board since 2018. “We are thrilled to have Steven join TriSalus as a […]
Molex taps former Ecolab SVP to run its medical business, including Phillips-Medisize
Paul Chaffin — most recently SVP of enterprise initiatives at Ecolab — has become SVP in charge of Molex’s Medical and Pharmaceutical Solutions division, including contract manufacturing giant Phillips-Medisize. Chaffin will report to Molex CEO Joe Nelligan and will be a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team. Get the full story on our sister […]
Tissum rases €39m
Programmable polymer developer Tissium announced that it raised nearly $43 million in a Series B funding round to support expansion. The company’s funding round reached approximately $42.8 million (€38.8 million) and included new investors BNP Paribas Developpement, the European Investment Fund, M&L Investments and ValQuest Partners, along with returning investors Bpifrance, CM-CIC Innovation, CapDecisif Management, […]
Anika CEO retires after two decades; president assumes corner office | Personnel Moves – March 13, 2018
Anika Therapeutics (NSDQ:ANIK) announced this month that CEO Charles Sherwood plans to retire after working for Anika for nearly twenty years. Joseph Darling, who has been Anika’s president since July 2017, will take his place in the corner office. Darling has previously served in executive leadership roles across an array of medtech companies like Abbott (NYSE:ABT), Baxter (NYSE:BAX) […]
Anthem exec chairman joins Proteus board | Personnel Moves – Feb. 26, 2018
Proteus Digital Health announced earlier this month that Anthem‘s (NYSE:ANTM) executive chairman, Joseph Swedish, joined the company’s board of directors. Swedish served as Anthem’s president & chief executive from 2013 until he was appointed executive chairman in 2018. “Proteus has created a compelling solution to a problem that has plagued the pharmaceutical industry for decades: […]
Metavention raises $65m to tackle diabetes with metabolic neuromodulation therapy
Metavention said today that it closed a $65 million Series C round with funding from New Enterprise Associates, Sanderling Ventures and others. The medical device maker plans to use the funds to optimize its transcatheter-based metabolic neuromodulation therapy for people with Type II diabetes and prepare it for a Phase II trial in the U.S. […]
Tandem’s finance chief to retire at year’s end | Personnel Moves – Dec. 8, 2017
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) announced today that its EVP and chief financial exec, John Cajigas, will retire at the end of 2017. The company’s SVP of finance, Leigh Vosseller, is slated to take his place effective Jan. 1. Tandem noted that Cajigas’ retirement is not due to any disagreement or problem with the company’s accounting or […]
Kala Pharmaceuticals taps biopharma exec as chief operating officer | Personnel Moves – Nov. 27, 2017
Kala Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:KALA) this month expanded its team of C-suite executives, naming Todd Bazemore as chief operating officer. Bazemore has spent more than 20 years in the biopharmaceutical industry, most recently working as EVP and COO for Santhera Pharmaceuticals. He has also spent time at Dyax Corp., Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, and Muro Pharmaceuticals. “We welcome Todd to […]
OncoSec Medical names new CEO | Personnel Moves – Nov. 9, 2017
OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) announced earlier this week that the company’s co-founder, Punit Dhillon, would step down as CEO and continue to serve as president while Daniel O’Connor takes over the corner office. O’Connor joined OncoSec’s board of directors in September this year. “We are pleased to welcome Dan to OncoSec at this important time, and believe […]
